y5mgisi said:
there are issues with doing that. when the mod first evolved, people tried it, and ended up moving the front hanger to avoid more headaches
i believe the shackle was against the frame or something of the sortsCK5
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52" springs up front, how do they behave on the highway?
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there are issues with doing that. when the mod first evolved, people tried it, and ended up moving the front hanger to avoid more headaches
i believe the shackle was against the frame or something of the sorts
Well, I picked up a set of 4" front lift springs for the GMC, not sure who they are made by, but they are in good shape as far as I can tell. I'll still do the 63" spring swap, using the springs from the 93 1 ton I'm about to pick up, just for the additional ride quality they have to offer. The truck rides like it has no suspension right now, stiff as a brick...
redneckdude
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i did it. it works. You can't run the stock 4.5" shackles, but get a set of 6.5 or 7" shackles and you are gold...and why would you really want to run such a short shackle with a spring THAT flexy? I dd the truck, drive it on the highway, etc etc. It CAN get a little squirley if you hit some extreme pothole at speed, but its not bad at all IMO. Sure, the body roll is there...but its a blazer, not a corvette, drive it like its got the raised COG it has...muddybuddy said:there are issues with doing that. when the mod first evolved, people tried it, and ended up moving the front hanger to avoid more headaches
BTW, for those that say you HAVE to do x-over with 52s, you don't. I didn't till october when i swapped in my 60, and i did teh 52 swap in april. I would maybe run a limiting strap on the drivers side to keep the steering from fully maxing out...but it can be done, its just not pretty. Its definately nice to have, i definately recommend it, but its not like you HAVE to do it with 52s IF you keep the axle in the stock location. I DDed it for 4-5 months, no real issues, just bad bumpsteer offroad...can you imagine that??
how far back did you movie the shackle mount? I want to run 56 inch springs, so I was wondering if I could move the shackle mount them in the same place and still use the B52 kit from DIY4x. I want to run 3 inch lift 56 up front and 2 1/2inch 63s out back utilizing the stock rear hanger(in the factory location) and just flipping sides of the shackle flip( when I finally get my lazy a$$ out there to work on it ill show yall my trick I have up my sleave)
