on mine only the rear mount was moved...what year is your truck??i didnt know blazers had a spare tire well
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63" rear springs in a Blazer
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i didnt care about that
look at my pics again...my flip is moved about 8 inches back...the end of the flip is right where the frame bends down for the bumper...what are you doing with this truck where you are that worried about where the tire sits in the fenderwell...if your going 63s i hope your doing more off road time than on or have a good shock/anti wrap setup figured out
Im going to run Kerts setup with some mods I have in mind, He said he would incorperate my mods for me when Im ready to order the Wraptor. The good thing about moving the axle back soo far is your departure angle is improved a ton.
This is going to replace my Rubicon. I live only 1 hour from the Rubicon and we are up there several times a month even through the winter. I have 2 baby girls that will be in the back seat so I need it to not throw up water and mud inside. I am going to let the tires go all the way into the wheel well and then stop it before it makes contact. I will have more down travel than up travel. I used these on a buggy build several years ago and they worked so good I wanted to use them again. I will have a bar to prevent axle wrap. I could just cut out the wheel wells and make them bigger. Could I use some pre made ones that are for tubing a car? I think I will look into it.
You mean like this 
. The one on the left with the green paint, I did as a strip. I made two cuts, I should just have made one cut like the one on the right.
. The one on the left with the green paint, I did as a strip. I made two cuts, I should just have made one cut like the one on the right.
i never hit mine mabye because i was running 6 inches of lift...i had my inner fenders and all once again mabye because i had 6 inches of lift...i didnt even hit my tank here
seriously if you have a skid you dont need to worry about hitting the tank...or get some bumpstops...one of the biggest reasons for the 63s is depature angle...if i was to have to move the front mount id just run 56s...just my .02
here is another shot (im a pic ho ) where i didnt hit my tank...you can see the 63 is almost de-arched 
) where i didnt hit my tank...you can see the 63 is almost de-arched
nope frame is cut off in the back...tank is in the stock location
With the axle in the stock location, as far as a tank goes, Im going to run a fuel cell, but it will be as big as I can get up under the truck. IF I can't find a good size that I want, I will just make a huge one. I MIGHT, I say MIGHT even make a hump raised in the floor to accommodate a cell. It will hang down but not any lower then a stock tank, It will have just enough clearence for my diff cover at full stuff, and it will have a skid plate.
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2 inch zero rates,7 inch shakles and a flip...
44s
Im doing a 64 swap on my sub and am running into some of the same issues.Im going to move my fuel tank cross members back 3 or so inches and remount them the diff will hit the tank for sure. quarters are going to need work too also inner fender wells.
you have to change and modify alot to keep the front hanger in the stock location. its quicker cleaner and easier to move the front hanger.
Im lookin at buying the new c chanel pieces from diy that he uses on the front b52 kit and cuting the tabs off the stack hanger and welding this piece in. Should give me 3 to 4 inches of adjustability for rear shackle angle and also put the axle forward a couple making everythig easier.
P.S. trying to get kirt to fab a set i think alot could and would use them..
you have to change and modify alot to keep the front hanger in the stock location. its quicker cleaner and easier to move the front hanger.
Im lookin at buying the new c chanel pieces from diy that he uses on the front b52 kit and cuting the tabs off the stack hanger and welding this piece in. Should give me 3 to 4 inches of adjustability for rear shackle angle and also put the axle forward a couple making everythig easier.
P.S. trying to get kirt to fab a set i think alot could and would use them..
Here is a crapy drawing but by keeping the hanger in the stock location it keeps the belly flater and this would move it preaty close to where i think we all need to be only down fall i see is you are going to loose a couple degrees of pinion angle but i guess it could be turned flater instead of a slant down .02
diy part
and then my crappy drawing
diy part
and then my crappy drawing
Check out zcarczar's gallery. He has done a 63" spring swap on a later model blazer.
rdn2blazer, did you trim your spring hanger to clear the support box the 73/75 Blazers have, or did you install a body lift?
rdn2blazer, did you trim your spring hanger to clear the support box the 73/75 Blazers have, or did you install a body lift?
