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Tuff Country 4" lift

No, it doesn't get driven Nov-April or basically when ever the snow/salt is here. Occasional use last winter out of necessity made rust appear like fungus!
Also after about 2 months the ice is packed so deep in front of our garage the cab wouldn't clear if it was on 33's! Gravel driveway...

I keep it inside to be out of the elements. The whole purpose of a garage. Sitting inside in a relatively safe and environmentally moderate climate is FAR better for an older vehicle than sitting in your driveway. If you had a '69 Camaro would you leave it sitting in your driveway 24/7 or try like hell to keep it in a garage?

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Now.....what about the drive shaft? Front or back....Will there be any issues with a 4" lift?

From what I've read on the manufacturers that sell the 4" lifts, nothing needs to be done. But I've read otherwise on this site. Some say nothing needs to be done, some say it does need to be addressed. :confused:

Lets hear about it....I'm very interested....I want this Blazer to perform safely and without it breaking a shaft or gears.
 
Think it depends on the particular drivetrain of the truck. I have also heard both ways many times.

A friend has a '89 with a similar drivetrain (241 instead of your 208) and his bolted right up after the 4" BDS lift.
 
wheels87k5 said:
Now.....what about the drive shaft? Front or back....Will there be any issues with a 4" lift?

From what I've read on the manufacturers that sell the 4" lifts, nothing needs to be done. But I've read otherwise on this site. Some say nothing needs to be done, some say it does need to be addressed. :confused:

Lets hear about it....I'm very interested....I want this Blazer to perform safely and without it breaking a shaft or gears.
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Do the lift first, and then check the drive shafts.
 
The rear d-shaft will just pull the slip yoke out of the TC a little...

The front will probably fit b/c of the slip on the front d-shaft but if not just get a superlift spacer with the grade 8 bolts...thats what I run and I've never ever had a problem...



*cough* my '69 camaro would fit in the garage *cough* ;)
 
What about the front and rear axles.....I do not plan on any extreme mudding or trail rides. Will the stock axles be o.k.?

I do plan on changing out the stock axles in a year or two, and I would like to stay with the 6 bolt lugs. What would be a good axle and gear ratio to use?

The rear axle has a 3:42 ratio, not sure about the front.
 
Avery4jc said:
The rear d-shaft will just pull the slip yoke out of the TC a little...

The front will probably fit b/c of the slip on the front d-shaft but if not just get a superlift spacer with the grade 8 bolts...thats what I run and I've never ever had a problem...



*cough* my '69 camaro would fit in the garage *cough* ;)
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Not to hi jack but do you have a picture or a link for that spacer? I think both of us might need that.

Jason
 
you'll be fine with your 10b's...especially on the street where this truck will spend most of its time... and yeah think about that front/rear gearing question ;)

With 3.42's I'd want to stick to a max of 34" tire or so... ideally though you'd want to use a set of 33's...but still 3.42's aren't very low especially with a 700r4... now the nice thing is you have a 2nd gen so some updates have been made...the 700r's have a nice low first but they don't like being run hard (too high a gearing for the size tires you run)...

I have 4.10's and have run 35" BFG AT's and it had more than enough power. For crawling I'd vote 4.56's with 35's but for a nice overall ratio 4.10's and 35's are fine.
 
JasoninPrescott said:
Not to hi jack but do you have a picture or a link for that spacer? I think both of us might need that.

Jason
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No problem... I don't have one of me installing it but here's my front d-shaft and the spacer... it fits snugly into the lip of the d-shaft as well as the TC... then 4 grade 8 bolts to lock it all down...

You can find them from time to time on eBay but just search around I'm sure you'll be able to track one down... for the limited wheeling I do it does just fine (and I'm running 8" of lift)...

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Not taking it as rude.....as you can tell from some of my questions, I'm still learning about the K5's.

I take it that I have the same gear ratio in front as I do in the rear?

Wouldn't suprise me.....if so, I just learned something new. :bow:

If I'm missing something, please let me know. :doah:
 
No you're not missing anything... the front and rear outputs of the transfer case (the box attached to the transission that splits the power and spins the front and rear d-shafts) spin at the same speed... so if you had different gear ratios in the axles then your front and rear end would try to spin at different speeds when you put it in 4wd...
 
:haha: :haha: :haha: Now I see what I was saying.....:doah: :doah: :doah: CAN YOU SAY, DUHHHHHHHHH. :rolleyes:

Ok....so I'll stay with the 10b, and 34's.....

Looks like the biggest fun will be changing out the steering arm. ;)
 
So I've heard: But I've got a pickle fork and power tools so it shouldn't be bad. You could head over to your local Auto Parts place and rent a pickle fork.
 
A Pneumatic Pickle Fork and a ton of PB Blaster will be your best friends for the arm :)
 
Avery4jc said:
A Pneumatic Pickle Fork and a ton of PB Blaster will be your best friends for the arm :)
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That's where I'm at, I bought the pickle fork specifically for this job. I'm going to start soaking the bolts 2 days before I actually start the work.

Jason
 
I did a search on the steering arm, and it seems that a BFH and a pickle fork would be a big help. Along with some swearing, and tool throwing. :D

I'll post some pics sometime this week of the before action.

The install won't happen for a couple more weeks.
 
wheels87k5 said:
I did a search on the steering arm, and it seems that a BFH and a pickle fork would be a big help. Along with some swearing, and tool throwing. :D

I'll post some pics sometime this week of the before action.

The install won't happen for a couple more weeks.
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Same here, I'm waiting to order some new spring hardware front and rear then I'll be doing the install when the kit arrives.

Good luck,

Jason
 
Oh yeah, that thing.

Yeah, I totally forgot about the 2 day steering arm ordeal. I heated it, I flicked it off, I beat on it, I flicked it off, my friends beat on it, flicked it off. I finally got a sledge hammer and started off careful. By the end I was so angry and frustrated I was literally swinging it and hitting it as hard as I could. Then, I found out that those 3 bolts have washers under them. Mine were almost flush, and rusty, so it was hard to tell, and no one bothered to tell me that those washers are CONE SHAPED!!! So after some semi-tedious screwdriver and hammer work, I got them turned a slight bit and thigns got done after that. If I hadn't realized those were cone washers under there, I'd still be hitting that thing, or, denying to the cops that the K5 found in the river was mine.
 
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