Hey guys, I just ordered a lift for my blazer. I guess I'm not going ot sell it after all! Anyways, any quick tips or anything before I do it?

Originally posted by Blazin77OR
Hey guys, I just ordered a lift for my blazer. I guess I'm not going ot sell it after all! Anyways, any quick tips or anything before I do it?

That you Allen????? Good news, you keeping it...............

What brand did you get on the lift?

Tips - make sure you have EVERYTHING in advance..........including the u-bolts, brake lines (if you lift it in the 4" range), everything you can think of BEFORE you start taking it apart. Make sure you have a torque wrench that goes up to 150 lbs for the u-bolt nuts.

PM me on CK5 for more detail when you get it in..............did you get rear springs or blocks?

dont forget the BIG:flipoff2: HAMMER for the steering arm...

Lots of penatrating oil the night before...

Do some chinese water torture with penatrating oil on it...
You wont regret it...
-Red

Straight axle suspension lifts are a snap. Take the advice on the penatrating oil, it will make life much easier.
While your into the lift do yourself a favor and check the area around the steering box. This area has a tendancy to crack if you run larger tires. I have seen few chevys that haven't been cracked.......
An impact wrench also work wonders in the removal process, but I would strongly recommend you don't use it for ressembly....:skull:

Originally posted by BlazzinOR


That you Allen????? Good news, you keeping it...............

Yes...it's me Frank! It is great news, I decided I am too in love with the damn thing to sell it, so I took out the "For Sale" signs and ordered a lift!

What brand did you get on the lift?

I ordered the Tuff Country 4" kit w/ everything, including rear springs! so I shouldn't have a problem with things that I forgot to get.

Tips - make sure you have EVERYTHING in advance..........including the u-bolts, brake lines (if you lift it in the 4" range), everything you can think of BEFORE you start taking it apart. Make sure you have a torque wrench that goes up to 150 lbs for the u-bolt nuts.

PM me on CK5 for more detail when you get it in..............did you get rear springs or blocks?

I should have the kit this week, but I won't be installing it for a week or two...Bummer huh? I have to save a couple more paychecks to make a down payment on tires and rims. I am ordering Eagle Alloy series 58 wheels and some Goodyear MT/R's, size is not yet decided! Since I'm running 3.73 gears, I think I'm gonna stick with 33x12.5's for now! BTW...CK5 isn't working too well for me right now, it takes forever to load, and I don't have the patience to deal with that. Do you have IM??

congrats on the new lift :)

Thank you all for the praise and advice! I can't wait to get the lift here and get cranking. I am soo stoked to slap some 35s on her! It's good to be back on the dark side!:skull:

:usa: Allan

It came today!:cool: Looks like everything's in good order! I will hopefully be starting on it tomorrow night. I need some better descriptions on how to remove the old steering arm, I'm a little bit confused on that part of it. Other than that, I hope to have it mostly done by sunday. Thanks for all the help guys, it's wonderful to have a source such as this to turn to!

:usa: Allan

Originally posted by Blazin77OR
I need some better descriptions on how to remove the old steering arm, I'm a little bit confused on that part of it.


Ahhh. the wonderful steering arm. All I remember is penetrating oil, Small sledge hammer, penetrating oil, bigger sledge hammer, my brother and his jeep buddy laughing, Me swearing a lot, more penatrating oil, more hammering, the three of us rotating on the hammering for about two hours and then voila-- it popped right off.
What a pain in the arse!

I hope yours isn't as much or a pain. Of course my truck had endured 17 salt saturated winters in western New York and was really just one big plie of rust.

Good choice on the lift. I had a 4"tuff country on that old K10 and will put the same (or maybe 6") on the K5 when I get that far along.

Originally posted by Blazin77OR
It came today!:cool: Looks like everything's in good order! I will hopefully be starting on it tomorrow night. I need some better descriptions on how to remove the old steering arm, I'm a little bit confused on that part of it. Other than that, I hope to have it mostly done by sunday. Thanks for all the help guys, it's wonderful to have a source such as this to turn to!

:usa: Allan

Hey Allan, CK5 is up and running well again, post your question over there..............lots more input.

Pirate is a great site but not that many Chevy guys on this board.