BODY LIFT?

[KORNBREAD]

ok my 87 k5 has a 3'' body lift. (was like that when i bought it) anywyas the front sits lower than the back. why is that. all the blocks are 3''..so why dose the back sit up so much higher? is there a way to fix this?

[chevystudz7105]

the body mounts could be rusting out and breaking/bending down  or the bushings or whatever they are called could be falling apart  letting the front end drop.   hard tosay without  actually crawling under and looking for something like that

[TBigLug]

Wow, that's odd. Every Blazer I ever had the front end sat higher than the rear... Take it to a level parking lot, measure front and rear bumper height, add a spring or two to the front pack to level it out or go with zero rates to keep from stiffining (sp ) up the ride.

Also, the weight of the motor will sometimes wear out front springs faster than rear.

[four_by_ken]

My guess is that its in the suspension and not the body lift.  But, check all the body lift pucks close and make sure none of them have any body metal bending or rusting real bad around them.

As someone mentioned, you can do a zero rate to lift the front up a little if you dont want to do all new springs.  www.offroaddesign.com has some zero rates if you dont want to make your own.

[KORNBREAD]

well i know its not the mounts. theres no rust under this balzer and all the mounts are solid as a rock.  i did just notice that the front springs are slightly slouching down. they should be level. so im pretty sure i just found the prob. thanks guys!

[7387chevynut]

What about your REAR Spring packs.............how many leaves are there? Somebody might have beefed up the rear spring packs if they towed anything with it.

Also front spring sag is common on stock GM solid axle front ends.......its refered to as Negative Arch........and the ride qaulity isnt as good compared to a Postive Arch (lift kit) spring.

[Disturban]

I want that Grill That looks good...would look even better on mine 

Bet someone beefed up the rear springs!

[KORNBREAD]

damn i never thought of that. it was a city truck before i got it. the front has 2 leafs,and the rear has 5. looks stock to me.

[Disturban]

I dont know then? I do know I want your grill 

[KORNBREAD]

lol if i had another id give it to ya. i searched along time for one of those. it was white and full of rust when i found it.

[73chevytruck]

one of my old trucks had the 2 leaf front springs and was doing the same thing that yours is, i would try and find a 4" lift kit for it,

[four_by_ken]

one of my old trucks had the 2 leaf front springs and was doing the same thing that yours is, i would try and find a 4" lift kit for it,

Or if all you want is to level it for cheap... just do an add a lead.  Real cheap... find another set of leaf springs that someone else doesnt want... taken them apart and add a leaf spring until you get the height you want.

[73chevytruck]

i got a old set  of 2 leaf, leaf springs, you can have if you can come get them there warn out like yours but you can add the one leaf and level yours out, let me know

[KORNBREAD]

when i bought this i planned on running a 4'' lift anyways. so ill see what that dose.

[TBigLug]

Those grille's do look sweet.



If you end up lifting it 4" after I swap out my spring pack for lift springs instead of blocks I'll have a 4" block and spring set available.