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here are a few pics of my labors yesterday.... Thanks to Blazinzuk for his assistance with the U-Bolts! :deal: :thumb:
Here is a pic of the stock front spring hanger
Stock spring length
New spring length..
Comparison of the springs.. I used a rear spring out of a 1976 3/4 ton chevy van. The only difference between the van and blazer rear springs is a bigger overload and the van springs are only 2 1/8" wide.
Grinding away at the rivets on the front spring hanger...Torch was out of Oxy!
New location for the front spring hanger..Still need to weld it on.
Had to do a quick trim to get the tire back on... it moved the front axle 4" forward.. I like the way it looks!
Here it is sitting level... Raised 4" front and rear. With the tires, it has about 8" lift over a stock rig on stock tires.
going to do a writeup once I finish all the details and get my other axles under it... have lots more pics!
Here is a pic of the stock front spring hanger
Stock spring length
New spring length..
Comparison of the springs.. I used a rear spring out of a 1976 3/4 ton chevy van. The only difference between the van and blazer rear springs is a bigger overload and the van springs are only 2 1/8" wide.
Grinding away at the rivets on the front spring hanger...Torch was out of Oxy!
New location for the front spring hanger..Still need to weld it on.
Had to do a quick trim to get the tire back on... it moved the front axle 4" forward.. I like the way it looks!
Here it is sitting level... Raised 4" front and rear. With the tires, it has about 8" lift over a stock rig on stock tires.
going to do a writeup once I finish all the details and get my other axles under it... have lots more pics!