Well i changed the rear springs around... again lol.

The 63" chevy 1 ton leafs used in my rear pack ride rough as hell. Also they don't have as much arch as the s10 springs, so when flexed they would fan out giving practically no support to the main leaf... this is real bad and could have bent my mains pretty easily off road.

I still wanted a setup that would keep axle wrap under control, so this it what i came up with.

z85 (stock) main leaf, superlift long AAL, Zr2 2nd, Zr2 overload.



Ride is smoother... and actually wraps up less then with the 1 tons. I think that has a lot to do with the spring clamps in the front and the rear of the overload.

 

Bump...

Haven't done much else to the truck, but ill ***** some recent pics...

 

Damn.. Looking at that makes me want to go get started on mine so bad

 

did ur driveshaft have to be swapped. i installed a set of z85 leaf pack with add a leaf from a s10 pick up and it lifte4d my 4 door alot and moved the rear axle back a inch causing the slip yolk to move farther out of the transfer case.

 

i really like the way yor truck sits..and i agree i wish they would have come from the factory that way..i want my truck to sit that way, but im not that talented and fab'ing stuff so im going to keep my suspension the way it is and figure something else out for stance..lol body work is a breeze for me..fab'ing..not so good..great job on your truck . keep the pic's coming.

Rick

 

Thanks guys

Gitch, Look into a 2 piece rear driveshaft from a 2wd extended cab pickup (just the rear section). It is about 1.5 inches longer than a 4 door shaft. You'll just have to swap on your stock slip yoke and it will bolt up.

 

I love what you done with ur rig ill be book marking it for
Future use cause I have a lot of questions but I found this kit
And was wondering if it can be used on my 2000 gmc jimmy 2door ?
94-04 S10 Solid axle swap Bracket kit

 

Yeah that will work... its the same hanger kit i used.

Thanks

 

Ok buddy thanks names Blake by the way I was also wondering
Were did you get your axles from? And how much ? Plus did you have To Shorten them ?

Thanks

 

1. Front axle came from Craigslist, rear came from the junkyard

2. $150 & $200 (plus about double that each to rebuild them LOL)

3. Stock width



Read the stickies here... should answer a lot of questions

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