agreed. I think this is a great innovation that a lot of viewers will be interested in. There will always be a better or more effective fix for any problem...you just have to pick the best option for your budget, skill, etc.

 

Its also pretty comical that you would tell me that I need to quit driving on the road when I have trucks that are dedicated to off road use only. But whatever.

A. I didnt say anything about an 'add a leaf' .

B. Longer shackels are a bad idea. Also didnt say anything about that either.

C. You dont have coil overs. Coil overs refer to a shock with coils around it. Theyve been around since dirt. What you have are coils for a coil over. Big difference. A nitrogen charged coilover isnt meant to be ran with leaf springs (unless you have the ones that are the size of a regular automotive shock) , they are meant to be the sole spring in 3 and 4 link suspenion applications.

D. Thats why you walk the yard and pick the springs out that are in good shape. Not all vehicles are wrecked in the rear (so your figure of 'the majority' is incorrect). You can look at a leaf spring and tell whether or not its tweeked.

E. Thousands of people put curb feelers on their cars, that didnt make it a good idea.


All that being said, I will say again that Im not bashing you or your truck. All Im saying is there are cheaper and more effective ways of obtaining lift (which is why you say you did this).

 

Lift wasn't his only reason for doing this...

But lets leave it at that. Mod works, mod's good, this mod says pissing contest OVER

 

just a question here, what all was done suspension wise to get you to run 31s, correct me if im wrong but you said you got 2.5 inchs of lift in rear but didnt mention anythign about onger shackles or front suspension. im considering this but not sure on the front.
thannks
ben

 

you're looking @ $260 for ZR2 leafs. both sides.

included a re-arch of 2" or so (to match a t-bar crank). that was me dropping off the truck, and picking it up when it was done & level.

 

if you crank the tbars the whole way up your stock shocks will be maxed and bump when u hit bumps

 

yeah, what were the shocks you replaced them with?

FS Chevy's?

 

With this mod you have no need to replace the leafs. This mod basically reinforces your existing springs whether they are trashed or brand new. Also, there is no need to put in shackles. If you have shackles you can still do this mod but you have to incorporate the extra length you already have.

Also, I have not done it yet because I haven't had time, but I have been doing some research about shocks. I am just going to use rancho rs5000 set up for stock height. They have 10" of play and I think I would be satisfied with that. Plus they have deals on Ranchos all the time unlike bilsteins and other performance shocks. Right now you can get all 4 shocks for $160 and they are also recommended more than pro comps or any other brand of shocks

 

I had shocks from rough country that were 2" longer than stock for my blazer but they already stopped working so I have the stock bilsteins back on and the front shocks are maxed... I think a full size shock would work or maybe a zr2

 

My rear air shocks are rear shocks from a 88-98 4x4 gm fullsize truck, They are about 3 inches longer than my stock shocks.
And as for the front I still have the factory legnth ones.

And I highly recommend bilstine shocks!