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Old 04-21-2013, 09:52 AM
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rear looks installed correctly .
 
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Old 04-21-2013, 10:09 AM
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probably a 4x4 rear end and springs... since your truck is an extreme i doubt it had a 4 leaf spring pack from the factory. I bet they kept the springs attached to the new rear so they didnt have to break the u-bolts free.

Why dont you call and talk to whoever did the work? id ask for your factory leafs back too
 
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Old 04-21-2013, 10:34 AM
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All we got was the rear end, those are original leaf springs, the guy told me that it's is a bigger rear end but not a 4x4, I told him to return it and get me the original rear end, hopefully we will get it done sometime next week. Tires stick out about half inch from fender.
 
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I bet anything its a 4x4 rear end.
 
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Old 04-21-2013, 11:22 AM
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I must say the truck runs a hell of a lot smoother,it's sucks because that rear end we found only had 69k miles on it.
 
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Old 04-21-2013, 03:49 PM
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Seems like 4wd rear end to me cause this is how my truck is.
 
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Old 04-22-2013, 03:17 AM
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The only bigger(as in heavier duty) rear axle that I know of for a Blazer is a ZR2(8.5") axle, but it would be way wider than your stock axle(several inches), and wouldn't be a direct bolt in.

Was there lowering blocks in it before? Forgetting them would leave the rear sitting higher.
 
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Old 04-22-2013, 07:05 AM
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Originally Posted by RED21
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I might be seeing things but to me it looks like there is a wheel spacer in the pic
 
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Old 04-22-2013, 07:09 AM
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Originally Posted by pj5454302
I might be seeing things but to me it looks like there is a wheel spacer in the pic
you know, it actually does.
 
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Old 04-22-2013, 10:46 AM
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There looks like a gap, but it's hard to tell.

 
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