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Old 09-16-2009, 05:17 PM
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I have a 94 blazer and am looking to get a 3in lift on it and myabe 31's. My question is simply how hard would this be for two people to do? and also will 31 in tires on 15x8 rims fit on this without rubbing?
 
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Old 09-16-2009, 11:19 PM
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31s will fit on it without the lift but they will bind slightly easy fix thought go to advance and buy a shackle kit install it on the back and then tighten up the torsion bars and then go get it alighned 1 person can do that and it will cost u around 75 bucks hope that helps you might be able to get 3 inches outa the torsion bar trick and the shackles will give u 3 inches
 
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Old 09-18-2009, 06:19 PM
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ok cool thanks
 
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Old 09-20-2009, 12:07 AM
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You DO NOT wanna try to jack the torsion bars over 1 1/2 inches unless you like replacing front CV joints and ball joints.
 
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Old 09-20-2009, 12:25 PM
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yea i heard stuff breaks that way. im just goona get a 2 0r 3 in lift
 
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i heard of that too im looking into a way to get around that any ideas let me know
 
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the only way to get around the front end problems would be to get a 6in lift or get custom made cv shafts.

Yes you can do a 3in body lift with 2 people. I did, its fairly easy to do
 
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I just got done with my 2" BL. It's not rocket science, just a PITA, just make sure you have the time set aside to get it done. It took me a full weekend to get it done by myself. Get a friend to help and it will go faster...
 
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yes we all know cranking the torsion bars too much will cause a lot of problems. but if u really take the time to grease the ball joints and wheel bearing, u can crank it up to 2" for a decent amount of time...i have a 98 s10 blazer and i've fit 31s under without rubbing with that...i'm in the middle of shackle lift...which is VERY cheap compared to a strate 2" suspension lift...but if u wanna do it right without no problems, suspension lift would be good
 
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