3inch Body Lift Second Gen
 

I have been looking and all kits are just 2".......

Just curious...

U have to get a first gen kit and make your own bumper brackets. Come on Will, this has been asked before...lol... Newb!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol

Well I was not certain, and I had seen the first gen kit used... but my brushguard mounts at the bumper top mounts, and yea, thats probably gonna F stuff up.....

Anyone have a picture with a 3 inch body lift on a second gen with the bumpers at stock?

Lol:icon_couchhide:

It will definitely look stupid with the bumpers 3" down but look at how are bumpers bolt on it would be stupid simple to make it work. I think Taymackjack?? was his name he had a white 2nd gen with a 3" bodylift looked really nice. For the front just use some 1x3" or 3" square tube steel to lift the bumper up and at the back you definitely have room to drill the stock bracket to lift it 2" but maybe even 3" its been awhile since I did mine though. If your brushguard bolts on where the stock towhooks go too you could get a piece of 3/16" or 1/4" steel to raise that up 3" too it would be really simple.

My brushguard mounts to the bottom and the top bumper brackets....

The issue is that if I move everything up, I would have to adjust and modify the brushguard.... But you gotta pay to play....

I was almost thinking a filler between the front bumper.... the back bumper would need to be raise though...

Ya but if you took say a piece of 1/4" flat bar that was 4" tall and drilled the holes 3" apart u could mount your brackets onto it then mount it onto the frame. Then the top is going to line up with the top bumper mounts as well. All you get to lift the front bumper in the kit is a 2" piece of square steel and it sits on the body then the bumper sits on it and a bolt goes through from the top. So you get a piece of 3" steel instead and you'll be set. For the back you can lift it up 2" for sure with the stock brackets I will have to look tomorrow to see if there would be room for anymore...but the bumper being 1" lower in the back wouldn't look too bad I would say.

Oh and if you just did a filler in the front then your brushguard would be 3" lower then your headlights haha. Post up some pictures of how the brushguard mounts at the frame and I bet we could come up with an idea of how to fix it for very cheap(think $20)

look in my garage Will, my 2002 has a 3" BL & the bumpers are at stock height. I'm going to make some fillers for between the bumpers & body & get them powder coated. Another issue I've noticed a LOT is with the 3" BL getting a front grill guard is a PITA. I ordered a grill guard without headlight brush guards just because of the fact the headlights are 3" above stock so any brush guards will cut the headlights in half at best.
Also lifting the rear bumper can cause issues towing because the hitch is incorporated into the rear bumper brackets.

few questions for you....
1.) fuel filler, did it reach, did you have to extend it?
2.) oil filter had to be dropped i am assuming, looks easy
3.) any wires not reach? or anything else need to be modded for 3"?

not thread jacking just getting more info for ya :D
my 2" body is still 3 weeks away, think I might just get a 3"

The lift was on the truck when I got it 2 years ago. I'm not sure about the filler neck but I'd assume it did need to have an extension put in. Oil filter is in the stock location but I'll check tomorrow to make sure. & all the wires, brake lines etc should have enough reach to make it without any issues. The only issues were the bumper bracket issues mentioned above, which I'm going to circumvent ... wow beer DOES make me thmarter lol... hope that helps & I'll update saturday.
Remember, a 3" body lift (BL) were for 1st gen blazers/S10's, there aren't any around (that I know of) for 2nd gen, only 2" so keep that in mind depending on your ride

3 inch body lift
 

I have a2000 s-10 blazer and need a 3inch body lift.All kits seem to be 2inch lifts I was reading that you can use a older blazer lift and modify it a bit and make it work.But what year kit do you need to order .Any help with this would be a big help.

a 1st gen BL kit "should" work with a 2nd gen blazer but the bumper brackets etc ^read above^ & look in my garage, thats a 3" BL without the bumper brackets... if you use them (bumper brackets - if they fit) towing can be an issue because the bumper brackets are incorporated with the hitch & they say thats a No No

Any body lift you do on your truck is going to cause some sort of problem. I've found this out. I put a 2" on my '96 Blazer so I could fit 31" tires.. and after a year of driving it, my serp. belt finally rubbed a hole in my lower radiator hose. If there was a 3" on there, I'm not even sure I could adjust the hose to make it clear. Other than that... lowering the oil pump so the fan wont hit it, removing the lower fan shroud, extending the fuel tank filler neck, and lifting the bumpers... it's a smooth operation!

my rad hose clears... and dropping the oil fileter was easy. haven't got around to fuel filler or bumpers yet front is easy, rear is a little more of a challange though. The way I am raising mine won't be difficult(utilizing the hitch and raising that as well:D). fan shroud isn't hard either, but going with e-fan's anyways.

My b/l was there when I got the blazer so I didn't think of the:
lower rad hose (yes an issue) but just is tweaked a bit
oil filter looked to be an easy fix by loosening bolts & moving the plate in the slots
front bumper brackets ARE an issue with mine, but it has a 1st gen 3" b/l so the bumpers are at stock height
rear bumper brackets ARE an issue for the cosmetic reasons (fugly gap) & that the receiver/hitch bracket is part of the rear bumper bracket. They have a warning that 'you cannot tow with the stock receiver if you add bumper brackets from a lift kit'
Seeing as in the summer I haul a boat & trailer around 3000lbs or so, thats not an issue I want.
So I'll fabricate some fillers from checker plate & get them powder coated & retain the stock bumper heights
filler neck - I'm not sure but it looks stock, just repositioned
brake lines are fine as well, steering geometry etc
lower rad housing is non existant because they had the stock clutch fan when I got it, I could get another lower rad housing from a yard & fit it as I have an e-fan in place

a lot of little things that make it "your project" & the way you correct/take care of them, but it's all do'able

FYI: if you're thinking of a grille guard with brush guards for the headlights... think again because your headlights are 2" (body lift above frame height)above stock, that means the brush guards that go over the headlights are going to be cutting into them halfway through

I'm not trying to say anywhere in here that the b/l is a bad idea.. I love mine just bc it lifted the truck enough to fit my tires without tweaking tbars and shackling it. I replaced the rad. hose today, oddly enough, this one clears by a 1/2".. I know I twisted it alittle out of the way. Typically any b/l you buy should come with a oil filter relocation bracket and brackets for your bumpers. Frankly, I don't give two turds about mine and haven't raised the bumpers, so if anyone needs the brackets I can dig them up and mail them out. The filler neck does suck, I can agree to that (again, to lazy to buy a piece of hose and extend it), but I'm just an easy going guy like that. In one of my albums there are pictures of where I lifted my truck. no big deal. Looking back, one thing I remember most troubles with is removing the center spark plug on the passenger side bc the b/l puts your oil dipstick in the way. But, thats what makes tweaking our Blazers so much fun, right?