lifted my Blazer yesterday
 

Finally had time (and good weather) to do some work on the Blazer.
Welded up some new shackles (hole to hole 8") and fitted them. Was pretty straight forward without having to remove/unbolt anything else. The only PITA was the last bolt of the shackle - bolt was seezed in the sleeve, but a after a fair amount of time and swearing it came out as well :)
Also did a tb crank and had it re-aligned. I have gained just short of 2 inches on every corner.
Now I'm thinking of fitting some 31s

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^^^^ this!!!

I know, I know :)

I'll take some as soon as daylight sets in.

The first pic was taken last week after a wash - 2nd this morning in the freezing cold and covered in ice....in case someone's wondering why the colours are different :)


Before:
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After:



http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/m...s/PIC00098.jpg

Looking good.
always loved the flare sets in the euro blazers.
31's and your good to go

Looks really good... really need bigger tires though.

I agree. It def. needs bigger shoes.
I also think it needs wheel spacers, especially on the rear. I don't think 31s will come out far enough without spacers.....?

How far they stick out has more to do with the wheels (and/or spacers) than the tires.

I know, but the 31s will be wider then my stock tyres. I'll still probably need spacers for the rear though..

What size do you have now?

current size is 235/75/15
Not entirely sure how to convert, but I belive a 31/10.5 is 280/75?

That's what I was going to figure out, I'd use your stock size and whatever the 31's come out to and see how much taller and wider they are.

according to an online metric converter : 31x10.5/15 = 267/76/15

So they're roughly 30mm wider than your stockers, which comes to roughly 1 inch wider. Split that between front and rear, you've got 1/2" on each side.

yes, that won't be enough. I reckon I'll need some 1.5" or 2" spacers for the rear. The flares are pretty wide.

I believe 1.5" is common to get the rears even with the fronts, but don't quote me on that.

Yup 1.5 inch will do the job....thats what i used

Might be an issue to get them here in the UK though. 4.75 pcd is not a common size here

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First off, good looking blazer! I like the lift!

And what they are saying is get aftermarket wheels or wheels that came stock on a camaro or 2wd blazer and then see about how far they stick out with the 31's. :)

Thanks fo that :)

I had a look on Fleabay here and there is a total of 1 set for sale lol

4 x Genuine/Original Cheverolet Camaro Alloy Wheels, Taken From 1988 "Iroc Z" | eBay

Will these fit?

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Dang that's cheap! lol. Nice find. And yes, they will fit. Those are schmexy wheels. A couple guys on here have those, some have painted them too. Like Warthogdriver's.

Aye, they are cheap now- no doubt the price will increase drastically :)

like the look of the 2" lift, was it easy to do the tb crank,
my blazer came with 235's on the front and 255's on the rear, on standard rims and they still don't fill the arches

If that's a 4WD truck, swap those tires asap or don't ever put it in 4x4. You'll ruin your truck really quick doing that.

thats how it came,what problem will i have

If you put the truck in 4WD you'll be spinning the rear tires at a different speed as the fronts putting more stress on the axles, transfer case, transmission, etc, probably blowing whichever of those is the weakest. You NEVER put different sized tires on a 4X4.

The TB crank was done in about 10 minutes...both sides. The shackles were easy as well (except the last bolt) Took more time to make them then to fit 'em :)

And as TheRandom1 said - match all tyres size wise or never put it in 4wd

http://carphotos3.cardomain.com/imag...3291_large.jpg

Bet stock rims ever (even though it's not blazer-stock :P)

That looks very good indeed.
Is your blazer satin black?

i can understand it if the rim size was different or the height of the tyres were different, but they're all the same its only the width of the tyre that differs, but i'm going with you guys, this is all new to me.
anyways i like the look of the 2" lift and as its so quick and easy to do
i might have a go at it.

make sure to lift the rear as well though. Just a TB crank will make it look a bit silly I think :)

cheers rudy,
thought i'd just lift the front so i can watch the stars when i'm driving at night lol
yeah i'll def do both ends, just wondered how hard it was to do and what tools i'd need

To get the shackles off I used a 13/16 and 7/16 spanner. Are you going to make the shackles yourself?

its either make them or or buy the part that gives you the 2" lift, i'm more worried about the front, it there a special tool for the tb crank

No special tool. I think I used a 18 or 19mm socket. The bolts are easy to find. remember 1 full rotation is about 1/4" lift.
also make sure to get it re-aligned after the lift

so its 8 full turns = 2"
thanks, i'll let you know how it goes

Yep, 8 turns is about 2"

Good Luck!