get this http://www.shop.synergyoffroad.com/S...ZR2-3103-6.htm $134
2 in body lift $50-$150
lift shackles $50

add a leaf or maybe replace the 2nd leaf in the pack with the 2nd one from a suburban free-$75

total: min $234 max $359
4in total lift in front and 3-5 in rear
replace t bars with zr2 bars(maybe)

what do you think?

 

You don't need the keys, just crank the torsion bars.

 

x2 on the t-crank...just keep it around 1.5" and you'll be fine.
just watch for the cv boots to slip off with the new angle your gonna be putting them at with the t-crank.
easy to fix....just a mess to clean up.

all else sounds like a sound plan to me....its what i did

 

what about the upper control arms?
anyplace to order just those?

 

Ya, I was also looking into lifting my blazer, kinda the same idea. But I was wondering about the upper control arms. Are they really a necessity with a t-bar crank? Or can you do without them? Cause I was looking at a Rough Country Lift (Keys, Shackles, Shocks, and control arms) for 500$, and I don't really think it's worth buying it just for the Control arms, so if there is someplace I can buy those alone, or if i don't need them at all that'd be great. I'm only looking for 1.5-2" in the front.

 

You don't need tubular upper control arms with a t-bar crank. The tan Blazer in my sig has about a 1.5" t bar crank with no problems and 31x10.5x15 no rubing. (the picture in my sig is before the T-bar crank with the 31s.)

 

Nice! Thanks. Looks like I have my summer project just about ready to go! Now I just need to save some pennies and get er done. I'll be sure to post some pics when I start. Maybe I'll be able to help some one that has the same questions later down the road.

 

The " 2" lift UCA's " are really just to make things easier on
A) the ball joints
B) the guy doing your alignment.

Mostly B though, some guys have run into issues getting their trucks aligned after a T-bar crank.

As for keys, if you have a weak T-bar which has already been "cranked" to regain the proper stiffness you may not be able to pull of your 1.5" lift. Again some guys had a weak T-bar and were only able to get the front up .5"-1". The keys would remedy this problem by supplying MORE cranking ability.

Are these neccessities? NO, but if you run into any of these issues you'll need the corresponding part. (Or new T-bars. ZR-2 bars are beefier btw)

 

how many turns gave you 1.5? i keep reading different amounts

 

What works for one person won't necessarily work for the next. There are different torsion bars as well as the affects of age that make it difficult to say how many turns to take. You just have to get into it and see what works for you.