just wanted to introduce me and my new old k5

i am anthony a ase cert tech. that has dreamed about the k5's since i was a lil boy. ultiment off road truck, well when i was growing up. anyways i picked up a straight body NO rust 89 GMC jimmy sle. i wanted a 700r4 and fuel injection. power windows just a plus. oh and the front end. my plans are

52" front springs
shackle flip
14bolt ff
new locker front and rear
5.3l swap lsx

anyways here are some pics of the new k5

 

Welcome, Nice Looking Ride.

 

welcome aboard....very nice ride...would dwarf my lifted blazer

 

Welcome from New York. Nice looking K5 you got there.

 

thanks alot for all the complaments guys!

 

can anyboby tell me what size lift is on the front, i know its got a 4in block in the rear but the front looks a lil higher. the reason i ask is cause ALL of the lift companys say with a 4in lift you can fit 33's and with 6in u can fit 35's. well i got 35's and it looks like a 4in lift to me. the reason i kinda need to know is cause i want to do a shackle flip a 52in sring swap.

 

Welcome from Tennessee!

 

I would put my money on it being a 6" lift or more. If the back has a 4 inch block doesnt that typically mean that the front needs to be lifted 6 just to level it out since the rear is always higher stock than the front. It looks to me like the front is higher than the back so that would mean its more than 6. I dont know much about the k5 but I do know a good amount about lifted trucks and that is typically the case. Hell even on s10 blazers the rear is like 1.5 to 2 inches taller than the back stock.

 

^^ i agree. plus it looks like i can clear 36-37's under the front