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Old 04-24-2008, 07:53 PM
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Haha...mount a camera outside the fender....and hit a large speed bump. Please.

When I replace my shocks in the upcoming weeks I'll be putting in +2's....but you can do whatever you think is best for your truck!
 
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What type of 2" lift wont put strain on the cvs and ball joint? Should I go with a body lift? It sounds like its a better decision....
 
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Body lifts are great for clearing bigger tires, and getting the lifted look, but you of course gain no ground clearance. The only problem with body lifts are exposed frame, the gap between the bumper then exhaust pipe, if you have a trailer hitch it'll gap...etc

Are you going more for appearance or to clear better tires (mild offroading), or looking for function, and you need the ground clearence (rock crawling, advanced offroading)
 
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haha i should do that.. maybe when i get my new shocks i will! yea im gonna put atleast 2"+ longer shocks in the rear.
 
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I like Jigg's setup with air shocks in the back...that would help quite a bit with towing...but I dunno what all is involved with running air for the shocks.
 
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yea i think those are what im gonna end up getting. the shocks have all the air in the you just air them up or air them down with a valve just like a tire valve stem
 
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Im going for mild offroad and performance. Mabey 31" tires. I dont want a horrible ride, frame gap, or worse flex. However, I really dont want to pay the outragious price for a really fancy kit. I have air shocks on the back of my Bronco II and when air'ed up, it adds another 3 inches of lift. Could I just through some air shocks on the back? If so, What could I do for the front with maxing out the flex with 3 inch keys?
 
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I just google air shocks and all Im getting are bags. This is not what im talking about. Im talking about shocks that I use my air compressor to fill up.
 
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Blazer front ends can handle 33s just fine.
 
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I dont want to go that big. 31x 10.50 mabey, I might go with some serious tread 30's. I would like a little more clearence without a body frame gap. Im probably going with 2" shackles for the back and I want 3" in the front. What would you recommend without thoughs keys, they sound like to much stress on the front end. Could I just through some longer shocks on the front and call it quits or would it serve the same purpose as the keys?
 


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