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Old 01-18-2012, 01:11 PM
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thanks dux, i'm sure 35's are big enough for me. back to the retro fit, will i have to do a spring over for the rear, or are the mounts on those axles already on top? and what would i have to do to the front axle? i'm thinking about getting a D30 and D35. also, the drive shafts... if my blazer is lifted wont i need longer driveshafts?
 

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Old 01-18-2012, 10:46 PM
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Originally Posted by SoullessNihilist
thanks dux, i'm sure 35's are big enough for me. back to the retro fit, will i have to do a spring over for the rear, or are the mounts on those axles already on top? and what would i have to do to the front axle? i'm thinking about getting a D30 and D35. also, the drive shafts... if my blazer is lifted wont i need longer driveshafts?
rear axles are easy to fit. even if they dont bolt right in you can just grind off the old perches and weld on new ones. or even the old ones if you didnt mangle them to much

when i actually did mine i used a k5 blazer rear axle and transfer case and i i think i gained about 11 inches of lift and actually used the stock rear driveshaft but i think the transfercase was alittle longer. unless you find someone who did the exact same swap its kinda hard to predict the length you need. i basically just put in my axles then started digging through my pile-o-parts for the right sized driveshafts
 
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Old 01-19-2012, 01:31 PM
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Pile o' parts! haha. well i dont work at a junkyard anymore so that pile can get costly! i can almost visualize everything going together except.. how will i steer? i'll probably need a drop pitman and idler arm right? and at that spot it's blazer to jeep, any idea if the parts fit one another? do i buy blazer parts or jeep parts. haha!
 
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