Hello everyone, after about a month of reading and searching i figured id hunker down and go "legit" and introduce my project to everyone.

I recently purchased a 94 s-10blazer for 700$ and have chosen the route i wanna go.

Im pulling the 4.3 and drive line out, and going to install a 3.9l Cummins, th400 and a manual transfer case( un decided on a transfer case)

Going to drop the ifs and install a set of K5 axles( they were free)


Im kinda stock on what leaf springs i should run, front and back, and what a good backspacing would be on a set of wheels, so my tires dont stick out oober far, Can anyone help me with these 2 minor hold backs, itd be greatly appriciated

Pictures of said blazer and engine will be uploaded tonite

Thanks in advance,,,, Don

 

Sounds like this should be fun you should start a build thread and keep us updated along the way.

 

who would i contact to move this thread to a project thread?

 

you going to fab your own leaf spring mounts or buy them? if you buy them most are set up to use specific leaf springs like ones from a k5 blazer. thats what i did. flex isnt super crazy but it gets the job done. i have 3.5 backspace and the tires stick the heck out. front tires are 14 wide and pretty much stick out entirely past the front fenders, probably gonna need 0 backspacing if possible without hitting the tie rods or anything. when i put the donuts on the truck the tires sit kinda flush. with the fenders

 

abig84, crazy i was just trying to message you, i was going to buy the kit from sky, or similar, and i can get the k5 leafs for it, no biggie, and im not worried about flex, im not going for full wheeling vehicle i still wanna drive it around, could you point me in the direction of some pictures of your truck, i just wanna get an idea of how far out the tires will sit, and base my back spacing from there, also, what did you do for steering?