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Old Dec 3, 2015 | 12:51 PM
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okay so i have a 2 inch body lift installed in my truck at the moment. i plan on installing a 2.5 inch lift from rough country. i have to redo my whole front end steering as well. i wanted to upgrade it all at one shot. does anyone know any companies that sells kits? or home kits? i have a welder and not afraid of doing custom work if its cheaper and works the same i could care less

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Old Dec 3, 2015 | 03:22 PM
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Go for moog parts. I just went through this adventure myself
I also went to pull yard and got a center link that has the stabilizer mounting hole for $10.
 
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moog is the best steering parts that we can get for the blazer?
 
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moog is the best steering parts that we can get for the blazer?
yep, pretty much
 
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There is also Proforged, which are pretty good. I have their whole steering linkage and it works great. Proforged has tough construction and reasonable prices. I was looking at moog, but their prices seemed way too high for what it is, so in my searching I came across Proforged. There isn't a whole lot of reviews on them, but the one there are they're positive.

There is also something I was look at, it's the idler arm upgrade. The kit is pretty pricey, but it seems worth it. Since idler arms tend to break during heavy off roading apparently someone made a bracket to accommodate for this. This bracket allows you to install an idler arm for a 1 ton Chevy.
 

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I think I saw kits on Ebay or Amazon.
 
Old Dec 10, 2015 | 03:38 AM
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Upgrade or down grade
 
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Originally Posted by Joe Rubio
okay so i have a 2 inch body lift installed in my truck at the moment. i plan on installing a 2.5 inch lift from rough country. i have to redo my whole front end steering as well. i wanted to upgrade it all at one shot. does anyone know any companies that sells kits? or home kits? i have a welder and not afraid of doing custom work if its cheaper and works the same i could care less

thank you ahead of time!!
Look up summit racing.com.They should have what your looking for.
 
Old Dec 11, 2015 | 12:44 PM
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I'm looking to upgrade my steering^^.

also what would be better moog or Proforged

Also how big of a project is it to do 1 ton steering with the new idler arm bracket? cost? average amount of time does it take compared to just doing a normal overhall of the steering?
 



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