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Old Sep 29, 2011 | 07:58 PM
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On my 1997 Blazer LS 2dr 4x4, it rides with only 6 inches of clearance from the fenders to the tires. It's all stock as of now and it looks pretty low so I thought I might just need new leafs because they are old, but that wouldn't explain why the front is so low too would it? Any insight in my problem would be helpful, getting a 4'' lift kit soon so its not a huge worry, it just kinda ticks me off looking at it.
 
Old Sep 29, 2011 | 08:21 PM
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some one could have cranked the t bars down. or the could just be weak
 
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welcome is it lower in the front or the back ?

since your saying your leaf springs i guess its the back

who knows the previous owners might of cranked the tbars
 
Old Sep 29, 2011 | 09:02 PM
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well its equally approx 7 inches all around and the leaf springs in the back look really bad they barely have any curve in them so maybe your right and the just cranked the t-bars to match the sag from the leaf's in the back
 
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<jumping up and down> I finally got the same answer as gio but, before him lol

for 31s you don't need a body and suspension lift (well unless you got the money to do the extra)

what are you going to do for a new exhaust?
 
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<jumping up and down> I finally got the same answer as gio but, before him lol

for 31s you don't need a body and suspension lift (well unless you got the money to do the extra)

what are you going to do for a new exhaust?

for 31s your going to need at least a 2 inch lift

for 30s you wont need a lift
 
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I have 31s on the stock rims and didn't have to do anything to it. but then again I am not hitting the offroad hard enough for full articulation of the suspension
 
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is it a zr2?
 
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mines an LS so it doesnt have the stock body lift and i want a 4in lift anyway for tire clearance and ground clearance but for my exhaust i think im going to cut out the resignator so shes loud, high flow cat, true duals with 2.5in pipes with either flowmaster 40's or borla thrush welded muffler coming out before the rear tires or straight out the back on both sides with 3.5 in sidecut tips
 
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gio
no just a little tbar crank to level truck
 



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