I own a 95 s10 Blazer 4x4.. i just put three inch lift chackles in the rear and tightned the torsion keys most of the way up... and im curious before i leave it like this.. if that could cause any problems?... ive drove it about i dunno 10 miles. and the only thing i noticed is the front is stiffer then it was, and i can tell my alighnment is off a lil just looking at it. but it still drives as straight as it did prior to the lift... any and all info on this would be greatly apreciated thanks.


John S.

 

any tbar crank will cause premature wear to your front end mainly the cv's, so the more you crank them the quicker things will wear out/break i would also suggest getting an alignment.

 

is it just the CV's it will wear out?.. and how fast will they wear out.. i just put new axels in it yesterday.... and for a 3in lift in the front to match the rear what would you sudjest doing? other then the tbar crank?

 

the tbar crank puts extra pressure on your whole front end and its hard to say when or if you new axles will wear out it could be today or it could be 5 years from now. now to get the front to match the 3" lift out back you dont really have many options, you could crank your tbars or get new keys but both of those solutions will put unwanted wear and tear on your front end. if it were me i would put 2" shackles out back, crank the tbars 1.5"(seems to be a happy medium) and add a 2" body lift which will give you about 3.5-4" of lift.

 

yea. i cant seem to find many lifts for these trucks at all.. i found one at Roughcountry.com for $430.. but i just need the front stuff not the rear.. it really sucks there isnt other choices or more of a selection.. youd think with how comon these trucks are they would have stuff for them.. id like to keep the 3in all around it looks good. and would look really good with my 2in body lift i have comming.. and my 31s.. but i cant find a "affordable" and senceable lift for the front.... if anyone has any sudjestions that would be awsome.. cuz im ina jam..

 

the only good solution is to do what mike said. crank the tbars 1.5" along with the 2in body lift.

 

yea.. well i did what mike said. i droped the rear down a notch (i have adjustable shackles) and leveled the front out. looks to be about 2in maybe a lil higher and i adjusted the torsion keys back down.. its riding alot smoother and the CVs dont act like there binding up anymore (didnt notice till a lil trip down a trail that they were acting funny) and my alighnment is fixed. so all seems better.. it still has a nice stance and the 2in body lift and the 31or32 10.50 15s dakota infinity MTs will look nice.. i cant decide on 31s or 32s.. what do you guys sudjest with a 2in body and 2 maybe 2.5in suspension lift.. and should i go for the 10.50s or the 9.50s?

 

go with 31x10.50 you will have rubbing issues with 32.

 

Not if you trim the fenders.