you didnt read the forum rules didja? this is kinda the wrong thread to ask this question. and if you did a little searching you would find your answer. welcome to yt btw...

 

Google Old Man Emu leaf springs. That's the route I'm going.

 

thanks

 

im thinkin of going the blazeland route as well might just get the whole kit with the bars and axles. question i have a BJ spacer would i be able to put it on the blaze land kit or get rid of it?

 

any one have any good ideas for a rear lift for a 93 PU.. i have 2 inch add a leaf i havent put in yet but going even higher in the front than i am now. so i would like to get a set of lift springs anyone know of a good 4 to 5 inch lift spring? i would like to have a BOLT IN kit. i would rather not weld in new mounting points just trust the stock welds on the stock mounting points anyone with any info would be helpful thanks.

 

The Blazeland Long Arm design all ready incorporates a ball joint space in the UCA Extension Bracket, so stacking additional ball joint spacers in the geometry would be unwise. Doubling up will cause too much droop- the ball joints, tie rod ends, and CV axles will bind. The Blazeland ride height is set to be approx. 3" higher than stock because of component limitations. To get additional lift, you will need to utilize design methods similar to those used in "Drop Bracket" lift kits.

The add-a-leafs you spoke of will get you fairly close to match the front of a Blazeland LT. You might want to get the other 1" of lift in the rear with a longer shackle. FYI- the add-a-leafs are going to be firm. A deaver Mini-Pack is a better way to improve performance of a stock spring.

For a brand new 3-4" lift leaf springs try Northwest Offroad. Also look into Superlift, Pro-Comp, Trailmaster, etc.

Hope that answers some of your questions.

N8

 

very interesting stuff blazeland

 

ok cool i was just wondering good caz the ball joint spacers really screwed my alignment up ill be looking into getting a lift from blazeland soon then.. and a rear leaf lift spring still looking i see 2 inch soft ride springs but i want a little bit higher in the rear..

 

jw wat kind of lift do u have on urs now to fit 33's front and rear. And you could do longer shackles for ur rear lift

 

You can squeeze 33's without a lift on stock backspaced rims...All depends on how saggy your rear is.

 

I easily fit 32's on my stock suspension, and now I have loads of room with a 3" lift.

You can lose a lot of clearance if your rear end sags and your tbars are adjusted to keep it level....

 

I can run 33's on my 92 pickup no lift and they don't rub. I ran 33's on my 95 runner and only the rear rubbed from the sag. I tossed LC coils on and I can run 35's all the way around with a slight pinch weld mod. I have yet to put BJ spacers in and the 35's fit in the front without lifting.

Stuffing 33's no lift. The rear drivers side was hit at one time so the bumper was a bit close to the tire, the pass side didn't get that close.




This is how it sat with 35's and LC coils with the front stock.

 

I'm putting a 4" lift on my 91 pickup 22re reg cab this weekend was planning to put 33s on nd a couple days a go hit some pretty deep water almost hydro locked the engine I def. Bent a rod or a valve and it still runs like a champ I'm doin the lift no matter what I don't kno what to do with the engine either rebuild or swap. What size tires would someone recommended I would like 35s on there

 

The only thing about the bigger tire u go is re gearing your truck. 33's r fine but alot a people re gear a 35's on a pu. i have 285/75/16/ on mine with just bj spacers and no rear lift as of right now, it just lugs a little more its a five speed. U could go 35's tho its just hard on the clutch/ trans on stock gears

 

hey all. thank god i dont have to resurrect this thread. its still pretty fresh!

i am at TOTAL newb status BUT im going to try my hardest to avoid making this a "what do i do?__what is best?__how should i?__etc" kind of post

i really feel like ive searched all the searches a searcher can search and i feel like i need some *clarification* if nothing else, just to be sure i have it all straight

this all pertains to my interest in my new 1986 PICK UP
so ive gathered that there are 2 options for an IFS lift
A. ball joint spacers as offered by wabfab
B. control arm mods as offered by blazeland
both types call for an add-a-leaf or block spacer to level the rear
new, beefed up aftermarket torsion bars are a good investment in lifting an IFS system
is this all correct and am i not missing anything?

question:
1. what advantage does one have over the other? better ride? performance? longevity?

2. from a lot of descriptions addaleaf or blocks are all that is needed to level out the rear
but trail gear offers this
http://www.trail-gear.com/rear-lift-kits
which has all sorts of fun looking junk in it but the description says "Our rear lift kits are designed to match our front IFS Eliminator kits and classic lift kits"
does that imply that this kit is not for a regular old IFS BJ spacer/control arm lift?

3. what advantages/disadvantages are there to choosing blocks vs. addaleaf? i have only come across a comment that for offroading blocks are not good. truth?
(ok i admit that is one question i have NOT re/searched before asking )


thank you so much for the time

 

giving this a bump. no bites on this? haha is it that bad?
edited my last post to remove a couple questions i found the answer to and/or realized where not even relevant

 

ok, I'm going to ask here instead of starting a new thread...

Will a 33x10.50 tire fit on the factory spare tire carrier under the bed of a pickup? I want to know before I buy a new spare tire crank thing.

I've haven't seen any comments about that in other threads. I'm going to buy 5 tires since 33x10.50s are generally special order.

If I've missed this info somewhere, please rub my nose in it.

 

@GenXer. A 33 X 10.5 fits.

 

can anyone help me out. can you run bj spacers and a 4' lift? i want a little more in the front with out spending a lot of money on new t-bars. it's only a mud truck. thanks for any help

 

yes u can run bj spacers and bracket lift