questions about how to do a body lift

theneverendings10 · 10-13-2009, 03:06 PM

ok guys i got an 87 s10 2wd 2.5l 5speed...

-whats the best way to install a 2inch body lift?

-and im looking for a heavyduty shock i can put on the front in back! what would be the best to use?

i take this truck where most 4wd's go.
id really like to do a 2 inch suspension lift but im not trying to spend 300$ on spindals for the front.. something fairly easy that works any ideas?

thanks

neo71665 · 10-13-2009, 03:12 PM

BLs are cake, read the instructions and do it.

Best sock is gonna depend on who answers, as many shock companies out there and as many people have their own choice and nobody ever agrees on the same thing all the time.

992drjimmy · 10-13-2009, 07:57 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by neo71665

BLs are cake, read the instructions and do it.

Best sock is gonna depend on who answers, as many shock companies out there and as many people have their own choice and nobody ever agrees on the same thing all the time.

Yeah the bodylift is easy. Its the getting the original mount bolts out that can be tough. youll want an impact. I personally have used rancho and trailmaster shocks and like them. It kind of depends on what you want to spend on shocks.

neo71665 · 10-13-2009, 08:27 PM

I was surprised when I did my BL, 22 years of living in the rust belt and they all came out fine. The biggest 2 bad ones were over the rear axle on the blazer and thats cause I couldn't get the impact in there.

Still got the factory shocks on mine.

nismo_2005 · 10-14-2009, 03:08 PM

you could also do moog 5664 springs (cs5664s) in the front and either shackles or a add a leaf in the rear the springs go for an average of about $70 and shackle anywhere from $20 to $70 and i think a aal is like $40.

most people say bilstein 5100's for shocks but i just ran autozone shocks on mine and liked them.

***What?*** · 10-16-2009, 01:17 AM

FCS5664S is the proper part number.

Body lift is easy, do 1 side at a time on cab.

As for shocks, Bilstein 5100 is way to go. Part store shock are OK, as long you buy it from there that has lifetime warranty.

nismo_2005 · 10-17-2009, 06:26 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by What?

FCS5664S is the proper part number.

Body lift is easy, do 1 side at a time on cab.

As for shocks, Bilstein 5100 is way to go. Part store shock are OK, as long you buy it from there that has lifetime warranty.

oops i left out the F.

yeah thats the only reason i got zone shocks less then $20 a pop with a lifetime waranty. plus i knew i would be selling the truck so i just wanted it back on the road.

bill 4.3l 5spd · 10-29-2009, 09:36 PM

anything different with the 5spd? as far as the hole in the floor goes?

neo71665 · 10-29-2009, 09:40 PM

On the first gens it gives a diagram on a part of the floor that needs to be trimmed out.

10-13-2009, 03:06 PM	#1
theneverendings10 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 14 Location: User is: OffLine	questions about how to do a body lift ok guys i got an 87 s10 2wd 2.5l 5speed... -whats the best way to install a 2inch body lift? -and im looking for a heavyduty shock i can put on the front in back! what would be the best to use? i take this truck where most 4wd's go. id really like to do a 2 inch suspension lift but im not trying to spend 300$ on spindals for the front.. something fairly easy that works any ideas? thanks
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10-13-2009, 03:12 PM	#2
neo71665 4x4 v6 blazer Age: 29 Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 5,002 Location: rison arkansas User is: OffLine	Re: questions about how to do a body lift BLs are cake, read the instructions and do it. Best sock is gonna depend on who answers, as many shock companies out there and as many people have their own choice and nobody ever agrees on the same thing all the time.
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10-13-2009, 07:57 PM	#3
992drjimmy Registered User Age: 38 Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,153 Location: Decatur INDIANA User is: OffLine	Re: questions about how to do a body lift Quote: Originally Posted by neo71665 BLs are cake, read the instructions and do it. Best sock is gonna depend on who answers, as many shock companies out there and as many people have their own choice and nobody ever agrees on the same thing all the time. Yeah the bodylift is easy. Its the getting the original mount bolts out that can be tough. youll want an impact. I personally have used rancho and trailmaster shocks and like them. It kind of depends on what you want to spend on shocks.
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10-13-2009, 08:27 PM	#4
neo71665 4x4 v6 blazer Age: 29 Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 5,002 Location: rison arkansas User is: OffLine	Re: questions about how to do a body lift I was surprised when I did my BL, 22 years of living in the rust belt and they all came out fine. The biggest 2 bad ones were over the rear axle on the blazer and thats cause I couldn't get the impact in there. Still got the factory shocks on mine.
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10-14-2009, 03:08 PM	#5
nismo_2005 one bad bow tie Age: 20 Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 779 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: questions about how to do a body lift you could also do moog 5664 springs (cs5664s) in the front and either shackles or a add a leaf in the rear the springs go for an average of about $70 and shackle anywhere from $20 to $70 and i think a aal is like $40. most people say bilstein 5100's for shocks but i just ran autozone shocks on mine and liked them.
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10-16-2009, 01:17 AM	#6
*What?* Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 17,376 Location: AZ User is: OffLine	Re: questions about how to do a body lift FCS5664S is the proper part number. Body lift is easy, do 1 side at a time on cab. As for shocks, Bilstein 5100 is way to go. Part store shock are OK, as long you buy it from there that has lifetime warranty.
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10-17-2009, 06:26 PM	#7
nismo_2005 one bad bow tie Age: 20 Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 779 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: questions about how to do a body lift Quote: Originally Posted by What? FCS5664S is the proper part number. Body lift is easy, do 1 side at a time on cab. As for shocks, Bilstein 5100 is way to go. Part store shock are OK, as long you buy it from there that has lifetime warranty. oops i left out the F. yeah thats the only reason i got zone shocks less then $20 a pop with a lifetime waranty. plus i knew i would be selling the truck so i just wanted it back on the road.
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10-29-2009, 09:36 PM	#8
bill 4.3l 5spd carries a gun at work Age: 28 Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 1,749 Location: Bergen NY User is: OffLine	Re: questions about how to do a body lift anything different with the 5spd? as far as the hole in the floor goes?
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10-29-2009, 09:40 PM	#9
neo71665 4x4 v6 blazer Age: 29 Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 5,002 Location: rison arkansas User is: OffLine	Re: questions about how to do a body lift On the first gens it gives a diagram on a part of the floor that needs to be trimmed out.
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