Thanks, ill take that as a compliment lol
2wd Lift Info!
First and foremost, lifting your truck will cost you more money than you think it will especially if you offroad this more and not just street queen. Howver, if this is just street driven with slight trailing/offroading then you'll be OKAY for the most part depending on what was done and whatnot.
If you are poor, broke, not enough income and able to spend from nothing to $500, DO NOT LIFT YOUR TRUCK!!!
You are better off saving your money on future truck problem, life situation, bills or anything important that won't require you to go back to stock and sell the parts which will be losing money and time wasted other than enjoying the lift stance/prerunner built.
Here's a quick example of me lifting the truck and offroading with problems
Pretty much said above but brake line go for $30 to $100 new and depending on DOT hose or SSB hose.
I recommend Bilstein shocks.
I recommend shackle before AAL unless you haul loads.
I recommend above before flip axle over leaf unless you don't mind more wheel hop.
If you're just wanting little lift because you're broke. DON'T BUY ANY OF ABOVE!
Save your money for repairs if it occur to your truck. At almost every 3rd or 4th offroad trip, something weak breaks and require fixing.
I'm on second set of lift spindle
2 tires poked to flat
1 tire slight poked but thin enough to use tire repair
Uca bushings went to shit and replaced all of them 2 or 3 times.
Uca mount twisted
#6 injector went out, replaced entire assembly
Coil went out
Tie rod bent and nearly ripped off
Tailgate flew off and dragged all over
Cab to bed frame tweaked
Motor mount ripped
Trans mount torned
I'm on about 3rd alignment
Coil spring sagged
Air bag module don't work
Busted up wheel bearing which cause replacing of rotor, spindle shaft Bent/stripped, abs sensor and couple others
Excessive body damage and desert pinstriping, scratches
Busted brake line
Ripped front valance
Bent bumper bracket
Balljoint replacing(I used Extreme duty but needed money so I got boot to rip and then replace them with heavy duty and cash back, and now I replace them every oil change, finally upsizing back to Extreme/Moog)
Couple more I haven't listed, that's treating the truck like a TT.
With all money spent, I could've saved up and get LT and prevent a lot of issue with better riding and more bracing.
If you are not mechanically inclined then even MORE reaon for you NOT to do anything to your truck except for typical maintaince or repairs/replace needed.
Shop can charge you from $250-$1000+ from whatever is ruined, broken from offroading or bad install which set you back even worse than it could've been if you just saved your money.
This is expensive hobby if you want to do more than street driving and drive it hard offroading.
However, if this is something you can afford to buy and able to have money leftover for repairs/replace that will occur at any given moment, then procede to next post.
Otherwise keep on dreaming and save your money so it'll be done good and well with no issues.
If you are poor, broke, not enough income and able to spend from nothing to $500, DO NOT LIFT YOUR TRUCK!!!
You are better off saving your money on future truck problem, life situation, bills or anything important that won't require you to go back to stock and sell the parts which will be losing money and time wasted other than enjoying the lift stance/prerunner built.
Here's a quick example of me lifting the truck and offroading with problems
Pretty much said above but brake line go for $30 to $100 new and depending on DOT hose or SSB hose.
I recommend Bilstein shocks.
I recommend shackle before AAL unless you haul loads.
I recommend above before flip axle over leaf unless you don't mind more wheel hop.
If you're just wanting little lift because you're broke. DON'T BUY ANY OF ABOVE!
Save your money for repairs if it occur to your truck. At almost every 3rd or 4th offroad trip, something weak breaks and require fixing.
I'm on second set of lift spindle
2 tires poked to flat
1 tire slight poked but thin enough to use tire repair
Uca bushings went to shit and replaced all of them 2 or 3 times.
Uca mount twisted
#6 injector went out, replaced entire assembly
Coil went out
Tie rod bent and nearly ripped off
Tailgate flew off and dragged all over
Cab to bed frame tweaked
Motor mount ripped
Trans mount torned
I'm on about 3rd alignment
Coil spring sagged
Air bag module don't work
Busted up wheel bearing which cause replacing of rotor, spindle shaft Bent/stripped, abs sensor and couple others
Excessive body damage and desert pinstriping, scratches
Busted brake line
Ripped front valance
Bent bumper bracket
Balljoint replacing(I used Extreme duty but needed money so I got boot to rip and then replace them with heavy duty and cash back, and now I replace them every oil change, finally upsizing back to Extreme/Moog)
Couple more I haven't listed, that's treating the truck like a TT.
With all money spent, I could've saved up and get LT and prevent a lot of issue with better riding and more bracing.
If you are not mechanically inclined then even MORE reaon for you NOT to do anything to your truck except for typical maintaince or repairs/replace needed.
Shop can charge you from $250-$1000+ from whatever is ruined, broken from offroading or bad install which set you back even worse than it could've been if you just saved your money.
This is expensive hobby if you want to do more than street driving and drive it hard offroading.
However, if this is something you can afford to buy and able to have money leftover for repairs/replace that will occur at any given moment, then procede to next post.
Otherwise keep on dreaming and save your money so it'll be done good and well with no issues.
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im also wondering how long exactly to get brake lines with only a 3/2 spindle shackle lift, some are saying 18 is too long and others say 15 or 16, so i was just wondering whats correct. thanks
all i know is mine are 5 inches over stock
Hope im in the right section if not i apologize in advanced, but I was lookin into lifting my 96 gmc sonoma, its stock hight at the moment. Got a set of 3" blocks and a leveling kit (the ones u put on top of the springs) for the front from a friend, and was hoping to put bfg all terrains 31x10.5x15 on it and was wondering if those tires are will fit well/are realistic or if smaller tires are a better idea? Mostly worried with major tire rubbing on the wheel well when im turning and whatnot. Not planning on doing a whole lot of offroading with it since its a 2wd, just some easy trails to get to the fishing/diving spots. Any help is appreciated, mahalo!!
I'm on my iPod so I won't say much, but, coil spacers are dangerous. And 3 inch won't fit. You can barely use 2.5 inch list coils without damage, 2 inch should be max though. Don't use spacers on the front end though.
The front leveling kit/spacer is 1.5" but according to my friend leveling kits are half the size of the desired lift height you want? Is there something that you would recommend instead and if you could give a name, link and or pricerange that would be awesome. No rush whenever u have a chance. MahaloI'm on my iPod so I won't say much, but, coil spacers are dangerous. And 3 inch won't fit. You can barely use 2.5 inch list coils without damage, 2 inch should be max though. Don't use spacers on the front end though.
blocks wont lift the back of an s10, they will only lower it, best bet for the front is lift spindles
kk, ill look into spindles, whats the ballpark price range on those?blocks wont lift the back of an s10, they will only lower it, best bet for the front is lift spindles
About $300 shipped, but that's about the only way you can get 31's to fit unless you want to cut the fenders a lot.
kk, think ima look around and save my money then haha. Appreciate all the help and advice, mahalo!!About $300 shipped, but that's about the only way you can get 31's to fit unless you want to cut the fenders a lot.
I am currently thinking about lifting my 1995 S10 2WD 2.2L, was curious because 30's or 31's, would I have to re-gear due to the truck only being a 2.2L and big tires?
Looking for some input... How do I gain some ride height? at stock height my truck sits lower than our pontiac min van... Is it possible to move the leaf springs from under the axle to the top?
check out the stickies 02LS4.3.......
MPHooah, you can run 30/31's with stock gearing, if you're extended cab, you should have 4.10 gearing, which is better, single cab is 3.73 and will be lacking on take offs. I had 29's with my stock 2.2 and 3.73 gearing. Billsduster used to have 4.10's and 31's before re-gearing to 4.56's.
MPHooah, you can run 30/31's with stock gearing, if you're extended cab, you should have 4.10 gearing, which is better, single cab is 3.73 and will be lacking on take offs. I had 29's with my stock 2.2 and 3.73 gearing. Billsduster used to have 4.10's and 31's before re-gearing to 4.56's.
i currently want to lift my 97 2wd 2.2l 5spd s10. i want to lift it anywhere from 3 to 5 inches and put 31s on it but i dont know a good way of doing it .i need some help/advice please help me
Check out my project thread, it's a little older now and I haven't touched it in a while.
But I hava Moog 5664 coils up front and AIM 3" lift spindles, about 4.5" of lift up front.
For the rear, I have 3" lift shackles, air shocks, and I swapped out my stock leafs for the Z85 leafs (Heavier duty versus the Z83 mine had). Also, the leafs alone added at least an inch or two of lift. So I should have somewhere around 4-5" of lift in the rear and the air shocks help with heavier loads. I believe mine will fit 31's, but I've only put 29's on it.
But I hava Moog 5664 coils up front and AIM 3" lift spindles, about 4.5" of lift up front.
For the rear, I have 3" lift shackles, air shocks, and I swapped out my stock leafs for the Z85 leafs (Heavier duty versus the Z83 mine had). Also, the leafs alone added at least an inch or two of lift. So I should have somewhere around 4-5" of lift in the rear and the air shocks help with heavier loads. I believe mine will fit 31's, but I've only put 29's on it.
do i need the air shocks or is just something that you recomend?
that's personal preference, I prefer them since they add extra load capacity, but you certainly don't need them. Although, you will need taller shocks for the added lift. The air shocks have enough travel to accomodate the extra lift.
Hey Im new to the forum but I've been researching the 2wd lift for my 2000 sonoma ext cab for some time. I recently came across the 6inch lift by spring tech. 3inchSpindles 3inchcoils upper control arms and an axle flip. Has anyone used this lift and what are your opinions or comments. thankss
I have not had one like this. But it is discussed many times here. It is usually called the AIM short arm kit. As I understand it is usable but is way weak due to the steep angle on the ball joints. If you don't plan on going off road then it would be marginally ok.
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