Question about a lift I just got?

[Mirage775]

Well, I got my lift kit tonight and the front spacers are about 1 1/4" and the blocks are 1 1/2"... Does that make it a 2.5" lift/level? If it does, it just doesn't make any sense... Can someone help me here, this will be my first lift!

[mike94silverado]

yeah that doesn't make any sense at all..........

[Mirage775]

I contacted the dude from ebay just now.... Maybe I can get this straightened out?

[Silverado4x4]

Your kit is right, when you put the block in for the front it will give you the lift you want. Look at it this way take a 2ft pipe hold one end of the pipe mark the pipe at the 12" mark now move the 12" mark up or down 1" now see how far the other end of the pipe moves. The leveling kit is right don't worry.

[kstruckcountry]

The front end will go up roughly double whatever the spacer is... It's fizix

[Mirage775]

Oh cool! I bought an S10 years ago that had a 2" body lift on it and the spacers were actually 2". I get I was assuming that the strut spacers were supposed to be 2.5", since that's the kit I ordered? I will attempt to install this, this weekend. Thanks yall, I was worried!

[zach1990]

Body lifts are the actual size because all they do is lift the body said amount of inches. The leveling kit lifts the front end by changing the angles everything is at. Someone did a writeup on here explaining it but the size of the spacer doubled is the amount of lift due to the change in front end geometry

 

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[Mirage775]

Body lifts are the actual size because all they do is lift the body said amount of inches.

Yeah, I thought about that, on my way to work, after posting it...

[LTZ2014]

Yes these guys are correct. Front spacer measurement doubles the actual lift. So a 1.25" spacer gives you 2.5" of lift. Stock rear block measures 1.25". My kit came with a 2.25" rear block so it lifted the rear 1".

 

 

 

[Mirage775]

Stock rear block measures 1.25". My kit came with a 2.25" rear block so it lifted the rear 1".

Hmmmmm, the rear blocks that came with this kit are 1.50" So, that will raise it .50", will the truck look level or be sagging in the back? I hate that look...

[Silverado4x4]

Hmmmmm, the rear blocks that came with this kit are 1.50" So, that will raise it .50", will the truck look level or be sagging in the back? I hate that look...

 

I would just put the front in and leave it at that. Putting the new block in and taking the old stock block out is only going to give you .25" lift based on the difference between the two.

[Mirage775]

 

I would just put the front in and leave it at that. Putting the new block in and taking the old stock block out is only going to give you .25" lift based on the difference between the two.

Oops, that's what I meant, not .50"...

[LTZ2014]

Put the front in and measure your fenders. Usually a 3" rear blocks give you 3/4"-1" of rake. I'm prob going to switch my 2.25" block out for a 3" just cuz I tow my boat all the time. And I also hate the rear end lower then the front. It reminds me of a truck with worn out saggy springs.

 

 

 

[Mirage775]

OK yall, I just got the front finished! Before measurement was 36.25" from floor to center of fender. After lift 39". I'm thinking if I drive it around the block, it might drop a little?

 

Back height at the moment is 38.50". I don't want a massive rake on it and I don't want it sagging bad when we pull our RV.

 

With some figuring I've done, I'm think a 3" block in the rear, as you suggested LTZ2014. As much as I hate to, I'm probably going to buy it locally, as I don't have an extra week to wait on new blocks from the ebay guy. I will post pics when all this is finished!

[Silverado4x4]

Well now that you leveled it you are going to sag in the rear when you hook up the RV that's why truck have the rake to them so they sit level with a load. But as said you could put the bigger block in the rear but you are going to right back to the stock stance again unless you air bag the rear http://www.airliftcompany.com/ which will let you pump the bags up to remove the rear sag with a load, just like old time air shocks.