The Stupid Lift Questions Thread

[FastOrange]

It's just two 17mm (IIRC) bolts. Get up under there and turn em! If you take it to a shop they'll just try to sell you a leveling kit, which are useless on these trucks.

18mm

 

[FastOrange]

Measure your fender hight first to make sure both sides are even. If not, adjust one side up until they are. Then adjust both sides evenly. You'll need to turn them a lot more than 1/3 to get a noticabe difference lol. Start at 5 full turns and go from there.

5 turns is quite a lot, i usually do 2 then set the truck done then adjust as needed to level it.

 

[thz71]

5 turns is quite a lot, i usually do 2 then set the truck done then adjust as needed to level it.

I usually do a least 5 at first

 

[Nutro]

Ah okay I was thinking small increments as I didn't want to go higher than 1" so I will start with 5 full turns and see

 

[ChevyDave]

I think I know the answer to this but, is there a lift for a 4wd gmt400 that is a spindle lift? Also the same person said that a knuckle lift is a spindle lift...is that true?

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[FastOrange]

I think I know the answer to this but, is there a lift for a 4wd gmt400 that is a spindle lift? Also the same person said that a knuckle lift is a spindle lift...is that true?

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4x4 doesn't use a spindle they use knuckles.

 

[ChevyDave]

4x4 doesn't use a spindle they use knuckles.

Right and a knuckle and a spindle are two completely different things, thank you lol. I was just making sure I wasn't a complete idiot haha.

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[brokeguy68]

Im rebuilidng my suspension, and i have a 1997 1500 z71 with f44 hd packagem and i purchased spring bolt anchors for the axel, based on the fact is was a 1500 series. Does the f44 have the same size axel as a 2500? the ones i got seem small. The axel tube dia is approx 3.350, so im assuming it is 3-3/8 dia axel tube. does anyone have any idea what size the 2500 is, or a standard 1500?
thanks in advance.
Casey

 

[thz71]

Im rebuilidng my suspension, and i have a 1997 1500 z71 with f44 hd packagem and i purchased spring bolt anchors for the axel, based on the fact is was a 1500 series. Does the f44 have the same size axel as a 2500? the ones i got seem small. The axel tube dia is approx 3.350, so im assuming it is 3-3/8 dia axel tube. does anyone have any idea what size the 2500 is, or a standard 1500?
thanks in advance.
Casey

It has a 14 bolt sf axle, I assume you mean u bolts. If so the 14bolt requires bigger ones than the 10 bolt as the axle tunes are bigger

 

[brokeguy68]

Thanks Thz71, The part in question was the plates that the U-bolt connect to. But the information i needed is the same. Much apreciated.
Thanks,
Casey