I couldn't get the 3" coil spacer to fit. The spacer fits, but then it was impossible to get the coil spring back into the lower control arm bucket. I gave up on it.
The Rough Country 4" spindle lift kit gave me enough clearance to run 35s on my 2wd. That's good enough for me
I just installed the RC 4" spindles on the front of my Suburban. Now I'm starting on the rear. My original plan was spindles plus 3" coil spacer - Good luck! Even with a spring compressor, that wasn't gonna happen. So I gave up and settled on just the spindles. I already bought ProComp...
I did buy extended brake lines, because I saw something about that. I'm unsure about the ball joint spacer - I'm seeing 1", 1 1/2", and 2" heights. Which one would be appropriate for a 3" coil spring spacer?
I agree the new control arm would be best option, however it's $550 plus $230...
I'm about to install 4" Rough Country spindles, and 3" coil spacers. Can I get away with 1.5" - 2" balljoint spacer and the stock UCA? I'm in Hawaii so with shipping, tubular control arms gonna be nearly $800! Hopefully that's an upgrade I can do later...
Here's my 97 Suburban 2wd
I've been gathering the parts to lift it, and read through this entire post. Lots of great info and inspiration.
I haven't installed anything yet, and my Suburban currently sits on 265/75/16.
I bought 4" Rough Country spindles, 3" coil spacers, and I have both 4 and...