Question for you guys, debated starting a new thread for this question.
I threw 2.5" keys in and 3" blocks. I know the only weight in the truck right now is the motor, tranny, and transfer case, but the back end is sitting roughly 5"-7" higher than the front. I used my 2wd parts truck as a reference. I know the weight of the cab and bed will settle out the back end a bit, probably bring the difference down to 4"-6".
After I plopped the motor in, the upper control arms didn't even come off of the bump stop. I stood on the rad saddle mount and started jumping and the only real flex I was getting was out of the tires. I ended up cutting out the upper control arm bump stop. That gave me more height, but now my ball joint is maxed, and the wheel is cambered in at the top. The CV shafts are on an aggressive angle angle as well.
I was thinking I could make some spacers for the upper control arms and front diff. I figure this would give me a bit more height out of the front end and help my angles quite a bit.
Has anyone encountered this? I figure I could drop the front diff a lot, probably around 4" to straighten out the CV shafts, and space between the upper control arm and ball joint about 1"-2"
Also the design of the diff drop is going to be interesting. The one side is easy, just throw a block between the bracket and the plate welded to the tube to bring it down. But the diff pot side is a bear. I'm not really sure how I'm going to do it as of yet. If anyone has suggestions, I am open to anything.