98_k1500
strange noises are normal
So, a while back, i bought this 88 s10 blazer for next to nothing. Its got a tbi 4.3 in it and a 700r4 trans. Its a tahoe, so its loaded, and everything works including the air. I came across the idea for this lift kit from the guys from realift.com, and decided to make my own version. Here is how she sat when i bought her.
I took the front differential out of it, and removed the upper control arms. I then cut up the lower control arms, lengthened them, and made them accept 1/2 ton gmt400 upper ball joints. I hung a 4x4 1/2 ton steering knuckle on it, and hung the gmt400 lower control arms on the bottom of the knuckles. I cut the lower cross member out of the 1/2 ton truck and bolted between the lower control arms. Then i bolted in the rear lower control arm brackets, and the rear differential mounts. I bolted up the differential and put the cv axles in it. This setup allows you to run the factory s10 torsion bars and shocks in the factory location. It is 10.5" of lift. Its all just sitting together right now, but it has come a long way for just one day of work going into it. This is how its sitting right now.
The differential is in it now instead of laying on the ground, but by the time all that was done, it was too dark to take a pic.
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I took the front differential out of it, and removed the upper control arms. I then cut up the lower control arms, lengthened them, and made them accept 1/2 ton gmt400 upper ball joints. I hung a 4x4 1/2 ton steering knuckle on it, and hung the gmt400 lower control arms on the bottom of the knuckles. I cut the lower cross member out of the 1/2 ton truck and bolted between the lower control arms. Then i bolted in the rear lower control arm brackets, and the rear differential mounts. I bolted up the differential and put the cv axles in it. This setup allows you to run the factory s10 torsion bars and shocks in the factory location. It is 10.5" of lift. Its all just sitting together right now, but it has come a long way for just one day of work going into it. This is how its sitting right now.
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The differential is in it now instead of laying on the ground, but by the time all that was done, it was too dark to take a pic.
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