Block lifts.

[chevyboy1]

i have a 1998 GMT 400 W/T 1500. where is a good place to look for block lift kits?

[mudseeker]

any aftermarket suspension dealer will carry them, such as superlift, rancho, rough country and so on.

how do you plan on lifting the IFS part of the truck?

[keithr0005005]

Summit Racing - High Performance Car and Truck Parts | 800-230-3030 has good deals on lift blocks. dont go more than two inches if you arent planning on buying a kit and are gonna crank your bars to level it out. if you do this remember to count your turns so you crank equally on both sides. watch your cv angle although two inches in the front will be fine. be sure to get a wheel alignment right away and new shocks because you will most likely top out the front factory shocks. at least mine did with 2 inches of crank. happy bouncing lol

[junior3382]

Just keep in mind that cranking the torsion bars up front do not come with no consequences. As I have been a victum to this way of lifting as well, here is some advice. Lifting with blocks is easy, but T-bars come with strained ball joints and worn bushings. Getting the allignment is a perfect idea, but expect to be replacing the ball joints with in a year. Now I have looked into better kits. Rough Country's 2-3" suspension lifts that utilize the t-bar crank up front, also replace the upper control arms alltogether with new ones that help keep the factory geometry of the ball joints. These kits are not expensive, however, they are a pain to install. However, you will get new shocks, ball joints and bushings to rplace everything with, and they tend to last a little longer. So basically, if you are going to do it, do it right the first time, save the headaches! Trust me! LOL.

[o3shortbed]

i swear i seen a post that said to stay away from lift blocks. i wanna say it was from 75k30 but i havent searched yet. if ur gonna lift it go with a body lift or a suspension lift. lift blocks go in between the springs and axel rignt? under hard braking they can pop out and thats not good in any suituation (sp)

[junior3382]

o3shortbed, that was a post saying stay away from front lift blocks, like for trucks with solid axles up front, avoid front lift blocks, kind of does not apply here, he wants blocks for the rear, which can be argued, but it is not 100% discouraged.

[o3shortbed]

i knew i seen somethin on it. just speaking-typing what i think

[87c10slammer]

i would go with an add a leaf kit

[keithr0005005]

i like lift blocks more than add a leafs for ride quality reasons. putting a lift block in maintains an exact stock ride because all your doing is raising the spring pack from the axle. the same amount of surface area contacts the spring with a block as does with out one. if the u bolts are torqued properly everything is perfectly fine. i believe certain truck brands (i think dodge) actually come with a block in the rear factory on certain models. add a leafs stiffen your ride and to some thats no good. (not that its not a perfectly fine way to lift a truck.) and i agree with junior on goin with a rc 2-3 inch lift. ride quality will be better and it is better for the front end of the truck although the only thing i had to replace when i cranked my tbars two years ago were the upper ball joints. since than i havent had any problems other than it being a little stiff up front.