I am looking at different suspension lift kits and have noticed that all of them use blocks between the rear axle and the spring. Is this necessary or a sign of a cheap suspension lift. My goal is to achieve max height with maximum wheel travel. Doesn't the lifting block eliminate spring travel. Does anyone know of a good 4" lift that uses springs in the rear? Whats your opinion?

 

deaver springs, or chevy 63" springs

 

You need to read about axle wrap, wheel hop and the associated damage to drivetrain components. Lift blocks are a back idea. A lift block only lifts you farther off the ground, it does not increase travel.

A better option are longer shackles or lift springs.

 

Just buy whatever kit you are looking at and use the front parts of it and just throw the blocks away. Then go to Trail Gear and buy a rear kit.

A good rear kit will run you about $600 more. That's why most of the lift kits just throw in a set of blocks for the rear.

I have a lift spring and a block in mine and it does wrap up a little, but it's more than tolerable for the wheeling I do.

 

I did an add-a-leaf and shackle in my old pick up to get about 4" and was happy with it

 

check out marlin, sky or allpro

all utilize longer than stock springs and mounting locations so welding is required. Any (4"+) lift that uses stock spring mounting locations will ride and flex like a brick and most likely has blocks....



I dont recommend blocks

If you are cheap...look into chevy 63" in the rear and rears up front

 

OK. So Im broke and cant afford the SAS or the AllPro rear lift, so in the mean time here is the plan to get my truck in the air. I am going to buy a 4" lift ( Yeah the one with the rear blocks) any suggestions ???

 

Procrap, Skycrapper....it dont matter...they are all pretty much the same. CHEAP...you get what you pay for

 

Search for 63" Chevy springs in rear... it will give you a flexible, softer and 3-4" taller ride. Besides, ride height is always adjustable through shackle length anyways (to an extent). Pirate has a FAQ on this topic....<LINK>

 

Downey's rear spring flex decently for stock locations. They are priced well too. $200 for a pair.

 

I think hes trying to avoid any extra fab work.....

 

Yes, they do flex well for what they are ....I have run many pairs of them (and so have quite a few of my friends)......every one I have seen has bent...

 

Skyjacker and Superlift are the only two bracket lifts worth getting because they both use full length drop brackets. A Procomp Stage 2 has some nice re-enforcing bars with it but the drops are still tabs and it costs $300 more than a Superlift or $500 more than a Rough Country (same lift as Superlift with different coatings).

 

Marlin crawler has springs for a four inch lift

 

there are soo many options you have you could pay a little extra i mean a lot extra and go for the marlin crawler lift or you can do what a lot of yota wheelers do and swap those springs for those of a 88-98 1/2 ton chevy im doing more research on the spring swap

 

Dang, sweet new avatar DTB.

I have the 4" blocks and I've yet to encounter a problem. However, I would like to ditch the blocks for a set of longer springs when money will allow.