i'm planning out everything i need for my SAS, which won't have funds till next summer.

i have 2" add-a leafs i got a while back, but never put in, and installed longer shackles instead.

i'm planning on 2-2.5" YJ springs, giving the front 3.5-4" lift, right now i have 2" lift in the rear(1 3/4 on a ruler at the frame above the axle).... should i plan on buying lift springs for the rear, or just put the add a leafs in?

if i'm designing a flexy front/stiff rear then the add-leafs would work right? or do they really stiffen up the springs? it would be far cheaper and upgradable in the future as i see it.

after talking to some people, and doing some research i'm going for 3.5-4" lift, but with 2" in the rear already, 4" lift springs for the rear would bring the rear up 6", which would be too far. my other option would be chevy rears which are 10" or so longer than stock springs and give 2" lift, giving me a 4" lift(theoretically). or try to make a pack w/ 2-2.5" lift... the options are almost endless, but i want it as simple and effective as possible.

 

What kind of truck?

 

looks like it's for an '88

In most cases the rear Chevy's require a 4" block- they are very flat. They work real well- and are cheap to boot.

Try to balance the flex- too stiff in the rear causes all kinds of headaches. What the front crawls over, the rear has to follow, and it can get kinda hairy if the rear has no flex. Been there....

 

Don't know if this has already been posted. I found Fly-N-Hi.com tonight while surfing for shops close to home. Its a Dana 60 set-up front and rear.

Rear Housing:


Truss:


4 link:


Tracker:


Ramp:


Side:


Action Shot:

 

That's the waterfall on Judgement Day trail off Table Mesa Rd. in Aridzona. Fun stuff! That's the spot that finished off my bed- it was a good excuse to chop 14" off the back and flat bed it.

 

didn't realize they were that flat, i heard they give 2-3" lift.

 

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20665

chevy faq's on the Pirate show'm to give 2" or so, but you'll need to make up the rest of the height w/ a block. Since most SAS'd rigs seem to end up about 6" over stock, the 4" block is common. My 5" All Pro lift ended up initially lifting the truck almost 8", and settled down to just under 6". As a reference point, my frame mounted sliders hit me at mid thigh- I'm 6' tall.