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Old 04-30-2012, 10:50 AM   #10
hartbraker
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Re: 6 inch lift on an 86 k30... help?

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Originally Posted by Mr. 250r View Post
15k on a single wheel phewwwww something i would never do lol and what about a crew cab or suburban driveshaft does anyone know the length differences maybe its possible to swap in one of those over getting a custom one just a though i only have a 4in block lift and 3in body and my driveshaft was fine until i swapped in a 2005 full floater which for some reason the pinion area is about 2.5in shorter than my stock semi floater so now mine is almost all the way out but ill be getting a custom one anyways which price wise isn't too bad you could always ask around for one just to get an idea
You have to keep in mind that all 15,000 lbs aren't on the truck, that's just the weight of the trailer. I'm fairly certain that the ratio for this trailer is about 70%:30% meaning approximately 70% of the 15,000 is on the truck so about 10,500 lbs
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