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Old 02-07-2011, 11:15 PM   #2
Justins76
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73-87 2wd lift with 33x10.5x 18 Nittos



18x8" Chevy 6 lugs wheels off a new Z71
Nitto Terragrappler 33x10.50
Rear 2.5" Rancho lift blocks
Bilstein 5100 extended shocks


Front-
88-98 Rough Country lift spindles
88-98 Raybestos PG ball joints
88-98 C2500 LD 6 lugs rotors and calipers
Moog 6454 HD springs.
Belltech 1 3/8" sway bar
73-87 C30 lower A-arm
73-87 C10 upper A-arm



One problem I ran into was the 88-98 outer tie rods connect to the spindle from underneath and caused interference with the sway bar. I do not know if this would be a problem with the stock sway bar. Since the tie rod joint is smaller then a 73-87, what I did was get a taper reamer from summit and reamed it from above and used the stock tie rod.


The brake hoses are from a 88-98 and they connect to the frame differently. If you clock them just right, they will fit into the hole in the frame and use a horseshoe shaped clip to hold it in.


The spindle, rotors, bearings, calipers, pads, ball joints and hoses I used were from a 1994. The rest is stock 73-87 parts, with 1 ton lower control arms.

You have to use 88-98 rotors and calipers. Since the 88-98 ball joint is bigger, it wont fit 1/2 ton arms. I'm using 88-98 Raybestos PG (formerly Spicer) ball joints.

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