What have you done to your square lately??

[Redfish]

I replaced a very worn out set of front shocks with a new set of Skyjacker Nitro 8000s. The passenger's side was dripping oil, I had been wanting to change them anyway and that was the excuse I needed. These are set up for the 2 inch lift so I am hoping for good results. I won't be able to test drive it until Friday.

For those of you that care about such things, I was pleasantly surprised by the messages on the packing slip.

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[Grit dog]

^Nice shocks! Lol
Unlike you, we turned a 4” lift into a 5” lift yesterday. No more tire rub finally…

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[Grit dog]

What a difference a small slope makes.
Driveway is not flat. It’s breaking away from the door and down to the right. 1-2% slope.
Pic above looks like there’s still some rake to the stance.
Pic below looks like the Carolina squat.
Reality is, it still has about 1.5” of positive rake back end higher than front.
Of course the fender openings always make these trucks look goofy.

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[PeteJr]

Spent more money and cussed a lot............

 

[TotalyHucked]

^Nice shocks! Lol
Unlike you, we turned a 4” lift into a 5” lift yesterday. No more tire rub finally…

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Forgive my ignorance, I've never worked on a solid axle 4x4, only newer IFS rigs. I've always heard it's a big no-no to put blocks on the front axle, is that an old wives tale?

 

[hopf8678]

Getting leather buckets and console out of a avalanche, black interior panels, supercharger or twin turbos, and a 6 speed transmission

 

[Mr Clean]

Forgive my ignorance, I've never worked on a solid axle 4x4, only newer IFS rigs. I've always heard it's a big no-no to put blocks on the front axle, is that an old wives tale?

That is not a wives tail. I would never put blocks on the front axle. It is very unsafe. I seen it done, and it has caused catastrophic damage when they fail. Too much is going on in the front end.

 

[Grit dog]

That is not a wives tail. I would never put blocks on the front axle. It is very unsafe. I seen it done, and it has caused catastrophic damage when they fail. Too much is going on in the front end.

Forgive my ignorance, I've never worked on a solid axle 4x4, only newer IFS rigs. I've always heard it's a big no-no to put blocks on the front axle, is that an old wives tale?

Correct, not an old wives tale. Lift blocks in front are a no no.
This is a “zero rate” add a leaf. Lol. That’s how ORD markets those “blocks.”
Yes it’s a block but it’s pinned to the leaf stack and thus pinned into the axle mounting pad as well.
By that logic it should be as safe as having a normal leaf stack that is an inch thicker. Or in this case about 3/4” because I removed the pinion angle shims.

I believe a lot of folks use them on wheelers as it can also be used to move the axle forward. Multiple holes in it. If it’s even remotely suitable for wheeling my logic is it will be fine on a mall crawler.

 

[89Suburban]

Forgive my ignorance, I've never worked on a solid axle 4x4, only newer IFS rigs. I've always heard it's a big no-no to put blocks on the front axle, is that an old wives tale?

That is not a wives tail. I would never put blocks on the front axle. It is very unsafe. I seen it done, and it has caused catastrophic damage when they fail. Too much is going on in the front end.

Correct, not an old wives tale. Lift blocks in front are a no no.
This is a “zero rate” add a leaf. Lol. That’s how ORD markets those “blocks.”
Yes it’s a block but it’s pinned to the leaf stack and thus pinned into the axle mounting pad as well.
By that logic it should be as safe as having a normal leaf stack that is an inch thicker. Or in this case about 3/4” because I removed the pinion angle shims.

I believe a lot of folks use them on wheelers as it can also be used to move the axle forward. Multiple holes in it. If it’s even remotely suitable for wheeling my logic is it will be fine on a mall crawler.

However on Semi's and other large heavy trucks it's okay. I never understood that. And I have seen 8" blocks on the front of some of them.

 

[TotalyHucked]

Correct, not an old wives tale. Lift blocks in front are a no no.
This is a “zero rate” add a leaf. Lol. That’s how ORD markets those “blocks.”
Yes it’s a block but it’s pinned to the leaf stack and thus pinned into the axle mounting pad as well.
By that logic it should be as safe as having a normal leaf stack that is an inch thicker. Or in this case about 3/4” because I removed the pinion angle shims.

I believe a lot of folks use them on wheelers as it can also be used to move the axle forward. Multiple holes in it. If it’s even remotely suitable for wheeling my logic is it will be fine on a mall crawler.

Ahh, understood. I've always heard guys talk about zero rates but never actually seen one installed. Thanks for the lesson Someday I'll have to learn, the GF wants a 4wd square when we can afford it

 

[Grit dog]

Ahh, understood. I've always heard guys talk about zero rates but never actually seen one installed. Thanks for the lesson Someday I'll have to learn, the GF wants a 4wd square when we can afford it

I wouldn’t use them intentionally if I was building the truck. But it was/is a good low buck option to fix the issue with the wheels rubbing.

 

[Strick]

Forgive my ignorance, I've never worked on a solid axle 4x4, only newer IFS rigs. I've always heard it's a big no-no to put blocks on the front axle, is that an old wives tale?

Blocks on the front axle are a no-no. I've seen them come out of the rear & it's an ugly mess.

Strickland

 

[hoagster]

Got some more done today in my want to put the cab back on the frame!

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The doors got finished also.

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Back to the garage and cleanup time for the frame and drive train, to move to the barn. Have all the body mounts and new bolts for the reinstall.

 

[Strick]

I've always heard it's a big no-no to put blocks on the front axle, is that an old wives tale?

Here's a pic of how I added an inch to the front leaf pack on my '81 Sub K20. It's a slab of 1" steel that is 10 inches long. I drilled the center and put the spring kingpin to go through all the leaves and the added "block". Most blocks have a locator for the axle/spring but do not attach to the spring itself.

 

[Ajax19]

Here's a pic of how I added an inch to the front leaf pack on my '81 Sub K20. It's a slab of 1" steel that is 10 inches long. I drilled the center and put the spring kingpin to go through all the leaves and the added "block". Most blocks have a locator for the axle/spring but do not attach to the spring itself.

Nice!