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- Joined
- Oct 6, 2015
- Posts
- 18
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- Location
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- First Name
- Marius
- Truck Year
- 1975
- Truck Model
- K5
- Engine Size
- 350
I'm sure I'm not the first guy with these questions but I'm fairly new at this. I got my hands on a 85 Military D30 but it has a 350 in it so I guess that makes it a K30. I got this truck running and I absolutly love this truck. Planning on doing a nice paintjob in 2016 but firstly I'm thinking of a 6-8 inch lift. I just like the look of a lifted truck. I don't plan on working with the truck, it'll purely be eye candy. I do not want to sacrfice ridebility because it's already quite bouncy in the back. I read a lot about Rough Country's products as well as various other suppliers. As I live in South Africa these kits are pretty expensive to ship to us (the US$/ZAR exchange rate is killing us). So I'd like to try and have it manufactured at one of our local leafspring manufacturing shops. What do these kits consists of and what do one have to order seperate to make it work? Can I remove the current spring and use that as a template with just 6-8" more curvature? Maybe a 4" suspension lift with a 3" body lift will be easier achievable and sacrifice the least with regards to stifness. Alternatively I must consider used parts from a salvage yard. Any recommendations.