79 chevy 4x4 truck

General Discussion
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i have a 79 chevy 4x4 truck i was going to lift the suspension with 3 inch blocks can u tell me if they will work on front without any problems

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What will you do about the pittman arm? The brake flex lines won’t reach. And the drive shaft angles will cause the U-joints to fail even in normal driving and in hard mud driving they will leave you stranded quite often. I have dropped and scrapped a great many lift kits from 4x4s when the owners gave up on getting all the bugs worked out.

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As mentioned by Rod Knox above, the drive shaft angle is a critical consideration. U-joints aren’t like CV joints, which can work well at extreme angles. U-joints have limited angle tolerance. Too extreme of an angle will cause u-joint failure and worse than that, vibrations. Recommend to know in advance how much the DS angle will change & if this will prove a problem.

4

Do yourself a big favor and leave it alone…

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thanks guys i was thinking the samething

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will a one inch lift be ok

7

Why do you need a lift?
Are you going off road?
Or do you you just want to look tough?
Nothing wrong with that, I guess.

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I agree with the the majority here and will also advise you to leave the suspension alone. Years ago…I decided to add 12 inch shackles to my '57 Chevy Belair. I spent an entire Saturday morning installing them so I could have the car ready for my date that night.

When I pulled into the driveway…my girlfriend’s dad laughed at them and walked away. My girlfriend took one look at them and remarked “It’s silly.” I went home after the date and worked well into the early morning removing them.

I sold the shackles on Monday to a guy who didn’t have any more sense than I did when I bought them. Live and learn.

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Oh yes.you are better off leaving well enough alone,you can buy pittman arms that allow for the different angle,but;(whynot just up the tire size one or two sizes and try that out?)-Kevin

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I can onlt add my agreement to what everyone else has said. Rod and George have described my reasons perfectly. Missileman’s story was great also…and I thank you, missileman, for the laugh.