Just another 6in lift (updated)

[Tonkatoy]

Started to fix up my sons soon to be truck so here is some progress pics

Not happy with how low the rear is sitting compared to the front, so the question is, can I put a spacer under my 6in lift coil? I have already order the Spohn trac bar and adjustable upper and lowers so I can re-center the axel, just want to see if anyone else has ran it without any issues. Thanks

 

[CamReynolds]

Started to fix up my sons soon to be truck so here is some progress picsView attachment 200099 View attachment 200100 View attachment 200101 View attachment 200102

Not happy with how low the rear is sitting compared to the front, so the question is, can I put a spacer under my 6in lift coil? I have already order the Spohn trac bar and adjustable upper and lowers so I can re-center the axel, just want to see if anyone else has ran it without any issues. Thanks View attachment 200103

how did you get the sierra front end?

 

[Tonkatoy]

how did you get the sierra front end?

Swap, hood, bumper and grill, had to modify the frame horns and weld on the Sierra bumper brackets, and cut the Chevy HD hood to match the yukon headlights, but I think it makes the truck look tough

 

[00'BlueSteel]

Have you driven it around yet to settle the front, when I set mine back on the ground it sits up like that and as soon as i drive it it settles back down. Took a couple times of doing that to get the front torsion keys set right.

Edit: Realised I should have also said , yes you can put a coil spring spacer with those springs it’s not a big deal since our vehicles have the 4 link setup. Atleast that’s my OP

 

[4WDTRK]

What a cool thing to do for your kid!

Post a pic from the side when you get a chance.

 

[Tonkatoy]

No I haven’t driven it yet, waiting on the rear arms and rear shocks, but i will try before adding spacers, right now the keys have no crank on them at all, so we will see... thanks

 

[00'BlueSteel]

No I haven’t driven it yet, waiting on the rear arms and rear shocks, but i will try before adding spacers, right now the keys have no crank on them at all, so we will see... thanks

Same here, that’s exactly how mine was when I put the lift on and it still does it today when I lift the front tires off the ground with a floor jack. Had me so confused when I first put my lift on. I have my torsion key bolts thread in just enough to raise the keys off the little blocks a tiny bit. So I expect 7” of lift and it was sitting around 8.5” until I drove it around a good bit.

 

[00'BlueSteel]

Side note: like others I would love to see more photos of it, looks like a badass rig!

 

[04Huck]

That thing looks awesome man. Just get online and google rear lift spacers for a Tahoe, I've seen anything from .5"-3" billet spacers for these trucks. I would think 1.5-2" would be good once the front is settled. Honestly, I'd get the arms on to center the axle and then drive it to see where the front settles to. Then order some spacers to match.

Definitely need some more pics of it once it's done, it looks awesome. I want to do the Sierra front end next year.

 

[Tonkatoy]

Still waiting on the Spohn links and trac bar so I can add a spacer in the back, so it’s filthy from sitting waiting for parts, but here she is. You can see the difference from from to back. I will post updated pics once the spacers are installed

 

[Tonkatoy]

Got the Spohn upper and lower links and rear trac bar and the cover today now to find time to install them

 

[CamReynolds]

View attachment 200503 View attachment 200502 Still waiting on the Spohn links and trac bar so I can add a spacer in the back, so it’s filthy from sitting waiting for parts, but here she is. You can see the difference from from to back. I will post updated pics once the spacers are installed

can you lower the torsion keys?

 

[Tonkatoy]

can you lower the torsion keys?

No, the bolts literally are just touching the keys, no torque on them at all.

 

[06JET]

Are those 33's or 35's? Looks great. 20" -44 rims?

 

[Tonkatoy]

Are those 33's or 35's? Looks great. 20" -44 rims?

They are 33x12.5 on 22x12 yes -44
Depending on where she’s settled at I may go up to 35s just not sure yet

 

[Tonkatoy]

Got the links and 2” spacer installed and looks about level, just need to move the axel back a little the i think it will be fine