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Offline Harmon

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2wd 86 Raised?
« on: November 25, 2010, 09:29:05 AM »
My dad has a 77 GMC "fall guy" truck and I love how it has the "lift" look...obviously for the 4wd...

I have a 86 silverado c10 2wd...I need to rebuild the front end first of all, and I was wondering if it is possible to raise my front and rear up a little bit to get a more higher and meaner look to my truck...

Thanks for any ideas..
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Re: 2wd 86 Raised?
« Reply #1 on: November 25, 2010, 10:22:00 AM »
They do make 2wd lift well I think they did but they are hard to find. You can also put 1ton springs up front that will give you a inch or. There are guys on here that have done this they will chime in
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Re: 2wd 86 Raised?
« Reply #2 on: November 25, 2010, 11:31:44 AM »
Find the lift spindles for a 88-98 chevrolet p/u 2wd.
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Re: 2wd 86 Raised?
« Reply #3 on: November 25, 2010, 05:49:44 PM »
Quote from: three8six on November 25, 2010, 11:31:44 AM
Find the lift spindles for a 88-98 chevrolet p/u 2wd.

Those will not fit on an '86.

88 and up chevy pickup trucks (k10/1500) were a different body style and frame than the 87 and earlier trucks.
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Re: 2wd 86 Raised?
« Reply #4 on: November 25, 2010, 06:23:08 PM »
Those spindles fit with 3/4 ton lower control arms using squarebody ball joints, don't jump to conclusions till you've done the research.  There are many options for lifting, I would recommend the lift coils, you can get 2 and 3in from ebay.  You might need ball joint spacers, with the 3in though and they are difficult to locate.
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Re: 2wd 86 Raised?
« Reply #5 on: November 25, 2010, 06:51:04 PM »
Interesting...Have any suppliers on hand?  I'd like to look into this.
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Re: 2wd 86 Raised?
« Reply #6 on: November 25, 2010, 07:12:51 PM »
Had me two didn't know about mismatching parts
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Re: 2wd 86 Raised?
« Reply #7 on: November 25, 2010, 07:23:36 PM »
I knew about some missmatch parts....Brake lines and things like that...

I just didn't know that the different design of the control arms would work...
I know a few people that would be interested in this one.
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Re: 2wd 86 Raised?
« Reply #8 on: November 25, 2010, 09:08:55 PM »
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Re: 2wd 86 Raised?
« Reply #9 on: November 26, 2010, 12:59:04 AM »
its a big thing in the 67-72 gen of trucks, mismatching parts to update the suspension, that's where I learned about it.
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Re: 2wd 86 Raised?
« Reply #10 on: November 28, 2010, 09:23:32 AM »
Don't feel bad, if I'd known my truck would be a lifted 2wd, not lowered.....
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Re: 2wd 86 Raised?
« Reply #11 on: December 01, 2010, 05:44:44 PM »
So I could use taller coil springs?  What about the rear of the truck?
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Re: 2wd 86 Raised?
« Reply #12 on: December 01, 2010, 06:06:14 PM »
Lift coils can be used, just watch you might need ball joint spacers.  For the rear i would just go to your local autozone and get their 2in lift/lowering block kit for $20 and put that in.
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Re: 2wd 86 Raised?
« Reply #13 on: December 07, 2010, 04:50:00 PM »
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Re: 2wd 86 Raised?
« Reply #14 on: December 08, 2010, 12:28:18 AM »
I still don’t see why you would want to raise the truck makes for higher center of gravity not allot but it is making it worse you would want stiffer shocks so it doesn’t roll as much the higher it is the more roll
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