Mopar It
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are these safe and usable on an xj?
- Thread starter Mopar It
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- Hammertown, USA
Those look sketchy!
Mopar It
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- windsor nor-cal
well their for full size gm's just wondering if they'd be worthwhile and safe for an xj
JNickel101
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- Alamogordo, NM
the fact that they call a block a "machined leaf" should be an indicator....
I wouldnt use them as paperweights....
I wouldnt use them as paperweights....
no_gamecocks
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- Northern Virginia
I've heard those are actually pretty good. An improvement over a typical lift block, which is also useful for minor wheelbase adjustments. (I'm not sure why the page/ad specifically mentions Suburbans.)
JNickel101
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- Alamogordo, NM
if you need a wheelbase adjustment, get TNT u-bolt eliminators.
MrShaft696
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- Blue Bell, PA
yeah i dont know why you would need them. I know a few v8 s10 people who have used them when they changed drive trains to use the same driveshaft, but I dont think there is any good enough reason to run them.
x2elite
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- Texarkana, AR/TX
I have heard of alot of full size chevy guys using them to move their front axles forward. Still doesn't seem safe to me, especially on a front axle.
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- Hammertown, USA
x2elite said:
its against the law to use any kind of block on the front axle of a vehicle, and for damn good reason. Don't be in front of any of those guys when they try and stop.
To the original poster:
Why do you want to move your axle? If you're running a tire so large as to not fit in the wheelwell, this is for sure not the way to fix it..
jmop
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- Salem, Oregon
They look like a nice enough lift block to me, and it can be usefull to move the axle forward or back a bit. I spent quite a bit of time at a wrecking yard measuring leafs trying to get one that was the proper length and pin offset for the WB I was shooting for. I ended up a little longer then I would like and something like this would be handy to pull it in.
Oh and I am runnig tires much to large to fit in the original wheelwell. The rear axle placement is much to forward to fit large tires and on a 4 door you don't really have much of an option but to move the axle back.
Oh and I am runnig tires much to large to fit in the original wheelwell. The rear axle placement is much to forward to fit large tires and on a 4 door you don't really have much of an option but to move the axle back.
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- Hammertown, USA
jmop said:
What size tires? I'm running 35's with RE leafs and I can stuff the rear until the leafs are flat, and the tires tuck perfectly..
cloudswimmer
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- So.Cal.
cal said:
Cal, what size lift do you have in the rear?
- Location
- Hammertown, USA
mathmatically about 6.75", but after the weight of bumpers and winches and such, it measures between 5.5 and 6.
http://www.shadowco.org/~cal/offroad/pics/
http://www.shadowco.org/~cal/offroad/pics/
cloudswimmer
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- So.Cal.
cal said:
Ahh ok, But it looks like you have trimmed quite a bit.
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- Hammertown, USA
Not as much as you think - no flares makes it look worse than it is. I've trimmed maybe an inch? Maybe a little less.
The flares are sitting in the garage waiting for me to get unlazy and reinstall them.
The flares are sitting in the garage waiting for me to get unlazy and reinstall them.
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- Hesperia, Kalifornia
cal said:
heh, you got a lot of project parts in your garage waiting for you to get unlazy to install, don't you?
I've ran these zero rates on my fullsize Chevy Blazer (74 K5). They definitely have their purpose. They are essentially non-degree'd shims, that gave me an additional 1".
A lot of the full size guys run those in the front, as the K5's are leaf sprung front. IMO, they would be no less safe than running degreed shims in the front to adjust pinion angle. These bolt to the shim pack and are stout. I haven't read about or heard from my K5 brothers of any issue with these since they came out from ORD.
Mopar It
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- windsor nor-cal
yeah i just figured they could be used to move the tire back on an xj seeing as how i notice they are closer to the cab on 4-doors then the rear where there is ample room
- Location
- Hammertown, USA
waxer said:heh, you got a lot of project parts in your garage waiting for you to get unlazy to install, don't you?
Most of them are waiting on warm weather.
waxer said:
I'm not 100%, but I'm fairly sure at least in Kalifornia shims in the front are against the law now too. I know blocks of all types are.
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- Hammertown, USA
Mopar It said:
it isnt really necessary though. When the axle droops they go forward, but down, so they usually clear fine. When you compress the axle, they move backwards, where there is plenty of room.
Mopar It
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- windsor nor-cal
okay well thanks then, guess ill put them on my gmc sierra and not my jeep
