52" front spring swap

sodnahue862002

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I am looking at all of my different options for a lift kit. It is going to be on a 89 suburban frame and drive train. Im running a corporate 10bolt 6 lug in the front with stock 1/2 ton suspension with dual shocks. I have seen where people take the stock 1/2 ton rear 52" springs and relocate the stock mounts on the front and new shackles and little other odds and ends. Doing this will give me 4 inches of lift and more flex then aftermarket 4inch lift springs, and a whole lot cheaper. Most every one suggest against doing this with out crossover steering for full use out of off roading. but this is going to be for the most part a tow rig / recovery rig and daily driver. Is this set up any good. i dont want to cut corners but i want the most bang for my buck. and doing this is super cheep.
if anyone could tell me pros and cons to this set up i would appreciate it. thanks
 
thanks. that is the build thread that im going to use if i do it, i was just looking for peoples opinions that have knowledge on it the pro and cons of it and if it is better then why are people paying for lift springs when they can get stock rear spring for so cheep.
 
i did this to a s10 i did a solid axle swap on and i used rear suburban springs on the front the problem is they flaten out and thats a s10 with a 4.3 not a suburban with a 350. i had to leave the helper leaf on the bottom or the springs would have actually inverted a little bit . pm me and i will tell you how to avoid this becayse i just sold a burb i had 12" on with 44"s i lifted
 
i did this to a s10 i did a solid axle swap on and i used rear suburban springs on the front the problem is they flaten out and thats a s10 with a 4.3 not a suburban with a 350. i had to leave the helper leaf on the bottom or the springs would have actually inverted a little bit . pm me and i will tell you how to avoid this becayse i just sold a burb i had 12" on with 44"s i lifted
 
I just did this to my 89 Blazer (K-5) So, the frames should probably be pretty close. I got my 52" springs free from an 87 Suburban rear. The removal of the rivets in the stock spring hangers took 2 full days of grinding and drilling. We used the writeup on CK5 forum too. Some things he did not address were $$$ ordered lengthened brake lines, a raised steer arm, and longer shocks. The swap moves the front spring forward about 2 inches to get the proper shackle angle in the rear of the front spring...in doing so the stock driveshaft no longer reaches and has to now be lengthened. All in all, it's not cheap, but it is a more proper way to get good quality lift and would do it over more curved 47" springs any day.
 
i am putting a s10 body on the frame so i dont need the body mounts where they are at. i started yesterday cutting the first cab body mount and the rear shackle mount. i put the rear spring in the stock located front mount and relocated rear mount. it looks as good as stock if you ask me the only thing that im really wondering is. now the sway bar is 2 inches shy of being able to mount up. this truck is going to be driven on the road and im pretty sure that i am going to need the sway bar does any one have any sugestions on how the make it mount up. or is every one that is doing this just not running the sway bar?
 
If you space out the mounts for the swaybar at the frame, you can get them to attach at the spring. I just took mine off. Street ride didn't suffer all that much, but I rarely get over 60 mph. Check offroad design's online catalog. They have swaybar mounting kits and quick disconnects.
 
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