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New lift blocks don't line up

Old 08-15-2014, 04:18 PM
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Ok so I bought a spindle lift for the front but now it looks like the socal lift with no lift in the back. Now I bought some 3" blocjs to level it out but the hole on the leafs don't line up with the hole in the block. The truck is on a slight inclined driveway but nothing too major. I need help ASAP guys!!!!!!
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This is what I mean by not lining up

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Idk I've never used blocks before u can't just work it into the holes?
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No its off by like a 1/4 of an inch and unless I can turn my rear diff a tiny bit forward it's not going anywhere /:
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Originally Posted by Mario01XLT
No its off by like a 1/4 of an inch and unless I can turn my rear diff a tiny bit forward it's not going anywhere /:
Idk what you should do then like I said I've never used blocks before so maybe someone who has will chime in
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Went to a tire shop that's a couple of blocks away from my house and turns out that it's normal for that to happen and the way to set it back into place would be with some ratcheting straps tied to the diff and hook it up to a part of the chassis and go to town and it'll set back into place ( boy if only I knew that earlier lol) oh and turns out the P.O.S. blocks are for GM trucks smh I guess that's what I get for buying crap at autozone lesson learned
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Those look to be aluminum. You'll be replacing them and parts on your truck when they get spit out. Only use cast iron or fabricated steel blocks. The aluminum ones like to colllapse.
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Originally Posted by Carcrazygts2
Those look to be aluminum. You'll be replacing them and parts on your truck when they get spit out. Only use cast iron or fabricated steel blocks. The aluminum ones like to colllapse.
my rough country blocks are plastic lol
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^Really haha I was gonna order them from rough country too cause the spindles seem pretty sturdy
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Holy ****, plastic? If suggest those not be installed on the truck.

As for it not lining up, just push the axle forward r backwards to get it lined up, no biggie!!

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