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Saw this on ebay, and to my eye looks unsafe. Would you drive a vehicle with this big of a lift block?
http://shortlinks.net/lnw100
Dennis
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Bad lift job?
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Offroadfabworks
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Man i hate it when people take a short cut, and dont think about safety
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No way that I would drive a truck with that kind of lift. I would not think that it has any stability. Of course, there is no way you would get me into anything with these seats.
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that is SOOO unsafe, and to think if you cut that and dropped the shackles it would be perfectly safe.
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Illegal to lift one like that and drive it on the road in VA.
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They also did bend the steering arm upwards!!!
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Yikes. There are some tremendous side loads on that thing when making a turn. It wouldn't take long to work that loose and spit it out. Then, it would get real ugly!
Don't forget to use the short links programs for those monstrous links guys. I chopped it for you Stretch. It was almost as tall as you
Don't forget to use the short links programs for those monstrous links guys. I chopped it for you Stretch. It was almost as tall as you
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That sort of block puts considerable stress on the springs during acelleration and braking.
Lee in Alaska
Lee in Alaska
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ANY kind of front blocks should be illegal in EVERY state. They're not safe at all, the add-a-leafs are the closest thing to lift blocks that should be on the front axle, period.
CCATLETT1984
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Jakob, they are illegal in every state, its federal law.
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Looks like an accident waiting to happen to me as well, Even if used strictly as an off road toy...... No rollbar as backup..... ouch!
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Gotta love the new mushroom!!
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Towerguy1
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I noticed it too. 70's GMC hubcap?
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Agreed on the new mushroom Mike. That's a center hub cap from an older 80's Chevy 4x4 pickup. I've got a set on the shelf in the shop. Gotta see how that would work?
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Dorks like that are the ones who inspire the Government to enact more laws...........
I say,
"YOU, WITH THE FRONT LIFT BLOCKS, OUT OF THE GENE POOL!!!!!........
I say,
"YOU, WITH THE FRONT LIFT BLOCKS, OUT OF THE GENE POOL!!!!!........
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Not only is the front lift block unsafe, that one looks like its hollow to boot. Wow!!!
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And thats not the biggest block I've ever seen. Theres tons of people who use lift blocks like that for their front, but their trucks are off road use only. As far as on road... lift blocks on the front are just plain dangerous...
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Who ever uses a lift block on the front end is a wack job.
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That truck is coming unglued very shortly... The lift method can not be made safe. Even if it could be made safe in theory, the block (I believe) is inadequate as it appears to be box tube stood on end, which is a bad thing. I'm not positive on the wall thickness of that axle, but I'm thinking it's inadequate for direct u-bolting without a plate to spread the pressure. And I'm pretty convinced that while it is technically possible, that given the work I see thus far, the methods I envision for "adjusting" the steering arm probably caused it to loose most of it's strength. I wouldn't drive it. 