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riz · 10-25-2012, 01:45 PM

I just got my K5 back from paint and will begin reassemble of certain items in a few months....... I installed a 2" body lift and want to adjust the bumpers so there's no gap..... does anybody make a kit to raise the bumpers back up 2" to the factory locations? Have any of you done this? Any help will be greatly appreciated.

RIZ

benjaminearle · 10-25-2012, 02:08 PM

not to sound like a jerk, but the best solution is to remove the body lift and put 2" of suspension under it. Otherwise you've spent money and effort to pick the body up and then money and effort again to pick the bumpers up.

riz · 10-25-2012, 02:11 PM

I have a 4" suspension lift and the 2" body lift. I'm NOT going to change my set up. I just want to raise my bumpers so there's no gap brtween the body and the bumpers from the body lift.

RIZ

benjaminearle · 10-25-2012, 02:15 PM

My aplogies, I thought you only had the body lift on it. No mention of suspension in the OP. Probabbly the easiest thing to do is have a machine shop (or you) make a simple offset bracket, but it will space it out.

Berg · 10-29-2012, 09:00 AM

This is actually a problem I had with a past truck that needed the body lift to clear some mods that were done underhood. My solution to the front was cutting the front frame horns off and welding 1/8" plate across, then re-welding the ears back on that I had removed to fill the gap. I then filled in with some scrap pieces of frame to make up some reinforcement just in case it ever got hit and needed the strength. The rear section on a Blazer is a little more difficult and I don't recommend doing the same mod for the fact that the torsion rods for the tailgate hook to special bolts that look like door strikers which are bolted to the frame. If you have a trailer hitch you will also need the rearmost section for the hitch. I never had a body lift in a Blazer but I'd imagine you'd have to do something special if you wanted to keep the torsion rods anyway. Maybe fill in with box tubing or get the rearmost frame clip for the bumper to mount to. Either way you'd probably have the rails hanging out under the bumper and it might look funny

10-25-2012, 01:45 PM	#1
riz Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: hudson,wi Posts: 805	bumper height adjustment? I just got my K5 back from paint and will begin reassemble of certain items in a few months....... I installed a 2" body lift and want to adjust the bumpers so there's no gap..... does anybody make a kit to raise the bumpers back up 2" to the factory locations? Have any of you done this? Any help will be greatly appreciated. RIZ

10-25-2012, 02:08 PM	#2
benjaminearle Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 12	Re: bumper height adjustment? not to sound like a jerk, but the best solution is to remove the body lift and put 2" of suspension under it. Otherwise you've spent money and effort to pick the body up and then money and effort again to pick the bumpers up.

10-25-2012, 02:11 PM	#3
riz Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: hudson,wi Posts: 805	Re: bumper height adjustment? I have a 4" suspension lift and the 2" body lift. I'm NOT going to change my set up. I just want to raise my bumpers so there's no gap brtween the body and the bumpers from the body lift. RIZ

10-25-2012, 02:15 PM	#4
benjaminearle Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 12	Re: bumper height adjustment? My aplogies, I thought you only had the body lift on it. No mention of suspension in the OP. Probabbly the easiest thing to do is have a machine shop (or you) make a simple offset bracket, but it will space it out.

10-29-2012, 09:00 AM	#5
Berg Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 84	Re: bumper height adjustment? This is actually a problem I had with a past truck that needed the body lift to clear some mods that were done underhood. My solution to the front was cutting the front frame horns off and welding 1/8" plate across, then re-welding the ears back on that I had removed to fill the gap. I then filled in with some scrap pieces of frame to make up some reinforcement just in case it ever got hit and needed the strength. The rear section on a Blazer is a little more difficult and I don't recommend doing the same mod for the fact that the torsion rods for the tailgate hook to special bolts that look like door strikers which are bolted to the frame. If you have a trailer hitch you will also need the rearmost section for the hitch. I never had a body lift in a Blazer but I'd imagine you'd have to do something special if you wanted to keep the torsion rods anyway. Maybe fill in with box tubing or get the rearmost frame clip for the bumper to mount to. Either way you'd probably have the rails hanging out under the bumper and it might look funny __________________ 1970 Chevelle SS396 1984 K5 Blazer -First Truck! 1999 Big Block K2500 'Burb



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