Spc uca boot

Truck is clean other then this bullshit can't even hear the engine when running got 100,000 on her now had 76,000 when purchased .

 

2" spacer = 4" lift.

Also means your suspension is highly compressed already. Great example of why spacers are a bad idea.

 

Hold the phone there's some janky shit going on here

 

Ha ha ha

 

Spacer has to go bud. The issue with spacers is that you move the entire strut down, so it doesn't limit down travel. When you jack this thing up it has to be wrecking the Shit out of your coil and uca. If it's not guess I'm retarded. Either way, that spacer looks entirely too big to keep the parameters in line for normal suspension function which would give an insight to your other front end troubles. Mind linking some pics of your cv angles and stuff from the front?

 

Got that side tore all apart I'll take some of other side tomorrow . Why would anyone install them risers yeah he did buy a nice bumper 2000 worth but should of got that suspspenion right first but I'll get it straightened out I just wanted to know what was causing it before I change out boots again but think I may need new bushings if that's what's creating squeaking so might just get new uca not spc .

 

Starting over

 

This side had newer axle but changing anyways all new . Bearing turns smoothly now that it's apart makes no sense .

 

damn all you had to do was remove the spacer, didnt need to go full bore n strip the spindle off too. While you are at it if you are that far, pull the UCA off, and grease the inner bushings where it connects to the Frame.

Get some 5100's and run the stock coils at 1.75in setting and you will be golden.

 

Should spc uca be hard to shove up and down with every thing apart? Takes a little muscle to move it up and down .

 

Ummmmmm, that looks a lot like a 3in spacer... Maybe I'm wrong though. I have a 3in spacer and it looks exactly the same size. The thickness of the spacer is not equal to how much lift it provides, its always twice what the thickness is, ie, 1.5in thickness is 3in~ of "lift".

 

I'm changing shocks and front cv axles,wheel bearings and gonna do some touch up paint .

 

It is 3"

 

Got the pro comp shocks front and rear could not afford the fox shocks yet and maybe trading her in for a 16 with 11,000 miles .

 

Yeah, that's a lot of spacer, I'm running the same thing. I'm just gonna put it out there again as everyone else has said, to prevent further damage and make things cycle better, go with some other shocks or stick to a 2in spacer instead, I'm destroying my front end with this spacer lift. I've got maxtracs and 5100's with eibach coils sitting ready to go but I'm not installing a thing until I either replace all my front bushings on the LCA's and purchase SPC UCA's too, I'm causing huge issues with alignment using spacers too.

 

Please test drive the truck before you consider a trade. That's all I ask, if you like the 16 because of the new features, then go ahead and trade but make sure you test drive before you buy.

 

I'm new to this independent axle setup owned several 80 Chevy 4x4 but yeah I'm learning the hard way I could just imagine what the dealer would charge for all this work

 

After all this if all is well I might keep her but this truck from day has had front end issues

 

Really digging your choices here keep us updated buddy.

 

Keep her and SAS. Being you come from SA chevy's might as well do it to the front of this