superlift install update

jeggers · Post by **jeggers** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 8:25 am

OK, it took about ten days to get the missing hardware. Also called sl yesterday about rear brake hose the will mailing it out today (so 10 days).

Sat. i will install the font.

chvyblazin97 · Post by **chvyblazin97** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 8:35 am

damn, i think im missing the rear brake hose to...i was missing shock bushings..those are coming, but i dont see any rubber flexible hoses, is this what it is? i just see metal brake extensions...

SomeCrew · Post by **SomeCrew** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 8:44 am

My lift is supposed to be getting mailed out straight from Superlift, so hopefully they dont miss anything or mess any sizes up!

chvyblazin97 · Post by **chvyblazin97** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 8:46 am

well i think their all from superlift orignally, and then sent out to dealers, so ya..check your parts is all im saying, maybe they should check more carefully before sending out

jeggers · Post by **jeggers** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 8:50 am

tell me about it.

They just got the rubber hosees in last week, so they say. did you get the supplment instructions for step 30. they replaced the rubber hose for mettal line/bracket, witch bid not fit my truck

.

SomeCrew · Post by **SomeCrew** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 8:51 am

OK so what parts should I make sure are there. Just a heads up so I don't have to go through every part. Lemme know that parts that they messed up the most so I can narrow it down...

chvyblazin97 · Post by **chvyblazin97** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 8:51 am

ya i did get those extra instructions for step 30, so your saying im not supposed to have the rubber hose and use the other metal extension and bracket and hope it fits mine? i think it will work with mine, yours is a newer zr5, mines a 97 blazer..your very new zr5 could be slightly different, who knows...yours is the new sl6 fit series kit right? doesnt it actually say 95-03 and yours is a 04, maybe thats why..

thanks

jeggers · Post by **jeggers** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 9:14 am

somecrew check it all.
chvyblazin97 , same kit i have , ya i hav an 04 could be the problem. but the line i got was out off he bag so could off been the wrong one all together.

chvyblazin97 · Post by **chvyblazin97** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 9:36 am

ok thanks, ill take my chances, i can always find hose or something somewhere...

camelott112 · Post by **camelott112** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 10:04 am

if you go back and look at the old thread of when the guy from the sl site (he was some rep for them) was here talking about the kit i was all flustered bc they said 95-03 well i am one of the few as well that have an 04 and i was mad bc i didnt think a shop would install it or if it would line up so i could install myself he insured me that it would fit just like any of the earlier years so it should be the same besides there werent any major modifications made to the crew between 03 and 04

jeggers · Post by **jeggers** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 12:52 pm

I WILL FIND OUT ON SATURDAY

jeffc · Post by **jeffc** » Wed Mar 23, 2005 6:35 pm

somecrew i would got through all of the parts in the kit if i were you. superlift could have forgotten any part for the kit so the only way to be sure you have everything is look at every part. heck they forgot one of my torsion bar drop brackets.....not exactly just some missing hardware. i know going through everything sounds like a pain but that'll be the easiest part of your entire install......trust me on that.

jeggers · Post by **jeggers** » Sat Mar 26, 2005 8:26 pm

ok i am about 17hrs into the install ya 17hrs. man but the cc will look real sweet when it is done.

rear done, sl6 inch lift plus sl1 inch shacle.
front i am ready to install the a arms and nucles ect.. then t bars and brakes and then last exaust mod to fit front drive shaft.

ya instaled in one day 24hrs

jeggers · Post by **jeggers** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 3:43 am

21hrs not done yet

need to set ride hight, do exaust mod , relocate acuator, install front drive shaft, reinstall battery, ect........

chvyblazin97 · Post by **chvyblazin97** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 5:18 am

well mines done...took about 27 hrs but we were delayed a lot running around for misc parts such as axle seals, cv axles, etc but...came out perfect! everything from the kit worked well...my 35's come friday! myself, my dad and my dads mechanic friend did the install, heres some pics...by the way i also have 2 inch bl, shackles, tbar keys, and quite a bit of trimming, i know its not a crew cab, but figured id share, by the way i love the new F.I.T series design a lot!

http://client.webshots.com/album/306219350rSIamQ

jeggers · Post by **jeggers** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 7:45 pm

23hrs all done exept for the exaust and alinement ,

will get the alinement tomarrow

SomeCrew · Post by **SomeCrew** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 7:46 pm

Nice work man! Don't forget to post pictures!!!!

jeggers · Post by **jeggers** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 7:49 pm

somecrew,

I will take some tomarow its too dark now

good luck with the kit, are doing it your self?

SomeCrew · Post by **SomeCrew** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 7:57 pm

Well....I am helping (more like getting food and drink for anyone who needs it

)

A buddy of mine who does all off-road mechanical stuff... and a bunch of my friends who are mechanics for Fox Chevrolet are really going to do it.

I may video tape the install...

jeggers · Post by **jeggers** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 8:03 pm

that is a long tape

take your time and some advice install the tb cross member into the brakets then mark, drill, then , install. and read over jeffc's install, drill the lower shock mounts befor you install the arms.

superlift

SomeCrew · Post by **SomeCrew** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 10:05 am

Thanks for the tip, any other tips you got that we can use?

jeggers · Post by **jeggers** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 11:17 am

somecrew, all i can think of off the top of my head is the rear crossmember. you need to cut a potion of the stock lca mount on both sides this is not in the instructions

superlift

just picked up the truck alinement shop it looks realy sweet

i will post picks tonight

Steve2003 · Post by **Steve2003** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 7:55 pm

Let's see it's 7:35 SoCal time,that means 10:30 IL time I think! wheres the pics?

No really can't wait to see your truck!

jeggers · Post by **jeggers** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 8:05 pm

Steve2003 · Post by **Steve2003** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 8:13 pm

Looks Great

jeggers · Post by **jeggers** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 8:16 pm

jeggers · Post by **jeggers** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 8:20 pm

Steve2003 · Post by **Steve2003** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 8:35 pm

Will that fit in your garage? Looks close! Sure is A good lookin truck!!!

coffeedrnkr · Post by **coffeedrnkr** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 10:08 pm

Bada$$ dude, that looks great

you should be able to fit in your garage, I still have like 1" before I hit mine (though my garage is probably different than yours)

Yellow Hammer · Post by **Yellow Hammer** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 10:53 pm

Looks really good. The only thing I would change is put the white lettering on your tires on the inside instead of out.

Yellow Hammer · Post by **Yellow Hammer** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 11:41 pm

Jeggers, what kind of center caps do you have for your 397s. Looks like you have chrome in the back and nothing in the front. I got the cragar center caps that they sale with the 397s and chrome lug nuts. My buddy has the same thing only he painted his black and used black lug nuts. Here are a couple of pics.

jeggers · Post by **jeggers** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 9:17 am

should fit in the garage if i move the camper

I have the centers that the sold with the wheels just have not put them on the front.

SomeCrew · Post by **SomeCrew** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 4:37 pm

OK, well after day 1, here is how it went.

Noone showed up except me and Ryan (4-wheel tech).

We worked on it for about 6 hours or so. Got the whole front dissasembled. Marked the frame for cutting, and tomorrow ready to cut and finish the front end. Also order TB keys today because with that heavy brush guard, I may need a little more for those 35s..

Speaking of which, i went today and got the 35"s mounted on my new wheels......SEXY!

jeggers · Post by **jeggers** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 9:10 pm

somecrew the stock rear diff mount is a real tight fit. and be sure to install the new front diff mount in the right way

. we tried to install the diff three time befor i cought it

. Take yur time it will turn out realy good. good luck.

Rusty · Post by **Rusty** » Sat Apr 02, 2005 5:24 am

SomeCrew wrote:Noone showed up except me and Ryan (4-wheel tech).

Sounds like what happens when I work on my stuff. Uh, unless I buy a bunch of Beer. Then they ALL show up, get drunk and leave and nothing gets worked on.!

When I work on my stuff now, I work alone. I find I get more done that way.

SomeCrew · Post by **SomeCrew** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 1:50 am

Anyone who installed a superlift kit, I have a question needs answering about the front end.

Did anyone have to do any extra cutting on the rear lower control arm mount to make that crossmember fit right? The cut I am talking about is so the top flange with the 2 bolt holes can sit up in the mount so all the holes line up.... If so, this cut is not in the instructions, just looks like it needs to be done..

jeggers · Post by **jeggers** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 6:33 am

yep that is one of the things not in the instructions

we had to do it to.

SomeCrew · Post by **SomeCrew** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 7:03 am

Stupid superlift

jeggers · Post by **jeggers** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 7:28 am

superlift

Rusty · Post by **Rusty** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 8:57 am

I was kidding before in another post but after reading this thread and also this one: front end, I really am getting convinced that I don't want to put a lift on either one of my S-10s!

I wonder if the BDS kit has these problems. Anyone heard anything?

SomeCrew · Post by **SomeCrew** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 4:54 pm

Superlift is whooping my butt....

Now I have a defective part. The centerlink is bad, the mount for the pitman arm was welded on wrong and is too twisted to fit the arm... I called Superlift, and they said they will have me the new part by Wednesday. So thats 2 days wasted. We would have had the front end completed today if it wasnt for this...

jeggers · Post by **jeggers** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 5:50 pm

Somecrew, Is the pitman and idler arm at the same angle? If yes did you try to flip it around the mount for the steering stabilizer should face the rear. Just a thought I know this kit is no picnic to install and this late in the game you could be missing the easy stuff , I know I was.

Rusty, don't let the this thread discourage you, the kit , once installed, woks great. I had the truck back in for alignment today and it running great! I drove it about 70 miles and no problems. seams the tb were a little too cranked. I dropped it about 1.5" and the alignment shop said it was much easy to work on this time.

Somecrew, I know you have big plans for your rig, so I just want to let you know you may have problems with cranking the bars with the sl kit.

Steve2003 · Post by **Steve2003** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 6:05 pm

Sorry to hear you guys are having so much problems with superlift

. I just want to say that I am very pleased with my SL6, did some pretty good wheeling yesterday and my truck did great

. I think Superlift must have guys working in the back room putting these kits together that are a quarter of a bubble off

. I know when I took my truck in to have it done, they told me they would have it done in a day and a half, it ended up taking them 5 full days. I know that the deal with my skid plate and the 110 mm socket head bolts ended up being a big pain in the A!!!

I don't regret having the 6SL installed and would do it again

I just think these trucks were never meant to be lifted and that's why the lifts are so difficult. Good luck to you Jeggers and SomeCrew

Steve

Steve2003 · Post by **Steve2003** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 6:18 pm

Jeggers

You snuck that in there before I managed to post that last posting. Glad things are working out better for you, it is indeed a good lift. I don't know that much about installing the lift as I did not do it myself and I am not that knowledgeable about mechanics, in fact I have always had my oil changed for me but I am learning a lot on this site and I am actually getting up under my truck and getting dirty. I drive a truck for a living and have done it for 18 years and have always had mechanics do all the work as my company has a policy of drivers, "no touch the trucks." I do have a digital camera and would be willing to take pictures of anything anybody needs if I can understand what it is they are needing a picture of.

Steve

SomeCrew · Post by **SomeCrew** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 6:34 pm

Jeggers, I have a question... On your centerlink, are the 2 top mounts for the pitman and idler arms welded at the same angle?...because mine are not

jeggers · Post by **jeggers** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 8:26 pm

Somecrew, 11pm here so i wont go look now but i believe the are the same angle. I will look on my way out tomarroe to be sure, but it only goes in one way

superlift guys

SomeCrew · Post by **SomeCrew** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 6:36 pm

Well, the TB keys finally came in today, so the front end is done in the morning. Justin's shackles came in today as well, so the rear will be done by thursday. Then going friday to get it aligned, then bring it home to get some pictures taken for you guys...

jeggers · Post by **jeggers** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 7:02 pm

this may be the longest install yet

jeff024 · Post by **jeff024** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 1:38 am

if im not mistaken I remember someone saying it would get done in 1 day.

SomeCrew · Post by **SomeCrew** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 3:56 pm

Welp, had to call superlift YET again today, they forgot a part for the rear. Said it would be in saturday. Second time i had to call them so far. I didn't say one day, the guy doing it did. I think he put his foot in his mouth that time. Anywho, the front end is done with the 35"s on there, looks very nice, also does not look like I will have fender rubbing issuses, and very minimal fender rubbing issues.

jeff024 · Post by **jeff024** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 3:58 pm

just pulling your chain.So are you going next sat. the 23rd?

SomeCrew · Post by **SomeCrew** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 3:59 pm

to where?

jeff024 · Post by **jeff024** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 4:00 pm

the C.O.R.E ride to GWNF

jeggers · Post by **jeggers** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 5:04 am

What part were you misssing

bwenny247 · Post by **bwenny247** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 5:53 am

no trimming????????????????
with 35s (i think you were going to run 12.50's)???????????????????

granted, i have a total of 7 inches of lift compared to your 8 (plus TB crank???? couldn't remember if you did or not) but my 33X12.50's on 3 3/4 Back Spacing touch both the front and the back of the front-fenders when i turn. by your no trimming analysis, do you mean looking straight on from the side with the wheels straight? i don't mean to be critical but turn the wheel crank to crank to see your clearence then. plus add in a little suspension compression for when you'll be going into, or out of, dipped driveways/parking lots.

if 35's fit with little trimming then i have to give it up to SL, that's huge!!!
let us know what happens and post lots of pictures....your truck's going to be awesome!!

bubaloo1983 · Post by **bubaloo1983** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 8:51 am

im going to go out on a limb here and say you will need to trim. the fender is really small stock. even with 8 inches of lift. once you turn your tire you will be like right beside the fender. turn into a drive way or something and i think you will smack it pretty good. especially with the offset in the wheels so you dont hit the frame when locked. i mean give it a try but im running abut 8 inches of lift total and fenders trimmed and when i turn with my 35s i have like an inch to the fender. lets see some pics man

SomeCrew · Post by **SomeCrew** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 8:57 am

I have the 6" SL, 2" BL, and got about 1.5"-2" out of the torsion bars so far with plenty of crank left in them. So that is more than 6" of lift. We cut the wheel and it doesnt look like its going to rub unless I slam a real hard bump in a hard turn.

Jeggers - I am missing one of the leaf pads.

jeggers · Post by **jeggers** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 4:50 pm

I wrote

somecrew check it all.

Jeffc wrote

somecrew i would got through all of the parts in the kit if i were you. superlift could have forgotten any part for the kit so the only way to be sure you have everything is look at every part. heck they forgot one of my torsion bar drop brackets.....not exactly just some missing hardware. i know going through everything sounds like a pain but that'll be the easiest part of your entire install......trust me on that.

I wrote

One last thing be sure to sit down with the kit and go through every part and its hardware, i did this twice to se what i was missing. Then you will get a better feel for what it is going to take.
Good luck man!!!!!!!!!

mmmmm did you really think that they were going to get yours write

OK, question for you did you get the rudder hose for the rear or the metal extension/bracket. i started withe metal and it didn't fit so they sent me the rubber hose
?????????

SomeCrew · Post by **SomeCrew** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 6:57 pm

I did go through everything, I just saw the one, and figured that was it

Are you talkiung about the extension bracket for the brake lines in the rear?

jeggers · Post by **jeggers** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 7:20 pm

there is a bracket and a hard line or there is a hose with metal coil over it the hose fit my truck but the metal line witch they sent with the kit in place of the hose(out of stock at the time) did not fit. if you got the bracket and metal line then you may want to check it to see if it fits. if not call sl they should be on your speed dial by now and tell then that you want the hose that should of been sent in the first place.

SomeCrew · Post by **SomeCrew** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 9:17 pm

I got the metal brackets, We already did the break lines in the rear and everything was fine....

jeggers · Post by **jeggers** » Sat Apr 16, 2005 11:12 am

If i were you I would call and have them ship out the hose with your extra lift

anyways you paid for the hose its much better

jeggers · Post by **jeggers** » Sat Apr 16, 2005 11:21 am

somecrew, post some pics man

SomeCrew · Post by **SomeCrew** » Sat Apr 16, 2005 9:41 pm

I wil I will, dont worry.

Fingers crossed, the truck will be done tomorrow.

jeggers · Post by **jeggers** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 5:19 am

it's tomorrow

jeff024 · Post by **jeff024** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 8:48 am

its still tomorrow

2bunik · Post by **2bunik** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 11:27 am

HEY GUY " FREE BEER TOMORROW" at hooters

jeggers · Post by **jeggers** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 4:23 pm

mmmmmmm beer

mmmmmmm hooters

mmmmm wings

jeggers · Post by **jeggers** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 4:24 pm

pics

jeggers · Post by **jeggers** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 7:27 pm

its 11:15 on the east coast only 45 min left and tomorrow is over

SomeCrew · Post by **SomeCrew** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 8:06 pm

Sorry, its been done, just out showing it off, you know, I shall post pics in a new topic!