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BILT4ME · 04-10-2018, 06:49 PM

We just completed a Skyjacker 4" lift on our 1970 GMC K2500. Overall a good kit. We went with the Nitro Shocks.

Don't forget to order Brake hoses. You'll also need to order longer parking brake cables.

Since we have the one-year-only front axle with drum brakes, and we forgot to order hoses, we built stand-off brackets and welded them to the front bump-stop bracket then installed a 6" piece of hard brake line to push the existing hoses out about 4". We put a Z bend in the hard line to allow for flex.

Overall ride is very nice. Not too harsh, but definitely not mushy.

We did have to grind off a bit of the bushing for the front mounts because they are about 1/8" too long for our spring mounts.

The kits do NOT come with new spring PIN bolts, so if yours are REALLY rusty, you should order new ones for that as well. Skyjacker does not supply or carry them.

We mushroomed a couple getting them out because we had to use the air impact chisel to push them out of their 48 year home.

04-10-2018, 06:49 PM	#16
BILT4ME Registered User Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Olathe, KS Posts: 267	Re: Lift kit recommendations We just completed a Skyjacker 4" lift on our 1970 GMC K2500. Overall a good kit. We went with the Nitro Shocks. Don't forget to order Brake hoses. You'll also need to order longer parking brake cables. Since we have the one-year-only front axle with drum brakes, and we forgot to order hoses, we built stand-off brackets and welded them to the front bump-stop bracket then installed a 6" piece of hard brake line to push the existing hoses out about 4". We put a Z bend in the hard line to allow for flex. Overall ride is very nice. Not too harsh, but definitely not mushy. We did have to grind off a bit of the bushing for the front mounts because they are about 1/8" too long for our spring mounts. The kits do NOT come with new spring PIN bolts, so if yours are REALLY rusty, you should order new ones for that as well. Skyjacker does not supply or carry them. We mushroomed a couple getting them out because we had to use the air impact chisel to push them out of their 48 year home. __________________ 1970 GMC K2500 Dis-use is harder on a car than mis-use.