Custom 2WD lift for my 1984 square-body
I made all the parts I needed including:
Spacers to go on top of the coil springs (5 inches)
Drop brackets to lower the mounting of the lower control arms to the frame (5 inches)
Ball joint extensions to fill the space between the lowered spindle and the upper control arms still mounted to original position (guess what - 5 inches!)
Extra shims for the upper control arm to get the proper camber
Steering arm connectors to provide the proper offset to the tie rods to avoid bump steer with the new geometry (5 inches again)
When I tore everything apart, put the new pieces in, and wrestled it all back together (compressing the springs was the fun part) I was pleasantly surprised to find that the steering wheel was still centered!! Still drove it carefully to the alignment shop for the final tweaking.
I do not provide any copies of my plans - I do not need the liability of someone doing something wrong and blaming me. :rolleyes: But my truck is still rolling down the road with no problems 21 years after lifting it :) .