im wanting to lift my 87 dodge dakota the cheapest way possible. can i just crank the torsion bars and add blocks on the back? how tall of blocks can i get? what all do i need to buy, just the blocks or am i gonna need U bolts? when cranking the torsion bars how much lift can i get? thanx in advance

 

Ya you can crank your front bars and do rear liftblocks for1-2 in. If your looking for more. 100 can get you another2in from a body lift. or70 for liftkeys. check out formore info!https://dodgeforum.com/m_1066481/tm.htm

 

yeah i saw that thread... if i get these blockswhere can i get strong U bolts to put them on? and do i need to get longer shocks if i block it?btw i appreciate all ur help, ur always the 1 that helps me out lol

 

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You can get u-bolts from many places. There are kits with blocks and ubots. try autozone pepboys most autoparts stores. Or check it out here http://store.summitracing.com/egnsea...lse&N=+11530 for the kit is not to bad at all. just messure your ubolts and add the lift blocks and make sure that is what you get. There are the round ubolts. Ours are 3in diamter. there are also square ubolts. so make sure you measure yours and order the correct ones. I have heard the aluminum blocks can crack under stress. But I do know people who have them and there still good shape. But if you can find cheep steel blocks get them. So just about any ubolt you buy will be strong enough.

 

I've got 2" blocks and cranked torsion bars. The blocks came with U-bolts, but they're rounded, ours are squared.

 

so will the round ones work or not cause I just seen that kit at autozone today and I was thinkin of gettin it. It came with iron blocks too

 

can u post a pic of your truck so i can see how it looks lifted

well i cranked my torsion bars today and while i was under the truck i looked at the rear suspension. for our trucks we need 3inch wide square U bolts.

 

To me the round bolts are better because you can set up with the bolts on top. When my bolts were underneth I have scraped them so bad I had to cut them off. But the rounds came on 2wd and square on 4wd. So for a 4wd to use the round bolts you need a flat bottom.the 4wd has a round bottom. But its still easy to get square bolts too.

 

Ya I think I will go with round ones its better cause I've seen some nasty bent ones on diesel trucks even