i have a 1983 reg cab long bed yota the only block kits ive found are for 84 and up will these work or are the u bolts different or bloks different size???? i want to go for a static drop for right now need some direction....

 

Beefed taco makes um, very very good blocks and u bolts. Even has bump stops to. Well recommened by alot of people on here. Just pm him. Go to the members list, go under the letter b and find his name and pm him. He builds them to fit your truck.

 

Yes Beefed is the man. I have an 82 on 4 inch blocks and Beefed is doing my weld on notch in the near future. I plan to drive with a 6/7 static drop just like my Tacoma. Heres my pics of the blocks and my mono leaf set up.

 

yeah sounds like a good idea dose he do front suspension also? where is he located?

 

You can pm him and he will answer any question you have.He is located in oceanside, ca

 

Will lowering blocks off a later model pickup work tho?.... ( not to thread jack just askin) I have a 79 and I wanna drop it on the cheap for now

 

thats what i was wondering will later moddel blocks work i found several kits for 84 and up

 

i slapped the generic 3" lowering blocks from napa on my truck, they fit ok, they are a little long. its not 100% safe cause you CAN have an issue with breaking the block i guess ( though i havnt seen it happen ) ive been running them for 6 months of so with out an issues.

they were like 40 bucks, part number :735-3942

 

If i wasn't a cheap bastard I'd buy his stuff. lol

 

What can you combine with 3 inch blocks to get a 4 to 5 inch drop???

 

NOT SAFE TO STACK BLOCK'S

 

a one or two inch block lol

 

Not wanting to stack blocks.... just wondering what else I can do to my rear susp including having 3 inch blocks to gain a 4 or 5 inch drop

 

remove the middle leaf spring on the rear.
with a 3" block and middle leaf


with middle leaf removed

 

aight i know im gonna drop a leaf in the rear back off the torsion in the front and drop it about 2in... im really looking for 3in blocks in the rear... ill be posting pics here probly start working on it on sunday

 

If youre interested I have an extra pair of 3 inch Beefed blocks that I can sell on the cheap.

 

Yankee when you going to come down with my blocks that you have?

 

yeah most deff ill buy em are they off your 82

 

I PMed the OP. I just saw the 3" blocks Manny (Yankee) has and their perfect Beefed blocks, nothing wrong with them. Guys are starting to realize it's smartest to just stay away from the cheap $32 pep boys aluminum blocks and grade 3 crappy u-bolts. The extra $15 for my blocks is the best $ you'll put into the rear of the truck, I promise. My blocks run $56.95 w/o u-bolts + shipping, any height, tapered or non.

btw..a great setup for your pre 95 trucks is to use the 3" Belltech leafs along with some nice steel blocks if you want to be more than 3". Or you can do the leaf removal mod on the stock pack, but the 2 leaf Belltech leaf pack is a better choice than riding on 1 leaf and overload, it's just not free like the leaf removal mod.

 

alright i put some block on my truck they were off my buddy's taco he used em for a lift i just got some u-bolt and drop shocks and it sit way lower im probably gonna switch out the ubolt though im not too happy with em and deff need a bump stop solution..... the fronts next any ideas on how to lower the front