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PostPosted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 10:32 am 
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Ok i am new to the luvs but not new to chevy my uncle had a luv with a 350 in it but thats about all i seen with the luv.

i have owned several camaro but i am done with speeding tickets i am more into off roading now alot of my buddys got full size 4x4 trucks but they are not lifted sooo me being not spoiled like them i bought the 1st 4x4 i could find with was a 1980 chevy luv 4x4 that sat for 8-10 years.....for $200 sooooo i need help after looking on this forum i found they make no lift kits....and not many performance parts....

so what should i do to get the most lift and the most performance out of my truck without swaping axles or swaping engines i want to keep it a luv just add stuff to the stock luv.

also is it possible to bore my motor and put performance cam,head,piston? just a question. thats all i can remeber to ask right now.


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PostPosted: Sat Apr 03, 2010 3:08 pm 
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Lifting: Body lift, Trooper Upper Control Arms and Ball Joints, cranking the torsion bars, and doing a spring over in the back are about your only options.

Engine: Weber carb, new cam, header, offy intake.


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PostPosted: Sat Apr 03, 2010 8:30 pm 
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ok awsome and ty were can i get the cam, carb, and intake.

and wat year trooper control arms?

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PostPosted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 12:16 pm 
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86-88 I believe. I actually have a set for sale if your interested.


Mokadeth has the offy intakes, carbs you can get off ebay (Weber 32/36), and the cam... I haven't a clue.


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PostPosted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 2:13 pm 
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on those control arms how much do u want for them and about how much of a lift will they give?

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PostPosted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 7:35 pm 
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84-86 early Trooper control arms are what you are looking for and they wont lift your truck but are the answer to ball joint angle when lifting also you can get spacers to make them even better when doing the ball joint switch from on top to under the control arm. I have some pic's that i will post of the parts for you.

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These should help and if you are goig after a Trooper think about getting the power steering as well.

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PostPosted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 9:16 pm 
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chrisquested wrote:
on those control arms how much do u want for them and about how much of a lift will they give?

I'd like to get $75 for both arms and ball joints. I got three inches with the arms and ball joints. (measured before and after; I waited a day and drove it to measure the after to let it settle properly).

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84-86 early Trooper control arms are what you are looking for and they wont lift your truck

In this I respectfully disagree. The angle on the upper control arms will get you at least an inch, and the flipped ball joint puts a lot more space between the frame and the knuckle.


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PostPosted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 1:42 pm 
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if i put these arms on my truck is it direct bolt on? or do i gota weld and stuff like that?

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Direct bolt on. The longest part of the swap is getting the old ball joint off :lol:.


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PostPosted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 3:36 pm 
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ok so u want 75$ how much would it be to ship it to me i live near san antonio tx and after i put those on my front end will sit up more so i will have to prob put shackles in the rear to level it out?

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 11:40 am 
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Yea, probably shackles, or get your springs re-arched. Or do what I did and do a spring-over on the back, but that'll make the ass end stick wayyyy up.

$85 shipped sounds good to me.


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PostPosted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 1:30 pm 
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ok cool well i have to refigure how much cash i got my gf didnt budget right and the bank is -$101...........so i gota see what i can swing

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 3:37 pm 
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Alright, just let me know.


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PostPosted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 5:08 pm 
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yea i will let you know for sure she has got the bank kinda messed up they charged us $25 every transaction that was made....lol wtf!

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See Offy intake discussion in stock trucks thread.


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PostPosted: Fri Jul 23, 2010 2:17 pm 
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man it has been awhile the truck is siting as it was once i found out it was smoking i have now come up with 1000 to put into the truck i am trying to figure out how much its gona cost me to rebuild my motor...........

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