undercoverfab wrote:
We are currently building a 1980 Chevy Luv, and the customer wants to do i small lift to run 32s, or 33s. We are thinking Spring over in the rear, but we are stuck on what to do with the front, because it seems as nobody makes lift kits for these trucks. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Jonathan
Assuming you are talking about a stock '80 LUV 4x4? You lift the front by tightening the torsion bar adjusters, one full turn equals about 1/4" of lift. You can get maybe 3", but don't go so far that you lose all downtravel, ride will be very harsh & bouncy. Lift the rear with helper springs (stiffens the rear to match the lifted front) & longer shackles as needed to level the truck. SOA in the rear will give about 6", you just can't lift the t-bar front that much. With near max crank on the T-bars and the rear height matched about the max tire size is 31's, even those may require front fender trimming or application of a BFH, depending on the width & backspace of the wheels. Any bigger tires will need a body lift and/or serious front fender trimming/hammering. A body lift introduces it's own set of problems (or at least differences), but it will decrease the amount of trimming required. The rear fenders should be fine, it's the fronts that are the problem.
Others have done what you want, maybe they can chime in, maybe even provide pics. If you can go back at this stage & edit the subject title to something like "LIFT HELP PLEASE" you are likely to get more responses.
On a side note the larger tires will make an underpowered truck even more so. You can correct the speedo somewhat with a driven gear with fewer teeth.