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by mkadec101 » Thu Sep 05, 2013 6:23 pm

Im not a real big fan of ebay but figured I would post it anyway. Thoughts?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Chevy-Trailblaz ... d0&vxp=mtr
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by DirtyBacon04 » Thu Sep 05, 2013 6:28 pm

Ummmmmm 6", huh?
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by v7guy » Thu Sep 05, 2013 6:49 pm

it looks like a 2-3 inch suspension and 3 inch body according to the description and pictures. Very few of us run those eBay kits so it's really hard to give advice about it. It looks alright. I'm guessing it uses the stock front mount for the shocks. Give it a shot, tell us what you think.
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by mkadec101 » Thu Sep 05, 2013 6:57 pm

Not sure yet but I'll let everyone know if I get it.
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by JorDaneeKey » Thu Sep 05, 2013 7:12 pm

Forgive my ignorance, but isn't that kit missing the steering extension?

And what is the long piece of wire with the small cylinder piece at the end?
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by mikekey » Thu Sep 05, 2013 7:14 pm

Ask Tenny, he knows what the best ebay lift kit is: viewtopic.php?f=15&t=4531
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by wink » Thu Sep 05, 2013 7:30 pm

JorDaneeKey wrote:Forgive my ignorance, but isn't that kit missing the steering extension?

And what is the long piece of wire with the small cylinder piece at the end?


Looks like the steering extension is to the right of the Body Lift blocks, and I'm guessing the wire is for fishing bolts through the frame.
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by JorDaneeKey » Thu Sep 05, 2013 7:45 pm

Thanks. The extension looks different than what I remember, but Mike did that part of the lift anyways.


Fishing bolts, huh? Sounds like the lazy way to me. :)
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by RyansTBLS » Thu Sep 05, 2013 7:48 pm

Yea fishing bolts you know where you throw in the fishing line and the fish bolts so you drink beer.
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by Blazintrails03 » Thu Sep 05, 2013 9:05 pm

Definitely wish I would've had that fish wire when I installed my front hitch receiver. To me it almost looks like a copy of Marks front 2.5" just painted black with bigger rear blocks. Even for EBAY standards I'm interested. I'd probably give it a shot if I didn't already have Marks kit and wanted a body lift also. And as I type that I realize how badly they are gouging his prices and I hope it doesn't affect him.
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by Diacom » Thu Sep 05, 2013 10:56 pm

Love how the title says 6" kit, but the description says 5" lift...
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by v7guy » Thu Sep 05, 2013 11:22 pm

Yeah, I was scratchin my head a bit by that as well, but it looks like the same basic body/suspension lift most of us are using. I took a pretty long look at the pic and it appears everything is there. I'd be inclined to direct guys to our vendors when it's time to purchase, but that kit appears to be alright.

Kade- you might also plan ahead a bit and decide how bad you want to keep the front and rear bumper covers. If you think you'll probably do steel bumpers I'd refrain from cutting the frame and just flip the rear bumper upside down. It's pretty simple to do and gets the rear higher while also maintaining the rear hitch as a viable extraction point. After you do the brackets for the rear bumper you'll find the hitch relatively useless.
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by markmc » Fri Sep 06, 2013 3:25 am

Thats a Zone 2" body lift and a 2.5" suspension lift..
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by navigator » Fri Sep 06, 2013 8:17 am

I thought it looked a lot like my zone lift.
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by darring70 » Fri Sep 06, 2013 9:19 pm

I bought my leveling kit from this seller and it is working good so far,
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by mkadec101 » Fri Sep 06, 2013 11:21 pm

Thanks for the info v7guy. All of this will be taken into consideration.
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