diff drop on 3l 1994

[budweiser]

i know this had being said before, but i still got some questions.
i got 2" body lift, 2" suspension, and i want to gain another 1" while im changing both diffs.
now for diff itself it should be 1" spacer, right?
to keep it equal balljoints spacers of 1" too?
and 1" ARB spacers too?
or it should be other size im not aware off?
now for the front diff i you see the red circle, do i need to drop it from there too? if yes, how?


thanks

[BUSHWHACKER]

Correct.
You need to space the ARB the same as the diff.

[budweiser]

same with the Upper Ball Joint, right? 1" too?

[Sylux]

A kit pretty much has the upper ball joint spacers, diff spacers and ARB spacers.

I don't see many rear kits but I always presumed the rear ARB would benefit at least

[BUSHWHACKER]

same with the Upper Ball Joint, right? 1" too?

Yes.
2" will also be OK if you're dropping the diff.

Does the truck have manual locking hubs?

[budweiser]

Yes.
2" will also be OK if you're dropping the diff.

Does the truck have manual locking hubs?

no it doesn't.
but im using it 50% on/off road
what about the front of it? marked in red.
any with a kit needed disposed off?

[Bazcam]

The mounting point you've circled in red doesn't get dropped, its just the
two rear mounts that you need to drop.
You really need to fit manual hubs too, your cv joints will suffer and the
rubber boots will wear out pretty quickly due to the increased angles
and being constantly on the move.

[budweiser]

sorry my ignorance, but what exactly the manual hubs do?
not too keen on them!
i thought that doing that lift everything will be equally raised, and wouldn't need more things added.

[Bazcam]

The manual hubs disconnect the hub from the drive shaft so when you
are driving along in 2wd nothing turns but the hub. Your drive shaft, diff and
front prop all remain stationary, resulting in far less wear and tear on the
front drivetrain and better mpg due to less rolling resistance and drag (although you would be hard pushed to notice a difference in the mpg).
The downside is you have to get out and lock them before engaging 4wd.

When you drop the diff you are only swivelling it down on the front bush,
so you don't actually lower it a full 1". Lowering the diff in this manner certainly helps with the angles but doesn't keep things equal. With your
2" lift and 1" diff drop you will increase the cv angles considerably.

[budweiser]

When you drop the diff you are only swivelling it down on the front bush,
so you don't actually lower it a full 1". Lowering the diff in this manner certainly helps with the angles but doesn't keep things equal. With your
2" lift and 1" diff drop you will increase the cv angles considerably.

sorry but now i'm confused!

[budweiser]

now for the front diff i you see the red circle, do i need to drop it from there too? if yes, how?


thanks

any ideas of how to lower the diff from that red circle on the pic?

thanks

[Growler]

From Bazcam post #7

"The mounting point you've circled in red doesn't get dropped, its just the
two rear mounts that you need to drop."