How do you change the angle of front and rear axles on a 96 chevy truck to accomidate a lift kit

Question

How do you change the angle of front and rear axles on a 96 chevy truck to accomidate a lift kit

Answer 1

depends sometimes you need to re do the axle mounts, and sometimes you can just get it aligned

Answer 2

The pinion angle on the rear axle can be adjusted by using a wedge shaped block between the axle 'spring perch' and the leaf spring. They can be bought at different angles depending on how much you lifted the truck to get correct pinion angles.

The front has IFS, so the angle is determined by how the differential housing is mounted to the frame. When using a larger suspension lift (4"+) the front differential is also lowered to help with the angles of the half-shafts. The kit will position the differential at the proper angle, and you shouldn't have any issues with the front drive shaft (angle or length).

The GM vehicles with Auto-Trac are required to have a new front drive shaft with the larger IFS lifts, but you don't have this, so you don't need to worry about it, but you may come across this when shopping for lift kits.