1985 CUCV m1008 lift ideas? - Steel Soldiers::Military Vehicles Supersite

Wartburg · 10-14-2008, 17:03

I have a 1985 CUCV that i just got up and running. It is a beast with stock 235 85 r16. I am really wanting to lift this truck.
I have looked at different listings about this topic and talked to a few off road shops about lifts. I was wanting to go with a 38" tire I would like to keep it thin because they do a better job for me around here in the woods. I do not mind cutting the finders some (light trimming) but did not want to cut them off.
I called one of the shops about buying a kit 4" lift suspenction and a 2" body lift. The suggested a 4" tough country hd. i then read on line that the weight of the 6.2 would make it sag 1" anyway. The shop i talked to said they did not make a body lift for the Diesel engine because it cause over heating.

one of my good friends suggested a cheep lift would be to add front springs and rear blocks. please give your suggestion on lifting a CUCV 85 M1008. any cheep short cuts are welcome.

Croatan_Kid · 10-14-2008, 18:47

I have the Tuff Counrt front HD springs, trust me, they won't sag for a while. I'm running 39s with 5" of front lift and 3" in the rear. Do a search, quite a few of us have lifted ours.

AJMBLAZER · 10-14-2008, 21:40

This has been pretty well covered on here. I'll also recommend joining www.ColoradoK5.com . This place is great for CUCV specific questions but CK5 is the bible of modifying 73-87(91) GM trucks.

Wartburg · 10-15-2008, 00:26

Thank you for the info. I will check out the K5 sit

gocmndo · 10-15-2008, 01:02

I love my Tuff Country lift. Believe it or not my truck rides and drives better then before the lift.

kennyw · 10-15-2008, 03:22

First of all a body lift doesn't affect cooling... removing/modifying the fan shroud does. You can do the taurus electric fan modification to eliminate that problem though if you really like the ugly body lifts.

I run a 2" suspension lift with 37" tires and some trimming. I think it turned out pretty good. Your K30 will actually be a little taller than my K20 with the same springs too.

My pics:
http://www.crazyk5.com/photopost/sho...ry.php?cat=525

86M10086.2L · 10-15-2008, 08:03

I too am running 4inch Tuff Country HD springs up front, with 3 inch blocks in the rear. It came out great and the ride is still pretty good. I did the staggered lift to compensate for the fact that I will eventually be installing a winch up front and the srpings no matter how good the are will settle alittle over time. And I hate nose diving 4X4 pickups. I run a small tire becuase most of my driving is on the highway, and I'm was looking more for ground clearance and articulation (if a 1 ton really does that anyway) then room for huge tires. Eventually if I can ever find a set near me I'll get the Humvee rims and 36's. MY truck is being set up as a outdoor adventure turck not a hard core wheeling truck. But i do take it off road regualrly. As stated above deffinately talk to the guys over on CK5 if it's been done they know about it a dozen time over. I learned alot there.

CCATLETT1984 · 10-17-2008, 01:16

DO NOT SKIMP on the steering, do it right.

Alex400 · 10-17-2008, 04:34

Do a search through Peterson's 4 wheel and off road magazine's website, and look for their army truck build. They really did a nice job to it. Has enough lift for 37's if i recall correctly. http://www.4wheeloffroad.com/project...ton/index.html

Croatan_Kid · 10-17-2008, 11:17

That truck has been the wall paper on my computer for a few years now!

They're running 37s with 4", I'm running 39s!