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M1009 Tires and Lift

AJMBLAZER

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The 2", 4", etc refers to lift heights.
The 52" and 56" refers to the lengths of the rear springs. 52" goes under half tons and light duty 3/4 tons and 56" go under heavy 3/4 tons and 1 tons.

You'd want a lift spring set or replacement spring set meant for a half ton truck or K5 Blazer.

Personally I'd go with a 2" lift spring setup. Better ride but low enough to not really affect anything else.
 

CR99

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I thought the m1009 was a 3/4 ton technically, so would that imply a 56" length? Also, would you recommend the EZ ride or the Heavy Duty (HD) model springs? This is a daily driver with offroad use about 25% of the time bc of the roads here...thanks for the help!
 

AJMBLAZER

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What they said.

Definitely go with the EZ ride on the Blazer and yours has 52" rear springs.
A 2008 half ton can tow and haul what a 1968 one ton could tow and haul. However it's still called a half ton. The military just rated them by what they were capable of hauling so a "half ton" K5 Blazer is a 5/8 ton CUCV to the military. Likewise with the pickups - 1 ton K30 = 1.25 ton M1008.
 
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