They do make steel blocks! I've had my 3" blocks on since 92 and have had no
problems with any part of my suspension. Dan
abbjr@banet.net wrote:
> Stacy Clark wrote:
> >
> > if it contMichael Clark wrote:
> > >
> > > Just got my 1" blocks for the rear from summit today. If you don't
> > > remember I had originally installed 2" blocks, but felt that it was a
> > > tad to low for my taste so I sent them back for 1 inchers. Well I put
> > > them on this evening and while I was tightening them down I heard a loud
> > > pop. Got to looking and sure enough the bastard had cracked. Not a bad
> > > crack just a hairline on one side of the block. Needless to say....
> > > pissed. I was more careful on the other side made sure to tighten down
> > > evenly on all four nuts.... POP! once again.... more pissed. Same type
> > > of crack, vertical hairline on one side. It doesn't look like this will
> > > hurt anything, but I will keep a CLOSE eye on them for a while. I would
> > > return them to Summit, but I cut the U-bolt ends so they would not
> > > protrude down so far. What kind of problems can a small crack in the
> > > lowering blocks cause?
> > >
> After reading your note I got out my torque wrench & decided to slide
> under mine to retorque the u-bolts (& see the condition of my 2 inch
> blocks while I was under there). I was glad I looked !!!!!!! One block
> appeared to be cracked, so out they came. As I unbolted the cracked one,
> it came out in two pieces & was corroded inside the crack (it was
> actually broken for awhile). Upon jacking the other side of the body to
> remove the other block I heard a loud bang. The other block snapped from
> the arch of the leaf springs while it was being jacked up. I threw the
> blocks & U bolts in a bag & took them back to Parts America. I had them
> for about 30 days & about 400 miles. The blocks looked like they were 10
> years old. I got my money back with no problem & the store manager said
> every set that goes out, comes back in twice as many pieces. I'll live
> with the higher ride height.
>
> Bob Brobak
> 97 Dakota CC
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