3" body lift is on.
 

after some fighting with it its on... had to cut the 4x4 lever to make it extend cut add 2" from another lever looks stock... 3 days to get it on (had other things to do) all in the instructions are good have to get a rear bracket to lift the rear bumper and im gonna drop the hitch i dont tow any more , here are some pics (5" skyjacker this spring) tires very soon (34")

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RE: 3" body lift is on.
 

Very nice! Good job! Now get some tires on there that are proportional.

How hard was the steering extension, and did you weld it?
I'll probably have some other questions for you about this as I get closer to doing mine.

RE: 3" body lift is on.
 

that was easy, just slide an extension on it bolt down that you did not have to weld ill take pic under the hood tomorrow still gotta do the rear bumper raise it 2 inches .gotta order the part..

RE: 3" body lift is on.
 

The PA kit shows you how to raise the rear bumper without having to buy the rear brackets. Do you have a PA body lft?


Silver,
your truck is new enough to where you will not have to extend your t-case shifter. Your t-case shifter assembly is bolted to the body and comes up with the body. You just have to adjust your linkage. The older trucks have a different set up for a t-case shifter.

The steering extension is very easy to put on. You just unbolt your steering shaft from your steerring gear and then slip the extension in and rebolt everything.

RE: 3" body lift is on.
 

lookin good man.. if i were you i wouldnt bother raising the bumper.. put some diamond plate in there to cover up the gap.. it will look good that way

RE: 3" body lift is on.
 

performance accessories installation instructions kit #663
rear bumper bracket kit# 60023
and here i am looking at the instructions right now
# 24 94-97 lengthen the 4x4 shift lever <--welding
unless the box is lying and the book is lying i got a PA kit.. sorry had to order the front bracket for the bumper didnt feel like whats the word ? jerry rig it ? (put it nicely) look at the instruction book # 27 gives a part # for the rear bracket for the rear bumper....are you sure you got the PA kit ?

RE: 3" body lift is on.
 

little tires look funny. Otherwise looks good man. With all the lifting are you gonna pass inspection?




hit me up got a question for ya

RE: 3" body lift is on.
 

the pa kit tells you you can redill holes into the frame to raise the bumper instead of buying the raise brackets. silver isn't going to need to weld his t case lever becuase his is a 99. The only welding i needed to do to mine was the shifter linkage.

RE: 3" body lift is on.
 

thats right , like i said 94-97 needs the welding.... pa bumper height is 30" and ill be damn close.. silver is in the clear for the welding..

RE: 3" body lift is on.
 

I can't beleive it took you 3 days though. Everyone says it is usually 8-12 hours. I know i'm not going to have 3 days to do mine anytime soon. Maybe 1 full day, and a little the next is all. Now you got me worried.

RE: 3" body lift is on.
 

was not a full 3 days ..like 3 hrs 1 day .. 4 hours the next day , and another 2 hours today... cant make money working on my truck when there is customers that need work...

RE: 3" body lift is on.
 

Looks good man.

Only now you got yourself stuck in a spending cycle. Got the lift,now you need bigger tires.
Bigger tires need bigger axels, bigger axels have a different lug patterns, so youneed new wheels with an 8 lug bolt pattern...;)

RE: 3" body lift is on.
 

lol..its a sickness , found a good deal on summit on there wheel and tire combo..wont go any bigger then a 34" tire ...

RE: 3" body lift is on.
 

34's might look kinda small with 6 inches of lift. What size is on there now?
Lots of room for flex though if you like to offroad. Not sure what part of PA you're in but if you're on the westside, it might be worth it for you to check out http://www.wheelingtire.com/They have good prices.

The tires in the pic in my profile are 33s and that's with no lift. shoot for 36's and get some iroks! :D

RE: 3" body lift is on.
 

the tires i have on now are 265 75 16 ,and i live in central , pa harisburg area. the only reason why im doing this lift and all is the wife is a RN and it doesnt matter what the weather is , if she gets a call she has to go high water / snow... plus i was thinking running super swamper TSL narrow 34x9.5 16 to run on the stock rim..

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I wouldn't worry too much about the width. Mine are 11 inches wide on the stock rim. I keep a little less air in them to make sure they ride flat, about 28 PSI all around. I got superswamper TrXus M/T's and I gotta say they've been great so far. I'd either get those or the SSRs. Wouldn't buy a bias ply tire myself since I have to drive alot on the road.

RE: 3" body lift is on.
 

You can redrill the frame or the bumper brackets and it looks stock again. Can't remember which of the two I drilled. I'm thinking both. I measured up and then had someone help me hold the bumper in place to verify placement. Drilled the first hole on each side.Tightened bumper in place and drilled the next hole which I think was the bumper bracket since the metal was easier to drill.I put one less bolt on each side. One of the holes was a pain so figured the reciever does all the work and the bumper only needs to hold someone standing on it. There should be a pick of the rear in my pics.

RE: 3" body lift is on.
 

alrighty took some quick measurements front bumper is 24" from the ground , driver side fender front is 44" from ground rear is 44 1/2" from ground rear bumper is 21" from ground (need to lift it). so im going with the bfg a/t 35x12.5x16 on my stock 16x7 rim . So when i do my 5" lift which it will only lift it another 2" since i was a 3" already on then with the tires , body , susp.. ill be at 30" <--legal !
silver dont worry about the 3 day fit , i didnt have time to do it all in a day...

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Just roll into the inspection bay a little low on the tire pressure.:D

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Just keep the tires you have now, and if in time should you pick up new wheels you can put the 35s on them and the old 31s on the stock tires wheels for inspection time.

I hear good things about BFG all terrains. My buddy has them. He doesn't go wheeling or anything, but he said they did real well in the snow.

How much of a pain in the ass was the 4 wheel lever?
Did you use blocks or add-a-leafs in the rear?
Does tow hitch look rediculously low now? I can't really tell from the pictures since your bumper is still in the same spot.

And you have a 3.55 final gear ratio right? Tell me how the 35's roll with that. If it's not bad I might just beef up the horsepower a little bit and skip the whole axel swap crap for awhile.