Body Lift install
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Captain
Joined: Apr 2008
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From: Grand Forks, ND
i was thinking the same thing but thats was some people on here say and some on PS.
Anyone have an install time on one. Im not the most advance mechanic. But im not dumb. i can do most things but i dont mess with trannys and i dont weld. but most things that requires a wrench or screwdriver i can do.......
Anyone have an install time on one. Im not the most advance mechanic. But im not dumb. i can do most things but i dont mess with trannys and i dont weld. but most things that requires a wrench or screwdriver i can do.......
Amateur
Joined: Dec 2008
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just did mine over the weekend... started around 1 on sat stopped at 6 then 10am till4 on sunday doing it by my self. not that hard of an install.... doesnt feel any more top heavy. now i needs ome 35s my 33s look tiny
All Star
Joined: Feb 2007
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From: EL CAMPO, TX
i have a 3 inch body lift along wiht my 6in Skyjacker suspension lift. i have no top heavy issues and working in the engine bay is alot easier. i can get to the distrubtor, top of the transmission, transfer case etc. i was originally running 37's but went down to 35's. will be returning to 37's. i'm running 4:56 gears and i would suggest the same. 1 ton axels are great but my stockers are doing just fine with not problems. thery are filled with roayl purple gear oil and going smooth.
Body lifts are fine. They just catch a bad rap cause they don't actually buy you anything except lift to clear tires, and on alot of trucks you can see a huge gap between the frame and the body, but on 2nd gen dodge rams they look totally fine. Performance accessories 3" body lift a good one. Probably the best.
with 40" tires you're going to want to run a dana 70 in the rear and a dana 60 in the front. If you can find a set off of an old F-250 highboy that's a real find since they use kingpins instead of balljoints. You're also gonna want a set of 5.13 or 5.38 gears to roll those.
You're going to have to upgrade to 1-ton steering, and you're going to want to beef up your brakes with tires that big
You could use the same setup to run 44s, but 44s are pushing the limits of 1-ton axels. Sort of like running 37s on half ton axels. If you plan on getting 44s it might be worth your while to look for a set of 2.5 ton rockwells. I think they usually have 6.16 gears in them too which would be a good gear set to run 44s on.
with 40" tires you're going to want to run a dana 70 in the rear and a dana 60 in the front. If you can find a set off of an old F-250 highboy that's a real find since they use kingpins instead of balljoints. You're also gonna want a set of 5.13 or 5.38 gears to roll those.
You're going to have to upgrade to 1-ton steering, and you're going to want to beef up your brakes with tires that big
You could use the same setup to run 44s, but 44s are pushing the limits of 1-ton axels. Sort of like running 37s on half ton axels. If you plan on getting 44s it might be worth your while to look for a set of 2.5 ton rockwells. I think they usually have 6.16 gears in them too which would be a good gear set to run 44s on.
