Body lift?? Yes or NO??
Record Breaker
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 2,032
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From: Elk Rapids, MI
OLYELR did you ever ride in a stock suspenion truck w/ a body lift. I had one. it sucked the body rolled to much plus body lift's work there way loose and some times the body will shift. If that's what you like then go for it but for me I will never get a body lift again only suspension. plus with the suspension lift you are more likely to get wider rims with a deeper offset in with that the wider the stance the less body roll. chances are if you get just the body lift you most likely arent looking to get wider wheels just taller tires.
Nope, I sure have not.
And, I will say that I installed my body lift slightly under 10 years ago and have not tightened a single bolt since then and they has been fine. And I havent had a SINGLE issue with it yet either. But, I have heard all the horror stories about them and I am completely aware of all of that... none of which have affected me. If I had the cash I probably wouldnt have used one either, but I didnt (and still dont) have the cash.
2damnyankee, i think I said it before, but you have a mean looking truck. The sance is very nice. Did you get some new rubber for it yet?
Grand Champion
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 7,055
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From: Lee County, North Carolina
I’d go for a suspension lift; body lifts leave the frame at the same height and don't give you any clearance in that department. Plus your engine stays at the same level so your fan shroud will only go 3/4 the way up the radiator. I believe you need to redo your brake lines going to the master cylinder, battery cables and a few other wires as well. With a suspension lift you just need to get longer brake lines and shocks. so if you're going for tire clearance then by all means do the body lift and save 500 bucks or so but if you want ground clearance and want your truck to look better over-all do the suspension lift. if you want a lot of comparisons go to pavementsucks.com and look at the rides section and sort by dodge with images only, then click year up and go to page 11 and start clicking on pictures they all have what kind of lift and tires they're running and you'll get a good idea of what your truck will look like with whichever lift you like best. The most common I’ve seen on our trucks is a 5 inch skyjacker suspension lift with 35 inch tires.
