2.5" Lift Wanna Go Higher
I sort of agree. If you only want up to 5 inches, I believe a suspension lift is the way to go. Only reason I have a body lift is because I have a total lift of 8 inches. 5 suspension 3 body. However, nice thing about a body lift is the price. If you are on a budget, nothing wrong with a body lift. Plus I like the extra room when working on the truck. :P
Point taken. But if you WORK with your truck, i would never get a body lift.
Different strokes for different folks
I have a 3inch lift kit going for $150 you pay shipping.
And I have a 5inch lift on top of a 2inch bl and the brake lines are pretty tight. I can flex about 2 1/2 inches before I rip the brake line apart.
Might as well go for the body lift if you want a cheapo lifto or replace that 2.5 lift with a 5inch lift assuming you want 5inches of lift.
And I have a 5inch lift on top of a 2inch bl and the brake lines are pretty tight. I can flex about 2 1/2 inches before I rip the brake line apart.
Might as well go for the body lift if you want a cheapo lifto or replace that 2.5 lift with a 5inch lift assuming you want 5inches of lift.
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Anybody here using a Fabtech long arm 5"? They say you need to modify front driveshaft but never clarify what needs to be done, and where can you get longer brake lines? Mine are already stretched at full turn on a 2.5" level lift can't imagine going higher
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Not sure why the front drive shaft would need to be modified, unless that kit has an extreme amount of droop. I've used BDS suspensions and at 7" of lift no problems, but at 8" and full droop the front drive shaft would pull apart at the splines. As far as the brake lines, I just rotate the bracket on the upper control arm bracket 90 degrees. If yours are already stretched maybe it was put on backwards?