Ok well i have a 97 dodge ram 1500 with a 3 inch lift on it now and 295's (33' inch tires) i was thinking about puting a 2 or 3 inch body lift on what do u guys think? how long do you think it would take? would it look cool or like sh**.


Thanks dan

 

body lift are pretty simple to but on but can be a PITA at the same time. they look fine as long as you have your front wheel wells in and you raise the bumpers. Im doing a 3in soon if i ever get around to it. as for time i would say between 4 and 8 hours at the most

 

3"susp lift with 3" body lift would look better with 35's in my opinion. i have a 3" susp lift and 3 " body lift. i wont say what size tires, but they are smaller than 33's and it looks stuuuuuupid. it really needs 35's. i dont know about a 2" body lift though.

 

yea also can u raise the front and rear bumper?

 

yes.. .. would look really bad if you didnt, unless you put some type of a plating between the body and bumper.

 

I had a 3" rancho lift with 295's and then went with a 3" Body lift with 315's. IMO body lifts look the best on dodges because the wheel well covers the gap between the frame and the body in the back. Also, the frame on dodges dont hang down like chevy's and fords so you dont see alot of frame. I got alot of compliments on my truck, but also you have the guys who hear from their buddies that body lifts are sh%$ and they give you crap, but IMO a 3" body lift is fine as long as you arent in big rocks twisting up the frame.

 

do it up.
i got the PA brand body lift on ebay, install went smoothly enough
kit comes with new brackets for the front bumper (although mine had the wrong bolt pattern...i made them work though)
you can get brackets for the rear seperately, or you can just redrill the mounting holes a lil higher.

 

I did the same. I had a 3" suspension with 33's and when they wore down, put a 3" PA body lift and 35's. Did it over the weekend. Needed a hand holding the front bumper while lining up and marking and drilling for the rear.