I have a 2008 1500 4x4 and I want to put a Zone body lift on my truck. I have a ranchhand front bumper and I was wondering if the front bumper relocation bracket would be strong enough to support the ranchhand? Also the shipping weight of the bumper was 305lbs.

 

Don't know. In my opinion i wouldn't do it with mine...(mine is about 300 as well). Call the maker of the lift and call ranch hand and see what they say.

 

with the zone body lift you have to cut part of the fame off the front for the brackets.. just a FYI

 

I would tend to doubt it, but even if it did support the weight, you'll lose the strength of that aftermarket bumper. It may come back into the vehicle in a collision and cause worse damage/injury than if you didn't have the thing... I'd say suspension lift or nuthin'...

 

Hammer, my dealership is backward. They told me with my trucks warranty I can do a Body lift but not a suspension.

 

Yeah I can see them saying that though, suspension lifts replace a LOT of factory parts where a body lift basically adds pucks between the frame and body. But the bumpers having to be relocated takes them directly off the frame and losses all that support.

BUT You can do whatever the hell you want, Magnuson/Moss Act prohibits them from denying warranty coverage unless they can PROVE the modification caused the problem you are seeking warranty relief for OR it's an aftermarket part that's failed (of course). You can rest assured though, you put a suspension lift on and go in with say a vibration issue up front, they aren't gonna cover it, since you've replaced a good bit of the front suspension. But you walk in for an engine or tranny problem and they ain't got a leg to stand on...

 

I guess it would make sense to void the suspension warranty since there wouldnt be any factory suspension left. I didnt look at it that way. Well I already have the mopar leveling kit so what suspension lift would be good to get an additional 3-4 inchs?

 

You can't stack suspension lifts (leveling lifts the suspension), you'll kill the CVs.

You'd ditch the level anyway since all suspension kits (at least all I've ever seen) levels as well.

I don't have any first hand experience with coil over IFS front lifts. I've done close to a half dozen SFA lifts, my torsion front suspension lift and one other for someone else. I've done a few BBs (budget boost, meaning coil spacers on all four corners (SFA Jeep products). I've never done a 2wd either.

Look for a kit that keeps the angles close to stock, that means it'll use drop brackets. As a rule, the more components in the kit that replace stock parts, the better (and stronger) the kit. My Rancho utilizes a full boxed sub-frame as opposed to just a single or dual crossmember that cheaper kits have. Also replaced the tie rod ends with much larger, beefier ones. Of course, more and bigger, stronger parts means higher cost...