body lift
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From: New Orleans, LA
RE: body lift
try this...go out to your truck and look right above the rear wheel. there is a 1" gap between the frame and the bottom of the bed that allows you to see right along the bottom of the bed and out the other side. NOW imagine that gap being as wide as a big mac is tall. there ya go.
I'll take a pic of mine when I get home since I haven't done anything about the gap yet.
I'll take a pic of mine when I get home since I haven't done anything about the gap yet.
RE: body lift
ORIGINAL: HammerZ71
Yea Steve,
If you decide to go the body lift route, and there is nothing wrong with going that way (I've had them on every truck I've ever had except my current one) don't even look at any other brand except PA. Just remember, a body lift does not level the truck, it lifts everything a uniform 3", so an inexpensive level kit may also be in order.
If you decide to go the suspension lift route, then the truck will also be leveled, so a level kit is not needed.
I trust you read my little "Lifting a Truck" write up, so you should be able to decide exactly what type of lift is best suited to your budget and your needs...
Yea Steve,
If you decide to go the body lift route, and there is nothing wrong with going that way (I've had them on every truck I've ever had except my current one) don't even look at any other brand except PA. Just remember, a body lift does not level the truck, it lifts everything a uniform 3", so an inexpensive level kit may also be in order.
If you decide to go the suspension lift route, then the truck will also be leveled, so a level kit is not needed.
I trust you read my little "Lifting a Truck" write up, so you should be able to decide exactly what type of lift is best suited to your budget and your needs...
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From: New Orleans, LA
RE: body lift
watch the stress on the front end and drive shafts when doing both a body lift and a suspension lift. Heard that the extra stress of stretching everything out it could be an issue. search or ask around if you want to find out more of what i'm talking about...i don't remember what forum it was on.
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From: South Georgia/East Florida
RE: body lift
Yea, that's another one of my personal rules. Along with no tires bigger than 35" on an IFS truck, I also don't believe in extreme lifts, or basically combining a suspension and a body lift. Although guys do it, just like guys put 37"+ tires on them and will argue that they never have a problem. Just too much potential for issues there for me.
This is what happens when you put your CV at too much of an angle or put the weight of a huge tire on it:
IMO, you want to start going extreme and runnin' with 40's then you just need to swell up and get you a truck with a solid front axle...
This is what happens when you put your CV at too much of an angle or put the weight of a huge tire on it:
IMO, you want to start going extreme and runnin' with 40's then you just need to swell up and get you a truck with a solid front axle...
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RE: body lift
basically hammer...your saying that if i wanted a 10-12" lift with some 40" tires.....theres not even a point in looking at a 1500....which i think would be kinda dumb anyways because why lift a IFS with such big damn tires and that much lift.
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RE: body lift
I think you answered your own question. But you've been here way long enough to know my feelings on that subject.
Hell, if you check around the 2nd gen side, their 1500s have a solid front axle, much stouter than our IFS's, but the Dana's on them are nowhere near as beefy as the axles on 2500/3500s. And they even warn against going to extreme on them...
Hell, if you check around the 2nd gen side, their 1500s have a solid front axle, much stouter than our IFS's, but the Dana's on them are nowhere near as beefy as the axles on 2500/3500s. And they even warn against going to extreme on them...
