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Old Jun 9, 2010 | 08:30 PM
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Anyone installed a 5 inch body lift? I was looking into one.
 
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Old Jun 9, 2010 | 08:36 PM
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no.. i have a 3 inch.. i would think 5 inch would give you quite abit body roll.. what are you trying to achieve by getting a 5 inch? a look...purpose?
 
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Old Jun 9, 2010 | 08:36 PM
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didnt know they had such a thing . also how shtty will that look with 5" of frame gap ...blahh

get a suspension lift IMO
 
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Old Jun 9, 2010 | 08:37 PM
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the amount of lift without having to get a suspension. body lifts are so much cheaper, but i want a little more than 3"
 
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Old Jun 9, 2010 | 08:38 PM
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good point ramhunter
 
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Old Jun 9, 2010 | 08:54 PM
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A level kit and a 3" body lift will give you your 5" very inexpensively. Although you'll get much better performance off-road with a suspension lift, for 90% of guys a level/body lift combo will be sufficient...
 
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Old Jun 9, 2010 | 10:22 PM
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Yea I remember someone on here posting about a 5in body lift...CRAZY, you would have so much undercarriage showing haha....

Yea, a level and a BL is my plan. But those autobagit.com spindles (I think thats the site?) are only 300 for 3in, so that and lift shackles would be just as much and no body roll/gap guard problems
 
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Old Jun 9, 2010 | 10:38 PM
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i had a buddy that used schedule 40 sewer pipe for a BL on his 82 f150... 4 hrs later he had 6 broken mounts and a whole lot of **** come his way, it was 4". 8 hrs later he was back to stock height and learned a valuable lesson.

5" BL is just way too much!
 
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Old Jun 9, 2010 | 10:44 PM
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5! WOH to much gap! My 3" with level is perfect
 
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Old Jun 9, 2010 | 11:17 PM
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You will never find a 5" body lift, nobody sells such a thing (3" is max)... and there is a reason for that.
 
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