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willbacker45

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body lifts?
« on: June 28, 2008, 12:27:54 AM »
so what are your opinions on body lifts? i have 2inch suspension but i want a little more...
let me know what yall think

Offline chardrc

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Re: body lifts?
« Reply #1 on: June 28, 2008, 03:58:01 PM »
i think a little is ok but too much and they look like junk... 3 inch is too much i think with 1inch being preferable and 2 inches the max....  seeing mass amounts of frame and space between it and the body doesn't look good to me... they are mainly just good for fitting bigger tires.
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Jesse-James

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Re: body lifts?
« Reply #2 on: June 28, 2008, 05:06:22 PM »
Myself, I would never go more than 1"

Offline Jeffy

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Re: body lifts?
« Reply #3 on: June 28, 2008, 06:04:45 PM »
1.25" for me.  I know some guy's running 2" but then he's also running 39's and has the cage built into the frame.  The one think I hate is that the shifters sink into the floor...
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Re: body lifts?
« Reply #4 on: June 30, 2008, 11:49:27 AM »
Myself, I would never go more than 1"

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mgramann

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Re: body lifts?
« Reply #5 on: June 30, 2008, 11:55:04 AM »
I'd only go more than 1 inch if it meant losing the shovel they call a transfer case/transmission support.  Tummy tuck....

tommy_chunk

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Re: body lifts?
« Reply #6 on: July 08, 2008, 11:06:03 PM »
how does a body lift effect the driveshaft angles? Wouldn't a 1" (or more) body lift to go with a 3" suspension lift require the SYE. Am I wrong?


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Re: body lifts?
« Reply #7 on: July 08, 2008, 11:32:06 PM »
how does a body lift effect the driveshaft angles? Wouldn't a 1" (or more) body lift to go with a 3" suspension lift require the SYE. Am I wrong?



Doing a body lift wont raise any of your driveline, so if you had no problems with a previous lift, the angle wont change, the only somewhat related thing a BL can do to the driveline, is move the rad & shroud up relative to the engine fan.