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[josejuan1012]

Guys what's better a body lift or a suspencion lift

I Know a body lift is to fit in tires but i heard its a bad way to go??? can any body share som light here im in the dark and im scared of the dark
dont realy know much new at this all i ever done is body work im a metal work aprentance any body work questions hit me up

the peach

[DeadlyPeace]

This is a good debut question that has been discussed before. You might want to try doing a serch on the subject.

Here was a fairly recent post I did on it.

deadlypeace said:

Actually I guess the first question to micahturner should have been, what's the reason for wanting a 3" BL and what type of wheeling this truck would be used for?
But just for shits and giggles.............


Doing a BL lift (like almost everything) has its pros and cons. One nice thing about a BL is that it's cheap and even with the extra items you need to deal with to make them work right it's still fairly easy to install. This giving you the room for bigger tires.

Also with the bigger the BL is the more it will show of your frame, which some people don't like. This can be completely or somewhat hidden with rock sliders depending on the application. Also the bigger the BL lift the higher COG is. This making easier for roll overs. Also a bigger BL can be more prone to going through your floorboard if too much pounding is put on them (like jumping your truck). A BL lift (so I've heard) will also put stress on your frame too, but I'm yet to see a problem with it so far out of 10+ years with a 3" BL on my DD/trail rig.

Now no matter what size BL you put on, you will still have to deal with the bumper, but any good kit should come with the spacers for that.

1" BL - You shouldn't have to deal with anything, but the lift kit it's self.
2" BL - You should only have to deal with the radiator and maybe the brake line on the firewall. Not sure on the steering bar though.
3" BL - You should have to deal with everything mentioned above.
4"-up BL - You'll have to make yourself and really be stupid to want to do.


IMHO I think.......
For a DD or DD/trail rig a BL isn't that bad as long as you don't mind the frame showing and you are aware of your COG. If your rig does see the trails then I would try to get most of your lift and tire clearance out of a SL first. Maybe a 1" BL for just some extra tire clearance would be ok as long as you don't have plans on doing a SL.

For a trail only rig, especially a rock crawler, I would do my best to leave a BL completely out of the equation.


I'm sure there many be some other pros and cons and opinions, so feel free to express them.

[fourwd1]

josejuan1012 said:

Guys what's better a body lift or a suspencion lift

Nothing wrong with a body lift if you just want to fit a larger tire.