Post by DeadlyPeace on Nov 4, 2003 22:58:52 GMT -5
Q: Body lifts puts too much stress on the frame. Is this true?
A: No, a 2 or 3" body lift is very common and is not a problem with stress to the frame.
WHY A BODY LIFT:[/u]
Body lifts of one or two inches are often necessary to keep big tires (fat tires as well as tall ones) from rubbing the fenderwells. Suspension lift alone—no matter how tall--will not keep tires from rubbing.
Here’s why: When the axle reaches full up-travel and hits the stock bumpstop, tire-to-fenderwell clearance is the same if not less than on a stock truck. It could be less because the more the axle droops on one side, the higher the tire goes into the fenderwell on the stuffed side—because the axle pivots on the bumpstop.
As far as tire-to-fenderwell clearance is concerned, suspension lift height means nothing when the axle hits the bumpstops. You’re left with stock clearance or less. And if your tires are 35 inches or larger, they’ll rub on just about anything but a street-only trailer queen. To cure the rub, you either have to lower the bumpstops (which limits articulation) or raise the body.[/color]
Original author unknow.
For more imfo and some good parts: www.4crawler.com/4x4/ForSale/BodyLiftKit.shtml
(this link was {ill}legally ;D stolen from one of 4xfred's posts - Thanks 4x)
A: No, a 2 or 3" body lift is very common and is not a problem with stress to the frame.
WHY A BODY LIFT:[/u]
Body lifts of one or two inches are often necessary to keep big tires (fat tires as well as tall ones) from rubbing the fenderwells. Suspension lift alone—no matter how tall--will not keep tires from rubbing.
Here’s why: When the axle reaches full up-travel and hits the stock bumpstop, tire-to-fenderwell clearance is the same if not less than on a stock truck. It could be less because the more the axle droops on one side, the higher the tire goes into the fenderwell on the stuffed side—because the axle pivots on the bumpstop.
As far as tire-to-fenderwell clearance is concerned, suspension lift height means nothing when the axle hits the bumpstops. You’re left with stock clearance or less. And if your tires are 35 inches or larger, they’ll rub on just about anything but a street-only trailer queen. To cure the rub, you either have to lower the bumpstops (which limits articulation) or raise the body.[/color]
Original author unknow.
For more imfo and some good parts: www.4crawler.com/4x4/ForSale/BodyLiftKit.shtml
(this link was {ill}legally ;D stolen from one of 4xfred's posts - Thanks 4x)
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