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Old Apr 22, 2006 | 07:04 PM
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97 needs body lift help

97 diesel 4x4 needs body lift but everyone i talk to says they dont make one for a diesel can i adapt one the only diffrence i forsee is to shorten pipingfrom air box to turbo,turbo to intercooler, and intercooler to intake can any one help
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Old Apr 22, 2006 | 09:23 PM
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The only help I can give you is to not put it on
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Old Apr 22, 2006 | 09:38 PM
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it only costs a couple hundred bucks to get a few inches of lift, enough to clear 35's. why a body lift?
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Old Apr 22, 2006 | 10:17 PM
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Just say "NO" to body lifts.
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Old Apr 23, 2006 | 09:46 AM
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I put one on my truck,got one for a dodge ex cab with a v10(same year as mine). Worked out good,just had to cut my intercooler to intake a littler shorter.Make sure you loosen your intercooler boots first.
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Old Apr 23, 2006 | 09:49 AM
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OOOps All most forgot your filler tube hose that comes in kit won't fit a diesel,need to buy a bigger size hose.
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Old Apr 23, 2006 | 11:24 AM
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Dont even bother. Very ghetto way to lift a truck.
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Old Apr 23, 2006 | 11:34 AM
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36inch 14inch wide swampers are on the way need the body lift to complement my leveling kit so does anybody know the diffrence other then the filler hose
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Old Apr 23, 2006 | 11:37 AM
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right on tom thanks for the help ill post some pics of my getto oil burner doing some swamper melting burn outs when it gets out of the shop
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Old Apr 23, 2006 | 12:07 PM
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pics would be cool.
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Old Apr 24, 2006 | 05:07 AM
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I like a body lift so i can clea the frame after a good mud run and salt in the winter
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Old Apr 24, 2006 | 09:56 AM
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how about t case and tranny any mods done there i got a 5 speed
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Old Apr 24, 2006 | 02:42 PM
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I put one on mine to cut down on driveline angles........I wanted to clear 38's or bigger but didn't want to have helacious angles in the driveline, especially with putting a lot of power to the ground!! ( which will be happening soon).

I had a 5" suspension lift on mine at first but anything more would give to much angle so a body lift came in handy. And for all of those you say the look horrible, !!! You can barely even tell mine is on there, I have no gaps ANYWHERE and you can hardly see any more of the frame then when stock.

I've had mine on since December and I have had NO problems with it what so ever. And it made working on the engine 100 times easier!!!!


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Old Apr 24, 2006 | 03:50 PM
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I have a 3inch body lift also now on my 98, can't even tell it has one one it. Installation was a breeze. Worked great, and would recomend it just to clear a little bigger tire.
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Old Apr 24, 2006 | 07:59 PM
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really?? I wasn't thinking so much about the look as i was the thought of jacking the body off the frame...i guess thats not too bad of an idea if you want cheap lift and big tires

Hey gotlift or smokenram: do you guys have any side pics of your rigs? (ie to see the body lift/no gaps)
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