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Suspension lifts.. Again.

Old Aug 16, 2004 | 08:36 PM
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LOL............You guys are so funny with body lifts.......If your saying no because of reasons i'm not aware of then i guess thats cool....But if your saying NO because if the famous well my friend says its bad well then your mistaken....

I know guys that wheel the shibby out of there trucks with a BL and have 0 trouble......

And theres no reason to have any trouble either....

You do what u want bro its your truck. Email me direct for any info u need....

z1bigtom@hotmail.com

And if you read correctley most everyone gets rub of some kind......

Bigblue....Your friends rubbing the LCA right....Thats not lift related, its the wrong BS on his wheels

And DK.........Do yourself a favor and jump to www.pavementsucks.com for all the lift answers u need....
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Old Aug 16, 2004 | 09:05 PM
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I wasn't ditto'ing the body lift, but the very minor rub with the skyjacker 4.5

Pretty sure body lifts are illegal in Utah, which is why I shy away from them.


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Old Aug 16, 2004 | 09:53 PM
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Originally posted by gsdog1
Say no to body lifts.....

I ran the 4.5" SJ lift, 35x12.5 tires, and wheels with 4.5" of backspacing with only a slight passenger rub in a hard locked right hand turn. This was all on my 99.

Matt
Body lifts.....

I tore one out of my last truck. Had two friends do the same. No fun driving home without 2nd, 4th, and reverse.

No rub with my set up.....8" wheels, 37" tires.
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Old Aug 16, 2004 | 10:50 PM
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Captian, problem with acceleration shudder corrected. Installer had wrong angle on hanger, took 4 shims to correct. Truck is a smooth as can be.
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Old Aug 16, 2004 | 11:44 PM
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Only reason I don't like body lifts is because 1, you don't gain ground clearance like you do with a suspension lift. B, your still stuck with a stock suspension which isn't setup for off roading. And third, because you end up with an ugly gap between the body and the frame.
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Old Aug 17, 2004 | 08:04 AM
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I guess the only way for a person to make a decision like this is to thoroughly research their options, in person. Look at the installs, ride in the trucks, and be reasonable with yourself about what you want to accomplish and how you will use the truck.

I am obvisouly guilty of just throwing my two cents into my previous reply without going into specifics.

I looked into every possible alternative to acheive what I was after, and determined what I went with based on my budget, and just as importantly (if not more so) functionality AND safety. If you can't meet the later two criteria, waiting until you can is the best thing I have to offer.

For me, body lifts did not meet my personally established criteria for what I wanted to do with and to the truck.

Looking back on what I did with my 99, I would do it again. If the money tree were to really rain upon my coffers, T Rex would get a really hard look-see from me.

Matt
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