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Old 12-20-2012, 04:50 PM
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Okay i have talked to 13 people and 7 4x4 shops that do body lifts and all i get is no no no it can't be done...
i am one who thinks if there is a will theres a way so that being said, tell me how and what i will need to do.. the truck is a 1997 dodge 2wh 3500 cummins i lifted the cab 3'' over the weekend nothing went wrong and then i lowered back down, the intercooler will have to be worked with but THAT IS ALL I CAN SEE .
everyone says can't be done there has got to be a way to do this please help with any ideas
 
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Old 12-20-2012, 05:05 PM
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Why are you looking at doing a body lift?
 
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Old 12-20-2012, 05:11 PM
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i am thinking of hauling a trailer weekly from fl to ky and i found this truck low low miles on it and one owner it just sits to low and to trailer towers over it i really would like to be up higher in the cab
 
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Old 12-20-2012, 05:11 PM
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What about leveling the front?
 
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Old 12-20-2012, 05:17 PM
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i had just read up online where some guy had mover his fan up 3'' on his block the cummins had bolt holes a bit higher on the front on there blocks and add a longer 3'' pipe to intercooler and i just can't see how this can't be done??

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i did but it got me maybe 1.5 higher not much

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My leveling kit got me 2.5", and with air bags in the back I can haul my trailer with the truck at it's normal height.
 
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Old 12-21-2012, 11:34 AM
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I would go with RAWwilliam's setup. RAWilliams, where did you get your air bags and leveling kit? How much did it run you?
 
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His truck is a 2 wheel drive vs. 4 so the suspension and everything is different
 
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I wouldnt run a body lift on anything unless it was made by raising the steel mounts on the frame and was solid with stock thickness bushings
 
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Old 12-23-2012, 09:54 AM
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are those 22.5 wheels safe to run and pull hevy trailers with
 


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