Why Not To Use A Body Lift...

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10-26-2007, 01:02 AM

LOGANSTANFORTH

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after looking closely, i believe the guy with the toyota is a tard, no other explanation, i agree with 6LCummins.........

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10-26-2007, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by 6LCummins

in that pic of the body lift it looks like a bolt head on the top. so that makes me believe the cab was just resting on the lift and not properly installed. the body lifts ive seen bolt into the bottom of the cab just like the factory bushings. could be a hack job that just happend to cost alot more in the long run.

The body shifted forward when he struck the ditch and ripped the bolt out of the body mount on the cab. I wish I had taken pictures of it. Imagine the body shifting forward piviting on the mounts from the extra shear forces on the mounts. That alowed the bolts to tear through the body. And this is not an isolated incedent. I see it alot with truck in wrecks that have body lifts... Never seen one turn into a tilt cab before though...

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10-27-2007, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by cashwheel

I beg to differ, I owned a 03 toyota tacoma, and it was hands down the best built truck I have ever owned, I regret selling it everyday. The fit and finish was second to none including caddy's and other high end domestics. Dont take me wrong, I love my dodge but if I had my choice it would be a 12V in a toyota.

Yeah, but after a Toyota frame sees a few Connecticut winters (SALT) they aren't too happy.

If I lived in the south, My Dodge wouldn't be on its 2nd set of rockers, 3rd set of doors, 2nd set of fenders, and have a front axle that got rotted off.

Just my 2 Cents