Body Lifts... The Ugly Side
Diesel Bomber
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 1,352
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From: Bedford OH
rolled it? no run up into the woods, yes! and heavy ruts, smacking into hard dirt etc.. I wheel that truck hard and it's taken some pretty damaging hits to front end components from speed/terrain.
I still stand by my personal opinion that as long as the mounts on the frame and body are good you won't have any issues if it's installed properly and rechecked after time. If you slam into something hard enough to rip all those mounts out of a solid vehicle you have other issues haha
it's a never ending argument, right up there with coke or pepsi
Diesel Enthusiast
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 375
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From: North Carolina
Again, the pics seem to indicate a high speed impact, with an improperly installed body lift. I've seen vehicles in wrecks with bls on them, and nothing shifted, I've ran bls on many of my 4 wheelers, and never had an issue with them, and had buddies run them, that wheeled their trucks a lot harder, and never had an issue with them either, I think it's all in how its installed, and whether the owner goes back and checks them, like their supposed to.
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BOMBARDIER
Joined: Mar 2007
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From: Gloucester, VA
Again, the pics seem to indicate a high speed impact, with an improperly installed body lift. I've seen vehicles in wrecks with bls on them, and nothing shifted, I've ran bls on many of my 4 wheelers, and never had an issue with them, and had buddies run them, that wheeled their trucks a lot harder, and never had an issue with them either, I think it's all in how its installed, and whether the owner goes back and checks them, like their supposed to.
Diesel Wrench
Joined: Nov 2009
Posts: 540
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From: Michigan
I thought that was how you're supposed to get to those hard to reach parts on the engine LOL
Reminds me of a truck I was going to buy, untill I saw that it had a 4" body lift using hockey pucks and 4x4 wood blocks, F*CK THAT. he wanted 2500 for it.
Reminds me of a truck I was going to buy, untill I saw that it had a 4" body lift using hockey pucks and 4x4 wood blocks, F*CK THAT. he wanted 2500 for it.
Newbie
Joined: Feb 2009
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dang, i thought about all the consequences possible when i put a 3" on my old truck, so i went ahead and welded extra tubing between the frame and body/bed. Flipped my truck about a year later but, the body DID stay on.
Diesel Fan
Joined: Mar 2009
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Body lift is for minor improvements in lift height...anyone tells you a 3 or 4 or 6 inch body lift is ok smack em right in the mouth is my opinion.. If you can't afford the suspension learn to save up you money and do it right
