Body lift or not?

pyro4fun · Feb 20, 2008

I have heard plenty of horror story's with adding body lifts and off roading,
My question is: Is it worth it to add a body lift and is there a better body lift kit out there than others?

Anyone here have horror story's with a body lift?

I would like to get larger tires under my truck but i would rather add a suspension lift than a body lift.

All input helps

thanx, pyro4fun

Disturbed_Ranger · Feb 20, 2008

I have never heard of a bodylift giving in, even when off-roading... It's just a choice that people make. if you wan't bigger tires without the pricetag of a suspension or the hassle of grinding your wings, well the bodylift is perfect. I personally don't like them, they show too much off the underneath of the truck. Makes it look fugly....

85_Ranger4x4 · Feb 20, 2008

The only horror story I have with mine is that I had to make my own bumper brackets as they are not available for first generation trucks. I was also able to include some tow points for the front which I didn't have before, so it was a win-win. After that it looks like it came that way. I would happily do it again.

DieselSmoke · Feb 20, 2008

the only horror storys ive heard are those of some of my dumb cheap buddys who try and make there own out of stuff they have layin around and they end up breaking the mounts or bushing while flexing out and the cab get unstable.

you wont have to worry about it if you buy one and do it right. i had a 3" on my last ranger and never had a problem.

i wouldnt do one unless you really need to i think there ugly as hell with that frame showing down under the body more then they already do

mhughes165 · Feb 20, 2008

DieselSmoke said:
the only horror storys ive heard are those of some of my dumb cheap buddys who try and make there own out of stuff they have layin around and they end up breaking the mounts or bushing while flexing out and the cab get unstable.

you wont have to worry about it if you buy one and do it right. i had a 3" on my last ranger and never had a problem.

i wouldnt do one unless you really need to i think there ugly as hell with that frame showing down under the body more then they already do

just clean up the underside opf the truck and paint them with undercoating or black paint and itll look just fine especially if u lift the bumpers aswell, but i have done them both ways in the past, never really bothered me and its good for a pinch, 3" body lift and u can run 32's with minimal rubbage on the 1st gen, no rubbing on the 2 and so on

chazawazzle · Feb 21, 2008

do it

theres nothing wrong with a body lift that you buy. i had a gigantic tree fall on my last ranger and it shoved the lift blocks through the floor on the drivers side. that is the only horror story ive ever heard of. also if you put a body lift on it, you will have easy access to the frame to install some rock bars if you want.

Ranger44 · Feb 21, 2008

Holy S%$#. That was a big tree. Ranger's really are tough!

dburton07 · Feb 21, 2008

i want to do a body lift on my truck as well to run 33's. they do make kits that fill in the gaps from when you lift the body off the frame so it looks like it came that way

danger88ranger · Feb 21, 2008

I have no problem with bodylifts, I have one on my 87 with 31s and works fine. I would NOT reccomend you make your own kit, just buy a kit from performance accessories or summit racings kit. If your not planning on jumping your truck a lot, i wouldn't worry about any problems. Oh, and you should be able to clear 33s if your truck is 4wd. A 2wd will prolly require say a leveling kit or some fender trimming, or both.

chazawazzle · Feb 21, 2008

built ford tough

you know it baby, built ford tough no kidding. the damn thing still runs and drives, nothing wrong with the engine just the cab.

c_note · Feb 21, 2008

i think theyre the ugliest mod you can do to a truck.

85_Ranger4x4 · Feb 21, 2008

dburton07 said:
i want to do a body lift on my truck as well to run 33's. they do make kits that fill in the gaps from when you lift the body off the frame so it looks like it came that way

They advertised in my box they did, I didn't bother. I did take a old inner tube and filled in around the engine so I didn't sling it full of mud, I have enough electrical issues as it is.

c_note said:
i think theyre the ugliest mod you can do to a truck.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Aside from a little more frame being visable (hardly noticable on a std cab truck) I guess I really don't see what the big deal is.

97BlackBetty · Feb 21, 2008

Personally i would rather trim my fenders than do a body lift, but i have found that body lifts are excellent if you have large wires or rock lights that you want to run underneath your vehicle. It provides additional space for the little things that make a big difference.

Sunk · Feb 21, 2008

They also make it easier to get to some bolts such as the bellhousing, which happen to be a rather tight fit...

mhughes165 · Feb 21, 2008

c_note said:
i think theyre the ugliest mod you can do to a truck.

he wasnt asking how they looked, simply if anyone had any horror stories about them, sure they may not look the best if the turck is a street queen like yours is but for someone that has the truck offroad alot its a cheap way for extra meat to clear which = better ground clearance, which is the ultimate goal for any lift is simply the ground clearance(through larger tires).......unless ur building a rock crawler, then disregard my statement here as i wouldnt suggest them at that point do to the nasty flexing that u will experince

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