The Body Lift Thread

[Cjtheboss11]

I will post a picture ASAP but I from what my friends and mechanics say is that my rear is lifted. The leaf springs are on top of the axle and I have a shackle lift. And in the front it looks like they took the old upper control arm mounts off and welded new ones on. I'll put up pictures of the truck and the. The underside with my lift and let y'all do the inspection

 

[Cjtheboss11]

And also another thing is can someone link either a 2 or 3 inch body lift to a 98 chevy k1500? i cant find anyones that are less than like $300.... and another question, what are gap guards? cause no lift kits i see come with them..

 

[Cjtheboss11]

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I cranked my T-bars a little (about 2 full turns) and that is it. But those are the pictures so yall can help me out with what i need to do etc. Thanks

 

[bluex]

You have about a 2" block an a whole lot of crank. The upper arms are in the factory location. Your front end will have accelerated wear with that much crank an it can't ride very well.

Summit racing sells the body lifts their brand 3" is $180 iirc. Gap guards are just that, the cover the visible gap between the body an the frame in the wheel wells with a body lift.

 

[Cjtheboss11]

Alright, really just 2 inches? so could i stick another 3 body and get 35's to fit? and yeah it rides like a tank... i had to get basically my whole front end rebuilt a couple months back. Should i down crank my Tbars? thanks

 

[bow61509]

creezus man who makes that front bumper I love it..... but I'm biased look at my 03 in my avatar, I love big bumpers and I cannot lie

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[bluex]

If you don't want to rebuild your front end every year you should decrank a lot. The general consensus is no more than two ribs on the CV axle boot touching.

Yes that might be a 1.5" block. A tape measure will tell you better than us guessing at a picture Here is one of my 4" installed when I was doing my lift. See the difference?

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[Cjtheboss11]

You know i couldn't tell you exactly who, it was custom made by a welder and it originally was on a 97 2500 burb but it fits my truck so i bought it for dirt cheap getting a ***** for it soon too but my main concern now is what do i need for the 3 body, like if i need wires to be extended and fuel lines..

 

[Cjtheboss11]

Do you think it would be better to take off the back block and just got a 3 body all around (crank my Tbars maybe just a little bit). cause i was reading that with either a tbar crank or leveling kit + 3" body kit can fit 35's and that is my goal, but if i have to fit 33's i will.

 

[bluex]

There is a fuel filler neck an steering shaft extension in the body lift kits. I believe that's all though.