The Body Lift Thread

Swims350 · Mar 14, 2011

hhhmmm like a square plate to serve as a washer basically?

good info I want to throw on a body lift once I get some bigger tires, so getting all the info I can helps.

Hezsus · Mar 15, 2011

see i plan on keeping my 33's for a little while yet, and probably wont go any larger due to regearing costs and mileage, i want a little more offroad capability, for when i do get new tires lol. i see 90% road as well. so i know i dont need a susp lift, and i already ahve the body lift.. so i figure mabye some of you guys can talk me outta the suspension for now lol.

dirtridinz71 · Mar 15, 2011

Swims350 said:
hhhmmm like a square plate to serve as a washer basically?

good info I want to throw on a body lift once I get some bigger tires, so getting all the info I can helps.

Pretty much the idea of it. I think the rear drivers side rear one needs to be rounded to fit into place good. I do see LMC sells replacement panels for the body mounts which is a good thing to know.

Hezsus said:
see i plan on keeping my 33's for a little while yet, and probably wont go any larger due to regearing costs and mileage, i want a little more offroad capability, for when i do get new tires lol. i see 90% road as well. so i know i dont need a susp lift, and i already ahve the body lift.. so i figure mabye some of you guys can talk me outta the suspension for now lol.

Sounds like a body lift will be perfect for you.

llmacgregor · Mar 16, 2011

Got my body lift last night, i did the bed lol... the top of the tailgate is up to my chin and im 6ft, now im gonna go onto the cab this morning, Everything went pretty smooth...ir took me about 2.5 hours by myself. I like the plate idea for the cab body mount! ill fab some of those up for both rear cab mounts. Has anyone made their own rear bumper relocaters?

Swims350 · Mar 16, 2011

well it was told alot that the inner rear bumper bracket could be rotated 180 and swapped sides and work, a few have claimed this, but nobody has ever shown pics to prove it. I couldn't figure it out when I had mine off. I don't have a BL though, yet. The outers are easy just need like a strap about 6 inches long I guess and about 4 holes in it. The outers would raise with the bumper, but the straps bolt to them then to the frame in the riginal location, same as the bumper raising kit.

dirtridinz71 · Mar 16, 2011

llmacgregor said:
Got my body lift last night, i did the bed lol... the top of the tailgate is up to my chin and im 6ft, now im gonna go onto the cab this morning, Everything went pretty smooth...ir took me about 2.5 hours by myself. I like the plate idea for the cab body mount! ill fab some of those up for both rear cab mounts. Has anyone made their own rear bumper relocaters?

On my old truck with the 3" bodylift I had notched the rear bumper brackets so that the top hole would go into the bottom hole of the bumper. Would not recomend towing at all with it since bumper only held in with 2 bolts vs. 4 bolts.

llmacgregor · Mar 16, 2011

Well, Im 90% done. Got the lift on bolted up nice and tight, front bumper mounted solid, fuel filler hose good, ebrake, trans and transfer case linkage, ect.

The only complaint i have was the vagueness of the instructions, other then that it wasn't too bad, It was my first time and it took me a total of 8 hours to do by myself so far. Gonna put some more time in tomorrow.

I have to figure out to mount the rear bumper right (Ill try rotating the existing mounts to see if it works) and if i get success ill post pics of how i did it. I have to make gap guards, weld the support blocks under the bed, and undercoat the frame rails under the cab. Ill post some pics tomorrow. :grd:

RHamill · Mar 16, 2011

You dont have to weld the support blocks, mine havent moved at all, and They have been there a while.

llmacgregor · Mar 17, 2011

Ok, I undercoated the frame, and mounted the rear bumper. Rotating the mounts didn't look like it was going to work. Here are some pics.

BEFORE: