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Here's my two cents on a 3" body lift of any brand.
WELD in the re-inforcement blocks for the bed.
You MUST use a steering extension.
REPLACE body bushing when installing a lift.
The bed DOES lose it loading capacity. Reason for this is if something heavy in the bed slides during a turn (such as a tree stump) and slams the side of your bed, its hitting at a higher center of gravity and cracking your bed easier. Same concept as using a breaker bar or pipe to get more leverage when loosening a fastener. The farther away, the more leverage. Keep in mind when driving with a load. But if you load is sloshing around in the back of your truck you shouldn't be hauling it anyways- be sure to strap everything down. Your capacity is no different. I've hauled 2,000+ lbs. in my BL with no problem or side affects. Body lift or suspension lift, your center of gravity is higher. In fact, it goes up LESS with a BL than it does with a suspension lift because the heaviest components, frame and drivetrain, don't move.
3" Lift and minor cranking will clear 35x12.5x17 on 10" wide wheels. But if you can really fit these or not really depends on your offset more than anything. I had to trim to fit 285 on 10" rims.
There are 6-8 bolts in the bed depending on your hitch receiver model.
Fan shrouds are not even necessary parts, trimming them does not take away from functionality and unless you are high-revving in the dessert in nuetral, you should be fine. People run e-fans and pull their shrouds without any issues, in fact they have improved cooling.
I installed a 3" bl in my driveway by myself with hand tools. This was my first time and it went pretty easy. I didn't try to do it all in one day bc I also have a wife/kids/job that take most of my time. I did a little at a time, but I also have another truck I can drive while my 2 door is down. Bottom line....you csn do it!
Just for anybody worried about doing a body lift, there's nothing to worry about. I did my lift in my drive way with just basic tools and by myself. It took me two days but only because I would do a little and stop due to also taking care of my 1 yr old son. I still have to figure out which way I'm going to go about raising the rear bumper.
Here's some before and after pics:
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