Body Lift?

[pbkid]

So what exactly is the point of a body lift and a suspension lift together? A suspension lift will give you more underbelly clearance and a little more room for bigger meat. A body lift will give you more tire clearance and save the CV angles, but together is it simply to get more clearance for bigger tires? Is that the only "benefit"?

Bart

you've got it, good sir...

body lift is purely to fit bigger tires..

if someone could manufacture a good body lift, we could easy roll 35's with no CV issues...(interesting idea eh? )

[nfpgasmask]

you've got it, good sir...

body lift is purely to fit bigger tires..

if someone could manufacture a good body lift, we could easy roll 35's with no CV issues...(interesting idea eh? )

Right, but this would simply be for looks, right? I mean, with 35"s you would get some more clearance underneath, but you would get more clearance from a suspension lift, right???

Bart

[pbkid]

the combination of a suspension lift with body lift, allows you to get maximum clearance underneath (suspension lift) and then the best approach and departure angle possible, (body lift) along with the ability to get over bigger rocks, cracks and holes with larger tires (combination)

[crotchrocket]

Right, but this would simply be for looks, right? I mean, with 35"s you would get some more clearance underneath, but you would get more clearance from a suspension lift, right???

Bart

As we have independant front axles the suspension lift does give greater ground clearance on the front. Most 4x4's that have a solid front and rear axle do a lift to get bigger tyres as the only way to get better ground clearance on a solid axle truck is to fit bigger tyres.

[Ldub]

As we have independant front axles the suspension lift does give greater ground clearance on the front. Most 4x4's that have a solid front and rear axle do a lift to get bigger tyres as the only way to get better ground clearance on a solid axle truck is to fit bigger tyres.

That' why I've always been "on the fence" with regard to differential drop brackets...

You lose 40 - 50% of the ground clearance that you gained by lifting...

[crotchrocket]

That' why I've always been "on the fence" with regard to differential drop brackets...

You lose 40 - 50% of the ground clearance that you gained by lifting...

I agree, I have wound my front right up but i will be putting locking wheel hubs on so 90% of the time there will be no wear to the cv joints or boots. Winding the front up and dropping the diff to cope is definately an aesthetic thing and not an off roading mod

[tom4bren]

"i will be putting locking wheel hubs on so 90% of the time there will be no wear to the cv joints or boots."

Fine for our JDM bretheren but not really an option for ours (unless someone perfects the TOD switch).

[JHarris1385]

From what ezem1y and I discussed his body lift went on fine and was very good.

[tom4bren]

So, does anyone know if the gas tank does need to be adjusted? Sounds like it does but I don't know if that's only for a 3" lift. If I'm only doing a 1" lift, does it still need to be adjusted?

What will a body lift do to my 'Tone' receiver hitch. Is it going to leave a 1" gap where I cut the cladding?

[LittleBeast]

Winding the front up and dropping the diff to cope is definately an aesthetic thing and not an off roading mod

Going to have to disagree here buddie. I just finished my 4.78 gear swap and did the diff drop at the same time, and it did not diminish the off road capabilities, if anything it has improved them, because the angle of the CV upon down flex is much less severe and will break less easily, and it does not decrease your ground clearance, it really just protects your oil pan and other things from being the 1st things hit. Diff drops are not an aesthetic mod, but a reliability mod, both off and on road

[tom4bren]

This must be the strangest day in history. tom4bren agrees with both Zeus AND LittleBeast. What's next ... etlsport won't have a pic of some mod already in his archive???

[tom4bren]

OK everyone, sit down and hold on tight for this one ... I agree with Zeus.

The diff drop does NOT decrease your ground clearance at all. The associated crossmember drop does but I'd personally rather take a hit on the crossmember than just about anything else under there.

The loss in ground clearance is probably much more pronounced on mine than anyone elses since I have the Calmini crossmember. Someday I'll modify it to get back some of the ground clearance - it's just not high on my priority list. Let's just say it'll be done before I get to Moab

Actually I've been thinking that rather than raising the crossmember back to a more protected area, the better approach would be to fab a small skid plate to it so that if it gets hit, it'll just lift me over the obstacle without damage (other than abrasions).