6"-8" lift kits, do they require a bigger wheel size?
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If a body lift is done properly it looks nice. For me its a blessing in disguise. When i get my three inch im painting the driveshaft,coils, and shocks red. And painting the rest of the underbody flat black. I cant wait.
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I may get hated on for this but imo body lifts are fugly. Our trucks already show a lot of frame IMO. I wouldnt do the body lift. 4 inch rancho lift is cool looking. you have to to hide the body lift and people can still tell. 6 inch lift is more than enough and i prefer the rancho 4 inch... THe rancho lift looks cool and gives plenty of lift but not too much... IMO
Do you think y'all could put some pics up of different lifts that you've done? I'd like to see what height catches my eye.
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The raptor comes with a 4" lift and 35" tires with 17s. That's gonna be the look that you'll most likely have. 6" isn't too much more noticeable but you'll have a hard time finding pics of 6" lifts with 17". 95% of the lifts I've seen are with 18s 20s or 22s.
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Body Lifts: I've been around them a lot. Even ran a 1" bodylift on my CJ7 in my early wheeling days.
I'm not a fan, especially of 3" body lifts. Yes, they are inexpensive if you do it your self, and you gain a lot of clearance for not a lot of money. So there is good bang for your $$.
However, they are rarely done right, ie: That 3" gap between your grill and the front bumper, the bed and the rear bumper, etc. I also don't care for the extended body mount bolts. They are probably low risk, just not something I'd care to run now.
A better solution (albeit harder and costlier, and probably outside the realm of what most folks on this site are interested in) is just enough suspension, and whatever bodywork is necessary, to run your desired tire and keep your center of gravity as low as possible.
My old competition buggy (granted, it was purpose built) ran 37s, had a bellypan clearance of about 22" and was definitely shorter then my F150 on stock 32s.
Anywho...my 2 cents on bodylifts. YMMV
For anyone interested...my old buggy:
http://www.etoracing.com/cmine/album...l_dsc_0564.jpg
I'm not a fan, especially of 3" body lifts. Yes, they are inexpensive if you do it your self, and you gain a lot of clearance for not a lot of money. So there is good bang for your $$.
However, they are rarely done right, ie: That 3" gap between your grill and the front bumper, the bed and the rear bumper, etc. I also don't care for the extended body mount bolts. They are probably low risk, just not something I'd care to run now.
A better solution (albeit harder and costlier, and probably outside the realm of what most folks on this site are interested in) is just enough suspension, and whatever bodywork is necessary, to run your desired tire and keep your center of gravity as low as possible.
My old competition buggy (granted, it was purpose built) ran 37s, had a bellypan clearance of about 22" and was definitely shorter then my F150 on stock 32s.
Anywho...my 2 cents on bodylifts. YMMV
For anyone interested...my old buggy:
http://www.etoracing.com/cmine/album...l_dsc_0564.jpg
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