3inch body lift and leveling kit???
03-10-2011, 02:16 AM
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I put the "performance" body lift on my truck. I would go with that, it came with EVERYTHING After i bought that i did not have to fork out anymore money for other BS. It came with the blocks (12 in all i only used 8 on mine and sold the other ones to my buddy), bolts, and hose extention for the gas tank. There was one problem i had and still is a problem for me. If u have a manual 4 wheel drive shifter on the floor u have to extend it (BE SURE TO DO THIS) i only have access to 4 wheel HIGH i cannot get it into 4 LOW i have to get it extended and plan on doing that this weekend. It almost got me into trouble when we had a big snow here in the mountains of nc i ran it into a ditch because 4 high was just too much speed for the snow. Hope this helps! I would go with it! looks good and get the gap guards or fab your own. the gap from the body and chassis is not rediculous but would look better if covered up. the guards are a little pricey IMO and planning on fabbing my own! Again hope this helps!
03-10-2011, 03:17 AM
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I think you have to weld in the extender for the 4wd on the floor, and you also have to tack the blocks under the bed in because there isn't any other way of holding them there. I don't beleive there is and other way to make them stay under the bed other then tack them in.
03-10-2011, 03:29 AM
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I think you have to weld in the extender for the 4wd on the floor, and you also have to tack the blocks under the bed in because there isn't any other way of holding them there. I don't beleive there is and other way to make them stay under the bed other then tack them in.
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03-10-2011, 03:50 AM
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I think you have to weld in the extender for the 4wd on the floor, and you also have to tack the blocks under the bed in because there isn't any other way of holding them there. I don't beleive there is and other way to make them stay under the bed other then tack them in.
... or tthe brackets just didn't match to the T) but no tacking needed. I freaked out when i looked under the hood the first time cause i wasnt familiar with the body lift but the motor sinks down. After thinking about it i realized that the lift just lifts the body(no sh!! right?) haha the body goes up but everything else stays put. so the motor was 3 inches lower than front of the truck! so don't freak like i did! its supposed to be like that! didn't know if yall knew that or not... im sure yall did but if your new to the body lift like i was its good to know for profiling purposes! haha quoting ricky bobby sorry hahaHope this helps or clears up confusion i walked through the steps (watered down)
03-10-2011, 04:40 AM
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I keep thinking of more things that came up while installing my body lift. When you put the front bumper back on, there is excess frame hanging out below the bumper. its a part of the frame/chassis but where your tow hooks are... it seems to be hanging out farther than before its because of the bumper being raised. i am thinking about getting a torch or sawzall with a metal blade to shorten the eye sore up. Its overlooked by people looking at my truck but i noticed it when it was first put on. its not a problem but i want my truck to look uniform and the brownish/rusty lookin metal poking out past the bumper doesn't look all that great! not a serious problem but im sure you want your truck to look good like mine! ill try to get a pic up to show yall what im talking about! hard to explain the picture will clear it up. Sorry for keep posting one after another but new things keep coming to me as i search for parts for the maroon maurader! in the end its just helping out yall that have not studied up on the body lift! enjoyyyy!
03-10-2011, 08:32 AM
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the bed "crush blocks" bolt in, no welding required for those. if you have 4x4 shifter on the dash nothing needs to be done for that to work properly but you do have to weld in the extension for the 4x4 shifter if its in the floor. The gear selector had to be adjusted after the body lift, but there is a small red wheel under the dash that adjusts the selector to center the needle above the "PRND21" on the dash(piece of cake). If your thinking about a body lift, just do it its not that bad.
03-10-2011, 09:23 AM
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the bed "crush blocks" bolt in, no welding required for those. if you have 4x4 shifter on the dash nothing needs to be done for that to work properly but you do have to weld in the extension for the 4x4 shifter if its in the floor. The gear selector had to be adjusted after the body lift, but there is a small red wheel under the dash that adjusts the selector to center the needle above the "PRND21" on the dash(piece of cake). If your thinking about a body lift, just do it its not that bad.
And if yall are looking for a cheap way, that looks good,not a real pain in the ***, and just want to have an excuse to work on your truck for the weekend go with the body lift. Take your time, read the instructions, and have all the correct tools.... its actually relaxing pieces together like a puzzle. (just a big boy puzzle) 
