Does my truck look lifted?
11-15-2008, 03:54 PM
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trucks looks good. no lift. I have an 83 and i need some pics or diagrams for the front bumper brackets. I have a new oem bumper to replace some after market piece the previous owner had on. Would you be able to see how the bumper is attatched. The brackets i got were really odd shaped and I cant make sense of how they mount. Thanks for any help you can offer. chuck
11-15-2008, 03:55 PM
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I would say "no" off the top of my head. But some would argue that your springs should all be sagging by now for a +25 year old truck. So you could have newer springs under there...
Looks like a solid project, have fun!
Looks like a solid project, have fun!
11-15-2008, 04:48 PM
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Yeah it looks like there is a little lift... But hard to say without peaking under there...
Um did you? Do you have a body lift, or suspention lift??
Um did you? Do you have a body lift, or suspention lift??
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11-15-2008, 05:23 PM
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11-15-2008, 05:40 PM
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It looks like an aftermarket bumper but it does look a little low. Hard to tell from that angle it looks higher than stock to me. get a flat picture from the side and a good one of the rear. A buddy of mine had an 83 that thing was fun and tuff as crap it had a small lift w 33s and it looked huge.
11-17-2008, 05:32 AM
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I notice a pattern....for the most part those who have 1st gen trucks say no lift, those who have later model trucks think there is a lift. These 1st gen trucks sit high. His truck looks just like mine, but maybe mine has a lift...I don't know. I put stock shocks on it and they fit, which I guess doesn't rule out a body lift, but you can't see the frame like I'd expect with a body lift. Unless my truck has a lift, I'd say you've definitely got a stock-height truck. I also agree that there's no trimming and those are definitely the stock fender flares.
Oh yeah, and you can see in my avatar what the front end of these trucks look like with saggy springs. My front leafs are beyond flat, they're actually starting to arch the other way, and that's my ride height up there. The first gens don't really get saggy like the later models, unless they've carried some seriously heavy loads over their lifetime.
Oh yeah, and you can see in my avatar what the front end of these trucks look like with saggy springs. My front leafs are beyond flat, they're actually starting to arch the other way, and that's my ride height up there. The first gens don't really get saggy like the later models, unless they've carried some seriously heavy loads over their lifetime.
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