Im gonna be doing the swap into my 89 pickup and was wondering if i can go smaller than 2 inches on the body lift or is 2 inches the minimum?

 

Actually I believe the min is 1.5 inches to clear the intake manifold. Starting at 2 inches you start to have to worry about transmission brackets and maybe even a steering extention.

 

Almost every swap thread addresses the body lift issue. Some don't body lift, some do. Read and decide for yourself if it's the route you wanna take.

 

I put a 1.5 in lift on mine. I'm told that some have gotten away with a 1in but I didn't want to take the chance. It's perfect for me and it makes it easier to work on.

 

you dont have to use a body lift if you cut the hood . We built a hood scoop toyotafiberglass.com , expecially for this reason , you can see an install here .. https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f209...runner-239487/ way easy to install


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The hood more that clears on my 90 4x4 pickup with the 3.4 swap with a 1" body lift

I know allot of people here have done the swap and have had to cut their hood or install a lift but after I was done I put a 1" block of foam at the highest point of the engine and it didn't seem to hit the hood when closed. I'm thinking in my case I might not have needed to lift at all

I used the 3.0 mounts on the 3.4 block. Don't know if it made a difference or not.

Different people seem to need different clearances on this swap. I say don't go less than 1" just to be safe

 

2" body lift adds a nice clearance. but it can be done with 1" or even 1.5". Roger Brown makes all of these custom body lifts for these rigs.

 

Thanks for all the responses...I think in gonna go ahead and just do the scoop not a big fan of body lifts anyway