At the moment I am stuck in between the two sizes of Body Lift. I would love to go up to a 2", get some more tire clearance and look a bit bigger BUT after reading up on it, a few things have to be modified. You clutch hose, power steering hose (I think), gas line hose etc....Also, people have had trouble with their shifter and steering shaft...

Is it all that hard to do the above things, or should I just go with a 1" BL, install it and not have to worry about all of that???

I just need some opinions..

Thanks,
Dan

 

wow seems like veryone is doing a BL these days... Do a search, there have been a lot of posts lately

 

Yep, I'd go with a 1" and forget about having to do all that other stuff. Here's a link to my install page for my Roger Brown 1" body lift: www.toyota-4runners.com/body-lift.html

Chris

 

Check out Roger Browns site. He has loads of information on body lifts as well as manufactures a GREAT kit. http://www.4crawler.com

 

i was in your same position a few months ago...1 or 2 inch body lift?? so what did i do? i got a 1.5 inch body lift, roger brown 4crawler of course. i had to extend the steering column, and use the new bumper brackets...that's it. no other hassles.

 

I did a 1" BL but kinda wish I did 1 1/2". My vote is for the 1 1/2"

 

Have to agree. Go with a 1½". Just order my 1½" last week. Should be here any day now....:bounce2:

 

What kind of rig do you have? How much tire do you want to run with the bodylift? How much tire do you have now?

The necessary modifications for each height on each truck are different.

I even checked your profile and that was of no help.

Roger's page has some good reading.

I put a 1" on my 95 and run 33's. No mods, stick in the pucks and go.

On 2nd gen trucks, I don't think that it is worth going to 1.5" vs 2" Might as well go whole hog.

 

Ive got a 91 runner. Im going to put 33x12.5's on rims with 4" of backspacing. I have rear coil spacers, and Im cranking the T Bars up front 1".. I just wanted to have that little bit more clearance with a 2"...

So.. with a 1.5" I wont need to cut my shifter etc?????

Also.. do you have any pics of your truck?? (Flygtenstein)

Thanks.
Dan

 

Amember of our club did a 3" body lift on his 90 4runner v6 from performance accessories. And the kit came with everything he needed. We did not have to change any hoses or anything, and the shifter extensions were a breeze.

 

here's a link


http://www.toontoys.ca/members/JasonS/jasonS4Runner.htm

 

My 4runner is getting the same lift this weekend. and my 33's.

 

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Flygtenstein -

what did you use for your skidplate? custom?

 

Dude a 1" isn't anything. Nobody will even notice.. It's not even woth doing in my opinion. At least do 2". If I were you I would do 3" though.

 

If I put on 1" pp springs with Bilstiens on a 2wd, will I get 2" of lift?

 

a one inch lift is noticible. maybe not much, but it is. and the thing is, the higher you go with a body lift, the more issues/problems you run into.

 

You are absolutely right. I could have run 33's without a 1" lift. It was not worth doing at all.

Thanks for adding a worthwhile tidbit to this discussion.

 

You'll get 1". Shocks don't add lift.

Is this a trick question?

 

Aw man! No one is going to notice my 1" body lift? What else can I do for attention?