Body Lift vs Suspension Lift!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jmildoc]

What are the pros and cons of the two.....
What is the cost difference?
Can I do one then go and do the other at a later time leaving the first one in place???

Thinking of getting rear lift blocks and front keys.

Then trying to find a 2'' body lift- for looks...

any opinions or ideas would be great......


Im Stuck :boxed:

[blueflamed03]

body can be expensive, suspension, bolt on.......

[jmildoc]

i have found body lifts for couple hundred... i thought suspension was more...

[blueflamed03]

body can make changes, like under hood, intake tubing,etc...

[Max]

don't body lift a 2500, they look like crap. 1500 keys+blocks/AALs+bilstein 5100s.

[jmildoc]

can you point me in the right direction for the keys

[withac]

Is your Kon a 2x4 or a 4x4? IMHO (and we all know what opinions are like) lifts look out of place on 2x4's. That being said, also IMHO, they also look weak unless you put taller rubber underneath to take up the space. I've heard you can have lots of problems with body lifts. Linkage and other connection problems like mentioned, plus shakes rattles and rolls because you have separated the body from the chassis. My 'Ho is standard height but my '98 Ram has a three inch suspension lift and 33x12.5x15's. When we did it we were told several times, don't do a body lift.

[jmildoc]

of course it is a 4X4 if it wasnt i would have some stinking 24's and it would be hugging the road....

[Modded]

Body lifts are alright but ugly when used w/o moderation, prefer suspension lifts anyday.
LoL I remeber when someone on TF said body lifts are "a poor mans way of going high"

[withac]

of course it is a 4X4 if it wasnt i would have some stinking 24's and it would be hugging the road....

Well, ya never know. I've seen it done.

[jmildoc]

i can just see myself looking for some 8 lug 24''s that would really go over well with the wife.... we already have a car that has wheels that are too big for it...... plus its a 3/4 ton and I tow alot and want to be able to go off road cause the explorer doesnt take me there....

[southbar]

just put "the poor mans lift" on my 05 2 weeks ago. so far so good. no rattles or rolls at all and it drives exactly the same as it did 3 weeks ago.http://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=60&pictureid=788

[withac]

Looks good.

[Modded]

Haha Jmildoc your sig pic is way too big, I thought it was a pic in a thread whenever I'm clicking aroudd the forum, just noticed it was a sig!

[jmildoc]

how do i fix it

[Greengumby]

just put "the poor mans lift" on my 05 2 weeks ago. so far so good. no rattles or rolls at all and it drives exactly the same as it did 3 weeks ago.http://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=60&pictureid=788

whats a poor mans lift cause i would love to get one for mine :)

[Modded]

Forgot I posted here Jmildoc, looks like you fixed it though!

[02TahoeMD]

Poor mans lift - get yourself a set of Ford F150 torsion keys. Yes, FORD keys. They fit just fine, and only run about $26 each. Swap the keys out and you can crank up the front end to be completely level with your rear.

Spend about $50 more and get a set of coil spacers to lift the rear and crank the front keys more and you can stuff a 33 inch tire under your rig.

If you have an LT get some Z coils to add about a half to 3/4 inch more height.
If you want to know more, I did a detailed writeup of my suspension work here (http://z71tahoe-suburban.com/iboard/index.php?showtopic=14841).

As for body lifts, I think the smallest you can get for a NBS is a 3 inch body lift. But, as mentioned, it is lots of work to do, since you are separating the body from the chassis.

Of course, if you want to go even taller, then you will HAVE to go the route of a suspension lift kit. Usually starting around $1600 or so for a 4 inch lift and up....which is why I wen the cheap route to get about 3 inches of lift.

[southbar]

mine is a 3" BL . keys and spacers going on in the future

[Greengumby]

k ty guys i checked out the Info in the other site 02tahoemd ty for the link

[05Yukon]

Poor mans lift - get yourself a set of Ford F150 torsion keys. Yes, FORD keys. They fit just fine, and only run about $26 each. Swap the keys out and you can crank up the front end to be completely level with your rear.

Spend about $50 more and get a set of coil spacers to lift the rear and crank the front keys more and you can stuff a 33 inch tire under your rig.

If you have an LT get some Z coils to add about a half to 3/4 inch more height.
If you want to know more, I did a detailed writeup of my suspension work here (http://z71tahoe-suburban.com/iboard/index.php?showtopic=14841).

As for body lifts, I think the smallest you can get for a NBS is a 3 inch body lift. But, as mentioned, it is lots of work to do, since you are separating the body from the chassis.

Of course, if you want to go even taller, then you will HAVE to go the route of a suspension lift kit. Usually starting around $1600 or so for a 4 inch lift and up....which is why I wen the cheap route to get about 3 inches of lift.

Wont work on a 3/4 ton though. It is a cheap easy way to lift a half ton though.

[ELOOSECANNON]

Body lifts are alright but ugly when used w/o moderation, prefer suspension lifts anyday.
LoL I remeber when someone on TF said body lifts are "a poor mans way of going high"


My opinion, I think body lifts are dangerous. My cousin had one on his S-10 and he fell asleep coming home from work and went off the road. The whole body seperated from the frame, needless to say he spend 6 months in the hospital and has minor brain damage. Suspension lift is the way to go. It bolts right in and you don't have to modify your other parts to make it work (ie CAI, and most importantly the STEERING).

[BlueTahoe2001]

Since your truck is a 4X4 then you should be able to fit a 16x8 rim with at-least a 285/75R16 tire. That should be a 33" tire overall. Poor mans lift work just as well then a Suspension lift. With a suspension lift you will face the difficulties of possibly cutting out the old Sub Frame. Then cutting corners of the transfer case and transfer case brackets.

With my 2001 Tahoe 4x4 LS I wanted to go with a suspension lift but it required all that i listed above and I wasn't going to take the chance and cut up the wrong thing and mess it up.

With a Body Lift give yourself about 8 Hours overall and you will have a cut-free "Poor Mans Lift" that looks just as good and can be just as functional.

Tyler

[jmildoc]

I think I may just swap the torsion keys and get leaf blocks