4" lift w/4" body?

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i talked to my boss who is a mechanic about a lift kit and instead of just a procomp or bds 6" lift he suggested that i do a 4" ranco lift with a 4 inch body lift. is this a good idea? has anyone done this before? is it better than a 6 inch lift?

 

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i talked to my boss who is a mechanic about a lift kit and instead of just a procomp or bds 6" lift he suggested that i do a 4" ranco lift with a 4 inch body lift. is this a good idea? has anyone done this before? is it better than a 6 inch lift?
If your boss suggested a 4" Lift let me know where he is located so I never go there by mistake!

A body lift that high will give you a world of trouble to install properly not to mention the UGLY factor.

I would suggest no more then a 1" body lift anything higher youll get into re-fitting or extending lots of things. Stick with a suspension lift, If you cant afford it yet, wait till you can. You will thank me later!

And as far as your boss goes ( HACK!!!)

 

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If your boss suggested a 4" Lift let me know where he is located so I never go there by mistake!A body lift that high will give you a world of trouble to install properly not to mention the UGLY factor.

I would suggest no more then a 1" body lift anything higher youll get into re-fitting or extending lots of things. Stick with a suspension lift, If you cant afford it yet, wait till you can. You will thank me later!

And as far as your boss goes ( HACK!!!)
disagree because , uhhhh i have a 3 inch body lift and have had it for hummmmm 4 or five years now with no problems !!! and never had to extend anything the only thing i would extend but i dont have to would be the drive shaft and that because the body and suspention lift is added up to 9 inches in all and i would just get it if i just if i flex it out alot but a four inch would be pushing it but you should be ok :wacko: make sure you get alot of opinions before you take someones advice!!

 

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disagree because , uhhhh i have a 3 inch body lift and have had it for hummmmm 4 or five years now with no problems !!! and never had to extend anything the only thing i would extend but i dont have to would be the drive shaft and that because the body and suspention lift is added up to 9 inches in all and i would just get it if i just if i flex it out alot but a four inch would be pushing it but you should be ok :wacko: make sure you get alot of opinions before you take someones advice!!
you can lift it 4" without changing anything if you like your transfer case shifter being burried in the floor or your steering shaft MAXED out!or your radiator sitting 4" to high. Again I said you would have to extend things if you wanted to do it the "RIGHT, SAFE way. anyone can hack a lift in there driveway in an afternoon. It's your truck you gotta sleep with your decissions. And then theres RESALE VALUE good luck getting fair market value for a botched up lift.

 
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my truck is a manuel 5-speed does this mean my shifter would be 4 inches lower as well as my 4wd shifter?

 

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my truck is a manuel 5-speed does this mean my shifter would be 4 inches lower as well as my 4wd shifter?
Yes, your raising the body 4" higher then the frame so everything connected to the frame will need to be extended plus you will have to cut notches in the floor to allow room for the sticks to shift. as well as wiring and a host of other problems involved.

Lift kits a so inexpensive these days it dosent pay to lift it any other way.

A body lift is pretty much a poor mans lift kit. It only alows you to add bigger tires and thats all. A full on suspension lift kit will give greater ground clearance, plus better flex

 

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my truck is a manuel 5-speed does this mean my shifter would be 4 inches lower as well as my 4wd shifter?
speaking from someone who actually has a body lift on his bronco and has installed them the right way , you will need to get an extended shifter for the four wheel drive and the trans , a hurst could probably do.... you will need a fan shroud either cut or made to fit cause it will rub i would go with w 3 inch lift or just get a four in suspention cause four is kind pushing it i looked at mine today its got three and i had to extend the brake lines , but if you do a suspention lift you will have to extend the drive shaft so it will probably run the same amount of money and i am trying to resurve myself and not get into anbother argument with someone who doesnt even own a 80 to 96 model bronco :-& #036;

 

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you can lift it 4" without changing anything if you like your transfer case shifter being burried in the floor or your steering shaft MAXED out!or your radiator sitting 4" to high. Again I said you would have to extend things if you wanted to do it the "RIGHT, SAFE way. anyone can hack a lift in there driveway in an afternoon. It's your truck you gotta sleep with your decissions. And then theres RESALE VALUE good luck getting fair market value for a botched up lift.
RESALE VALUE?????? hahahaha i never even considerd trying to get what i have put into my bronco, because have you looked at gas latley no one wants a gas guzzler and it only for fun resale value wow

 

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RESALE VALUE?????? hahahaha i never even considerd trying to get what i have put into my bronco, because have you looked at gas latley no one wants a gas guzzler and it only for fun resale value wow
OK first off you obviously agreed with my first statement of having to extend certain things in order to make a body kit work (thank you)

second after looking at your truck I can see why resale value is of no concern to you. you obviously don't make enough money to build or maintain a truck the way it should be. Which is why you couldnt give that thing away.

I build vehicles for a living and the jeep I have in my profile was bought 5 years ago. It was Black, and bone stock. I had a total of 13,000 into it and with all the mods done to it I got 18,500. and that was after using it on the trails in AZ for three years.

Stop talking out of your ass you are showing your lack of inteligence (which im sure you do often)

 

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OK first off you obviously agreed with my first statement of having to extend certain things in order to make a body kit work (thank you)second after looking at your truck I can see why resale value is of no concern to you. you obviously don't make enough money to build or maintain a truck the way it should be. Which is why you couldnt give that thing away.

I build vehicles for a living and the jeep I have in my profile was bought 5 years ago. It was Black, and bone stock. I had a total of 13,000 into it and with all the mods done to it I got 18,500. and that was after using it on the trails in AZ for three years.

Stop talking out of your ass you are showing your lack of inteligence (which im sure you do often)
as far as owning 80 to 96 year broncos how many have you owned or have you put all of your money into the one you have ... you need to take a step backcause i could argue with you all day but the point is there is nothing going to get done no matter how mad you get at me cause you live in AZ and i live in NC ... and thats alot of gas in a bronco .... so you can spit fire at me all day i dont care your just mad because someone challenged you and thats what this fourm is about diffrent opinions but you knew that right since you know everything and obvisoly you havent been on here long so i am going to send that PM you sent me o a mod , Never come on here tryin to act like you know so much your best bet now is to keep quiet :-& #036;

 
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as far as owning 80 to 96 year broncos how many have you owned or have you put all of your money into the one you have ... you need to take a step backcause i could argue with you all day but the point is there is nothing going to get done no matter how mad you get at me cause you live in AZ and i live in NC ... and thats alot of gas in a bronco .... so you can spit fire at me all day i dont care your just mad because someone challenged you and thats what this fourm is about diffrent opinions but you knew that right since you know everything and obvisoly you havent been on here long so i am going to send that PM you sent me o a mod , Never come on here tryin to act like you know so much your best bet now is to keep quiet :-& #036;
calm down little boy, your the one who proved me rite! you agreed that other items on the truck had to be addressed when a body lift was installed ( as i said) what your so mad at I have no idea, maybe you should seek anger management classes.

I was just answering a question, sorry if you didn't agree to it. but again I was rite and YOU AGREED ( i love it )

 

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calm down little boy, your the one who proved me rite! you agreed that other items on the truck had to be addressed when a body lift was installed ( as i said) what your so mad at I have no idea, maybe you should seek anger management classes.I was just answering a question, sorry if you didn't agree to it. but again I was rite and YOU AGREED ( i love it )
soooo, you say that you have had problems with other people on here before? no surprise there.

have a nice day kid

 

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soooo, you say that you have had problems with other people on here before? no surprise there.have a nice day kid
hey grandpa, as far as a boy i am not !!! 25 far from a boy ... yeah alot of people are like you and dont like to see some other way of doing it your just a mad little man because someone said you where wrong or there is another way of doing it!!! and i never proved you right i said you could do it your way but it would cost more or the same.. so please [-X stay on subject

 
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hey grandpa, as far as a boy i am not !!! 25 far from a boy ... yeah alot of people are like you and dont like to see some other way of doing it your just a mad little man because someone said you where wrong or there is another way of doing it!!! and i never proved you right i said you could do it your way but it would cost more or the same.. so please [-X stay on subject
OK on the subject

1) when lifting a vehicle (any vehicle for that matter) with a 4" body lift will you need to extend anything on the vehicle?

Your answer? and I quote" NO" I have a 3" on mine and didn't do anything although I could have extended my driveshaft

DRIVE SHAFT? that has nothing to do with a body kit, that is a suspension lift modification.

2)My answer "YES" you wil;l have to extend many parts of the vehicle such as, steering shaft, Transfer case stick, Transmission stick, and possibly will run into wiring issues as well as radiator cooling issues.

You then wrote that you DO have to extend the stick! ( oh what was that? speak a little louder) yes I know I was rite after all

Taking a Bow!

 

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OK on the subject1) when lifting a vehicle (any vehicle for that matter) with a 4" body lift will you need to extend anything on the vehicle?

Your answer? and I quote" NO" I have a 3" on mine and didn't do anything although I could have extended my driveshaft

DRIVE SHAFT? that has nothing to do with a body kit, that is a suspension lift modification.

2)My answer "YES" you wil;l have to extend many parts of the vehicle such as, steering shaft, Transfer case stick, Transmission stick, and possibly will run into wiring issues as well as radiator cooling issues.

You then wrote that you DO have to extend the stick! ( oh what was that? speak a little louder) yes I know I was rite after all

Taking a Bow!
can you read ***** i said i ahve a suspention lift and yes i need to extend my drive shaft just shut up and quit trying to prove me wrong cause it aint happening

 

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OK on the subject1) when lifting a vehicle (any vehicle for that matter) with a 4" body lift will you need to extend anything on the vehicle?

Your answer? and I quote" NO" I have a 3" on mine and didn't do anything although I could have extended my driveshaft

DRIVE SHAFT? that has nothing to do with a body kit, that is a suspension lift modification.

2)My answer "YES" you wil;l have to extend many parts of the vehicle such as, steering shaft, Transfer case stick, Transmission stick, and possibly will run into wiring issues as well as radiator cooling issues.

You then wrote that you DO have to extend the stick! ( oh what was that? speak a little louder) yes I know I was rite after all

Taking a Bow!
I didn t have to extend ANYTHING ..... take a bow for what being wrong you were WRONG have you ever installed a lift ???? probaby not so keep to the things you know its a 80 to 96 modle you have a what year bronco???? exactally so stick to what you know

 
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can you read ***** i said i ahve a suspention lift and yes i need to extend my drive shaft just shut up and quit trying to prove me wrong cause it aint happening
please read post 3 and 7 again

thats all I have to say.

children shouldn't play with matches, they ALWAYS get burned.

I proved my point I'm done!

 

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please read post 3 and 7 againthats all I have to say.

children shouldn't play with matches, they ALWAYS get burned.

I proved my point I'm done!
i said i have a suspention lift the only reason i need a extended drive shaft!!!! just hush yeah you proved a point your "wrong" any ways put the lift on goodluck read the post througly !!!! not just the first sentence!!! they taught that in elementary school take it from someone who has A 80 - 96 YEAR BRONCO!!

 
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It is not necessary to be wright or wrong in this forum. Give your responses without making them personal or attacking some one else's opinion. Sometimes we all give a response that isn't the best. All you have to do is give your own answers to the questions leave it at that. Personal threats are definitely against the forum rules.

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