I have heard of bodies coming off with body lifts cuz give longer bolts more place to snap when the chassis sudden stop . . but I have yet to see it happen . although when I got into a phone pole pushed my bed forward and hit my cab and then went back to normal .

 

*sniff, sniff* I smell alot of body lift BULLSHIT around here. Body lifts have their place in the market. Other than being cheap, they make room for other things. Such an item has been mentioned, moving the drivetrain up. It also gives room for dual stick transfer case mods, engine/tranny/t-case swaps and other such things.
I'm running a 3" body lift on my Mazda. First it was just because that's all that was out there besides twisting the bars. Now though, it's making room for my Olds 455/SM465/NP205 swap. That 3" body lift will give me all the room I need to modify shifts and shoe-horn in the combo. The drivetrain is actually shorter overall, but it's taller and wider.
I'm tired of all this, "I heard from someone who heard from someone's brother who's cousin told them this body came RIGHT OFF a truck in a collision." First, it was probably some hackjob body lift. Jacked up like 8" w/ 1/8" thick steel and grade 5 bolts. A good, reputable 3" lift isn't going to go anywhere and if the body DOES happen to move, it'd have probably moved without the lift either.
Granted, that extra 2-3" does give a little more leverage. I'm not denying that, but it's not going to cause the body to tear away from the frame and mounts. Don't be misinformed by second, third or tenth hand stories about anything. Suspension is the right way to go for 90% of the people buying off the whelf lifts anyway.
If you really wheel your rig, your suspension is probably going to be custom built anyway. Most of the time, it's cheaper that way too AND you get exactly what you want and learn alot about your rig at the same time.

 

Ya i agree with blasphemous. Both in the area that most people around here will only need body lifts to suit what they need and the part about using body lifts to raise your t-cases and tranny up higher out of harms way. I know im doin that with my dual cases so i can make a flat belly plate.

 

keep in mind, they make more money on selling you more parts, plus more labor to put in a suspention lift....
(not bad mouthing the business.... they have to make money to stay open!)

 

even he's running one sam. if it's the last thing i do i'm making you put a monster 4 speed in your rig.

sorry for jacking
carry on

 

Short of a NV4500, the SM465 is going to be just about bullet proof. They're not perfect, and my 455 will probably tear it up sooner than a NV4500. You can't beat them for the money... and I got a good deal on mine. I got the tranny, t-case and cross-member for $250.

IMHO, spacers DO NOT count as a true suspension lift. You only gain a small amount of clearance and you're still left w/ just about the same articulation too. For the money, a body lift of the same height will net you more benefits than spacers of the same thickness.

 

haha ya my dad has the sm465 in his FJ40 plus two tcases, shit has like 225 to 1 crawl ratio. Im only at 187 to 1

 

you thank now yourself end

 

that is sick nasty