jeep89comanche Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Does anybody know where i can get a body lift for my comanche? I see them all over for the J20 and J10 pick ups but not for the comanche. Or does anybory know if that kit for the J20 would work for my comanche. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Can't happen. Our trucks are semi-unibody which means the body and frame are integral. The bed does bolt to the frame though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geonovast Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 If you're very talented with a plasma cutter, can work metal and weld good enough, you could probably make the cab removable, which in itself would probably give you a 2-3 body lift. I never saw the point of a body lift more than an inch. Why stuff the bigger tires if you don't gain any flexibility from it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Automan2164 Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 My boss and a couple of guys i work with swear by body lifts. I think anything over a 1 inch looks ridiculous, as they are all rocking 3 inchers, and could drive a mack truck through the frame and body gaps they have created. Ugly as hell. My bosses' only excuse is he wanted a true 3" of lift, plus his tires, and he only had fragments to spare in garage height. He pulled it off ok IMO. Gap guards, bumper relocates... Rest of the guys I work with are just plain idiots. Rob L. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpdocdave Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 My boss and a couple of guys i work with swear by body lifts. I think anything over a 1 inch looks ridiculous, as they are all rocking 3 inchers, and could drive a mack truck through the frame and body gaps they have created. Ugly as hell. My bosses' only excuse is he wanted a true 3" of lift, plus his tires, and he only had fragments to spare in garage height. He pulled it off ok IMO. Gap guards, bumper relocates... Rest of the guys I work with are just plain idiots. Rob L. yup. they are ugly, and do not offer anything other than an ugly gap, and tire clearance. no enhanced suspension travel or performance. i hate them with a passion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offroader461 Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 body lifts are ghey....plain and simple Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepcoMJ Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 yea... um. if you manage a body lift, I'll gladly listen to your advice on how to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whowey Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 The limit in IL is a 3 inch body lift. Found this out when I was layed off and spending the winter driving a wrecker a couple of years ago. The story.... The police dispatcher calls and gives me a 1-vehicle accident, truck split in half with FD enroute. I go and pick-up the rollback thinking I am going to be spending some time winching pieces of a truck onto it tonight. But what has me wondering is the fact that dispatcher gave me an in-town address. I can't figure out how they managed to hit anything hard enough to split a vehicle in two. I get to the scene to find the pick-up sitting in the middle of the street, like it was parked there. Just missing its bed. Now its fairly normal to see pick-ups with all sorts of home made, stake beds, flat beds, or even just a sheet of plywood thrown over the frame. I get out and the officer brings me over and says, I don't know how they did it.. but the bed from the truck is wedged across the street between two trees. The bed is REALLY wedged between these two trees. It is sitting on about at 40 degree angle and all the grass is torn up from the street to it. I couldn't pop it loose from its position with a crow bar and even with some Fire/Rescue guys we couldn't pop it loose. I ended up winching it out, bending the heck out of it in the process. After we got the truck back to shop, the police measured the aluminum cylinders used as a body lift at 5 inches. The accident reconstructionist said that the kid driving hit the box against a tree on the corner. This caused the bolts through the blocks to break off. When he turned the corner the box was slungshot off the frame and skidded across the street on its side. It hit the trees on the other side of the street and fell over wedging itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigd44889 Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 lol want a good one i'll get pics if i can but the guy just south of me has a s 10 blazer with 13 inch body lift with 35's on stock suspention :nuts: :hmm: :rotfl2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 It's going to turn into one of those threads, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geonovast Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 That's one hell of a lawnmower... :clapping: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSHAGNASTY Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 1/2 uni Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 That's one hell of a lawnmower... :clapping: I wish it would've been worth as much as my lawnmower....darned CJ's... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1990 Pioneer 4x4 Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 It's going to turn into one of those threads, eh? Now that is just white trashy cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbhill Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 when i was in highschool, there was aguy with a 7 in body lift on a ranger.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelbyluvv Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Maybe it is the redneck in me but... I really like that truck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpnjim Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 Maybe it is the redneck in me but... I really like that truck! I bet he makes a bundle renting it out for redneck weddings & funerals. :thumbsup: (how many gunracks do you think it has?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxRacing282 Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 My boss and a couple of guys i work with swear by body lifts. I think anything over a 1 inch looks ridiculous, as they are all rocking 3 inchers, and could drive a mack truck through the frame and body gaps they have created. Ugly as hell. My bosses' only excuse is he wanted a true 3" of lift, plus his tires, and he only had fragments to spare in garage height. He pulled it off ok IMO. Gap guards, bumper relocates... Rest of the guys I work with are just plain idiots. Rob L. yup. they are ugly, and do not offer anything other than an ugly gap, and tire clearance. no enhanced suspension travel or performance. i hate them with a passion. out here in nh, body lifts are great. there inst much for rock crawling and its way cheaper than buying a suspension kit. you can run bigger tires and you get axle clearance and you can take lawn edging and cover your gaps. in fact companies make gap guards so you don't have the look. out how often do most people fully max out there suspension to the point where they need to have that extra bit of travel? i know some do, but its really not that many. so just think of how economical they are next time you start insulting a genius idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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