what are the PROS and CONS of a body lift ??
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what are the PROS and CONS of a body lift ??
i was planning on running 35's with a teraflex coil lift with shock adapters and maybe a one inch body lift later on but was wondering wut the advantages and downfalls of a body lift are
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I have exactly what you describe.
The only con so far has been that, I had to cut out some of the inner shifter boot. I haven't yet sealed it back up as I wanted to see how bad it was in winter. So far can't say as I even notice it's got a big hole in it, except my coffee gets colder faster in the cup holder, on the flip side....it keeps the slurpee colder longer. EVEN STEVEN.
I plan to use a tire tube, cut a piece out of it and use the tire patch glue to seal up the hole come summer. this will stop any water and dust issues.
The only other con is that when it's really cold out -25c and below it's a bit of bugger getting it into 2, 4, and reverse (6 is fine for some reason) it goes in but you can feel the extra resistance. Every once in a blue moon, like almost never it will pop out, as i didn't put it fully into gear, but again only when really cold out.
Past that no other problems or issues. I think it makes the 2.5" coil lift and 35" tires look just perfect.
I would do it again on any JK in the future. cheap raise.
The only con so far has been that, I had to cut out some of the inner shifter boot. I haven't yet sealed it back up as I wanted to see how bad it was in winter. So far can't say as I even notice it's got a big hole in it, except my coffee gets colder faster in the cup holder, on the flip side....it keeps the slurpee colder longer. EVEN STEVEN.
I plan to use a tire tube, cut a piece out of it and use the tire patch glue to seal up the hole come summer. this will stop any water and dust issues.
The only other con is that when it's really cold out -25c and below it's a bit of bugger getting it into 2, 4, and reverse (6 is fine for some reason) it goes in but you can feel the extra resistance. Every once in a blue moon, like almost never it will pop out, as i didn't put it fully into gear, but again only when really cold out.
Past that no other problems or issues. I think it makes the 2.5" coil lift and 35" tires look just perfect.
I would do it again on any JK in the future. cheap raise.
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Rough Country has a body lift that seems to remove several of the cons to a BL
http://roughcountry.com/jeep_xtras_jk-body-lift.html
I think if used in conjunction with a coil lift, it would round out the JK. Give you a little more room in the fenders while keeping the COG low.
http://roughcountry.com/jeep_xtras_jk-body-lift.html
I think if used in conjunction with a coil lift, it would round out the JK. Give you a little more room in the fenders while keeping the COG low.
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Originally Posted by Mark Doiron
Exposed pinch seam. Sometimes manuals have trouble staying in certain gears. Hmmmm. Slightly higher CG.
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Rough Country has a body lift that seems to remove several of the cons to a BL
http://roughcountry.com/jeep_xtras_jk-body-lift.html ...
http://roughcountry.com/jeep_xtras_jk-body-lift.html ...