anyone know if i will get more lift out of a teraflex 4" than a teraflex 3" and a
1" body lift?

 

Teraflex has a few different lifts, which one are you looking at?? Call David at Alpha Expedition 510-697-2777 he couls answer this

 

Teraflex lift kits seem to run taller than their rated height on the box. At that height I don't think you could go wrong with either direction. The BL route may make it cheaper but I haven't priced out the difference between a 3" and 4" kit.

Think of it like this, buy the 3" kit and the highest you can go is 4" with the BL....buy the 4" kit and you can always add a BL to go 5". Then swap out the whole lift kit for a 6" lift and add back in the 1" BL for 7". Get caught on a rock and wish for more height which leads you to then add in a 1.75" spacer for 8.75". Get bored and swap the 1.75" spacer for a 2.5" BB spacer and now you're sitting in the clouds at 9.5". Forget all of that and swap in some D60s with a SOA leaf set-up and now you're are 14" riding on 54" tractor tires When will the pockets be empty?

 

3" lifts the front 4.25 no front TB
4" lifts the front 5.25 Forge front TB included
What size of tires do you want to run?

 

37's...seems to make more sense just to go 4" and i can always add the 1" bl if i want more clearance...

 

just remember they taller get the bigger the tires get they get really expensive

 

A word of caution about 3" lift plus 1" spacer - when you get a total of 4" lift you will most likely have to add more things to normalize your geometry. 3" kits normally have only springs, shocks and maybe a track bar relocation bracket - it is already pushing the stability of the system. One more inch and you push it over the limit. That's why 4" kits and higher have control arms, track bars and the rest of the junk - the geometry of the suspension changes too much, making the system unstable, and driving, potentially, unsafe. I am not saying this cannot be done, it is just one thing to consider before going this way.

 

Body lifts can create problems with shifters, steering linkages, etc. Body lifts also tend to stress the body mounts a lot more. Most tend to agree 1" would be the max lift, personally I would skip them altogether.

A 4" suspension lift not only gives the clearance for the tires, it will tend to give you greater articulation and will also have all of the goodies to restore stock geometry to your lifted vehicle. It may be the more expensive route, but you may enjoy the greater capabilities.

 

So the TF 4" kit actually gives you 5.25"? I was not aware of that. Anything extra needed with the 5+ inches of lift? Like control arms/driveshaft/etc? This is on a 4door by the way. What is the max lift on a 4 door that you can go with and not need drive shafts? What about the max before you need control arms?

Oh, P.S. Why the heck do you call a 5.25" lift a 4" lift kit?!!! lol

 

All the the heights were quoted at the front. In the back most kits have 1" less lift so that it levels the stance.