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6 inch lift on 5th Gens
Hey fellas: sorry if this is a duplicate. I know the discussion of using 6" FJ lifts (Procomp & FabTech) has been brought up but I've never actually seen it done. These guys are doing it on Hawaii and saying that it's a straight bolt on with some minor modifications on the rear lifts (weld). Anyone have actual experience with the above lifts on friend's, yours, etc?
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04-10-2015, 03:50 PM
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Hum, looks AWESOME!
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04-10-2015, 04:18 PM
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Get that bullshit out of here.
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04-10-2015, 04:42 PM
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lol imo that looks goofy.
6" body lift does nothing for the front cross member hanging what just 9 inches off the ground.
also putting all that top heavy weight that high off the ground just makes it easier to tip over on the trails.
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04-10-2015, 04:45 PM
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I always thought drop bracket lifts were perfect for showing off a vehicles articulation on speed bumps at the mall.....
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04-10-2015, 05:06 PM
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drop bracket lifts are garbage because you dont gain any ground clearance, just the look of being higher up, save that for the mall parking lots
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those tires in that second pictures compared to wheel width........  BUT to each their own. To answer your question I think the only 6" lift I have seen on here is a member from Japan
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lame....
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[QUOTE=Engineer;1978446]those tires in that second pictures compared to wheel width........ BUT to each their own. To answer your question I think the only 6" lift I have seen on here is a member from Japan[/QUOTE
I saw another member from Guam who had one. This was in 2012 while I was surfing the web in Afghaniland.
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04-10-2015, 05:56 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Taco04
I always thought drop bracket lifts were perfect for showing off a vehicles articulation on speed bumps at the mall.....
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That has to be the quote of the week 
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shit! did I Fing bookmark the F150 forum?
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04-10-2015, 07:09 PM
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The top one looks alright (from the side) but the bottom one looks like a rollerskate.
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04-10-2015, 09:24 PM
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I think there is a guy on here from Japan rocking one. Wheels it too.
But yes you don't gain much ground clearance since you drop everything down.
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I wheeled with an FJ with the 6" procomp lift (I think that is what it was)... Some girl who had just purchased from a dealer. It had 35" MTs... which still rubbed. It also had those n-fab steps LOL.
Overall it did OK, but was not impressive on the traction side of things for the tires it had on it. It did clear everything with ease (great approach and departure angles)
In fairness, you do gain the ability to clear tires and get better overall body and ground clearance as a result of that kind of lift. Not so great on center of gravity or articulation...
We were doing pretty easy trails that day and I did walk right up stuff she struggled with. But then again it was her first time to off-road LOL, so no real comparison. It looked like it would do pretty well in an experienced drivers hands. And I cheated with my lockers a few times.
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04-10-2015, 11:55 PM
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Lifts like that are really only useful if you're trying to run a set-up like this:
They really are useful for clearing larger tires and not much else really.
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