overkill on a lift maybe?? MUST READ

[MattJakobs]

I have a good friend who does inspections (and has a lifted 1st gen 4Runner) and he's always told me there's no way they could pass a truck with a solid axle swap because of the rules for altered suspension.

I'm sure it's possible to find a shop that would do it if you looked long enough, but for me it wouldn't be worth the hassle you'll get from the State Police. I used to get pulled over all the time just for a set of Flowmasters on a Trans Am.

Direct quote from a VA State Trooper:
"If it looks good, sounds good, or runs good, in VA it's illegal!!" :usa:

I'm very hesitant about altering my exhaust in anyway because of that. I don't want some ridiculous, loud straight pipe, just something to sound a little better, but I don't want to deal with a Trooper on a bad day.

For my Uncles mid-life crisis, he bought himself a tow-horse for his boat; a Suburban with a 6 inch suspension lift matched with a 3 inch body lift and he would get harassed all the time (even though I think I remember him coming in below the requirements).

 

[StreetCreeper]

Note to self: Never move to Virginia...









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[SupaSupra]

Note to self: Never move to Virginia...









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Yeah, it sounds like a giant HOA.

 

[ic0517]

Dumb question - 3" body lift - that means spacers between the frame and the body?

A loooong time ago I was helping my older brother take apart a 1969 GTO (that he never put back together, sold the parts instead), so I can kinda picture it, but not why you would do it.

Wouldn't that just make it harder to getting anything from say the firewall to the engine, or anything else I can't think of like maybe air intake to intake manifold? Wouldn't it just make the whole truck tip easier?

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[TOY2G]

Ditch the 3" BL, drop the font coils down 2", remove rear lift shackles, run a clean 37-12.50R15, on normal wheel and this thing would be a good DD and perhaps a fun wheeler.

Truth be told, you know this thing is a mall crawler but looks like nice parts were used. So for someone willing to dress it down a bit (as mentioned above) this might be a smoking deal.

 

[KidVermicious]

Dumb question - 3" body lift - that means spacers between the frame and the body?

A loooong time ago I was helping my older brother take apart a 1969 GTO (that he never put back together, sold the parts instead), so I can kinda picture it, but not why you would do it.

Wouldn't that just make it harder to getting anything from say the firewall to the engine, or anything else I can't think of like maybe air intake to intake manifold? Wouldn't it just make the whole truck tip easier?

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That's exactly what a body lift is. You do it to put more room between the fenders and the wheels so you can fit bigger tires.

And yeah, it can make lots of things problematic if you go too high. Steering shaft, fuel and brake lines, etc. A truck with a body lift will have a higher center of gravity than a stock height truck, but a lower center of gravity than a truck with the same height suspension lift.

 

[Supermoney]

One thing I never understood about the big lift kits for American trucks is that, even though you have a 6" lift, your diff is still 3" off the ground...lol

 

[scrapper]

Maybe Snap-On or GearWrench will buy it....since only a tool would drive that thing around.

Had I found this picture first I would have added it to my
build thread (same color) as my updated pic. :banana:

 

[MattJakobs]

Note to self: Never move to Virginia...









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Yeah, it sounds like a giant HOA.

:wtf: :moon:

 

[JayRolla]

One thing I never understood about the big lift kits for American trucks is that, even though you have a 6" lift, your diff is still 3" off the ground...lol

If its a suspension lift the thing has way better clearance everywhere else and a lot more flex. Its the same as our NON AMERICAN trucks. You put lift on our diffs dont move either.

 

[Supermoney]

If its a suspension lift the thing has way better clearance everywhere else and a lot more flex. Its the same as our NON AMERICAN trucks. You put lift on our diffs dont move either.

Yes I can see a 3-4" lift, but they literally make 6, 8, 10 inch lifts for trucks lol.

I thought you want to lift as LITTLE as possible to fit your tire size? Are those huge lifts just for show?