I just wanted to see sum sing cab trucks with 2" body lifts so I could get an idea of what it will look like.

I want to lift my truck I just don't want it to look crappy...

Thanks

 

it'll look the same, but you'll be able to see a little bit more frame.
also, you'll need brackets to fix the front bumper and rear bumper

 

In my opinion, a body lift always looks like crap. why not go suspension?

 

my dad has 2in body lift here is a pick!

 

but i agree with 1 gen crawler it normally looks dumb but has its advantages the only thing bout my dads truck is the guy who did the paint also remounted the bumpers and sidebars i believe a inch higher then normal so it appears almost as if the truck has no body lift.

 

Well i need a cheap way to get 2-3" of lift without cranking my torsion bars

 

I wouldnt go any higher than 2" body lift. thought about a leveling kit? should be cheap. good way to clear bigger tires in front.

 

Define your "need", why do you "need" to lift it?

EDIT: So you want about 2-3" of lift, just for looks? If so you can get balljoint spacers for the front and shackles or a block for the rear and you'll be set. Then it'll have form and function as opposed to the body lift and will only cost slightly more.

 

He "needs" lift but doesnt care how he gets it?

I'd post a pic but i just suddenly lost respect

 

i am about to put on a 1" bl just to get a little bit more tire clearance when flexed out. i plan on bj spacers and rear shackles to get about 1.5-2" of lift. should be all i need.......for now

 

I got a 3" bl, and I dont care what anyone says... I love it! It makes things sooooo much easier to work on.... I can replace all the fuel lines without removing the tank, I can reach all the bolts on the bell housing with ease, I can get to all the bolts on the manifolds with ease...and on and on...

Heres a pic of my rig...

 

Body lifts have their place. there is nothing wrong with them. i build mine from 3" HDPE plastic rod and matching bolts. just built it myself. some of the nice things about doing a body lift.
*Can do a drive train lift
*Gives a nice place to mount the Rock sliders
*Makes easy to fit larger tires
*Cheap
*More room around engine and tranny (if you dont do a drive train lift)

I have a 2" body lift (along with a suspension lift) on my old truck and when it rolled it didnt shift a bit.

just pick up a bodylift and install it. picture your truck but 2 inches taller. doesnt really look any different, just taller

 

Do the BJ spacers and Shackles first. If you are still rockin 31's you might not even need to Body lift it. Thats a little cash to buy something else

 

besides looks if you want function and dont have a lot of money do what you want, everyone makes good points but still life aint always easy breeze people can buy suspension lifts and all that. I am planing on buying a 3in bl for my 80 just for the fact that i want a SLIGHTLY larger tire and want the tires clearence with out RUB. it only cost 140 so its in my price range. there is nothing wrong with bodly lifts other then the look of it. ( on my truck a 3in bodly make my truck look more natural then what it does now ) i mean UNLESS your only wanting a lift for looks then id say go for it. if you just want looks well .... that to me is a dumb reason to lift a truck. If you lift it use it. you know?? lol

 

If you can weld or have access to someone who can, then it will only cost you $140.
You need to cut and weld in extension into your shifters.
It makes the shifter feel a mile long when you first drive it after the lift. You get used to it quickly.
A body lift is easy to do.
I did my 3" body lift on my own with my tire jack and a couple blocks of wood. Pretty easy.
I made my gap guards out of rubber mating I found at home depot (rubber entrance mat that comes on the roll).
I like my body lift. The only problem is that it makes working in the engine bay a little harder. Everything else is a lot easier to reach now.

 

idk why everybody gripes about body lifts, i see no bad things about them........

hell do the BJ spacers, longer shackle in the rear then a 3" body lift and run some 33's!!!

 

NA go big or go home get a 6in lift hahhahaha throw 35s on it and gears lock and call it good hahahhahahah jp ... body lifts are not a bad way to go.

 

you can easily run 33's with just a body lift but im going to get some bj spacers and an aal for looks

 

i have a 1991 short bed deluxe wit a three inch body lift torsion bars cranked and 33 12.50 and they have an ass load of clearence you can flex it big time and they dont rub at all it cleared the 33s wit just the bars cranked but would rub a little over the rough stuff

 

there is nothing wrong with a body lift IF PROPERLY INSTALLED!

i have had one on my 91 for over 5 years with no problems.

hers my 91 with a 3" bl, i dont think bl look that bad either.

(poser shot after a good pressure washing)