Hi I am interested in buying a body lift for my truck. What company(s) make good body lifts. Are they hard to install? And are the gaps easy to cover up? Any other information is appreciated!! Thanks

 

Roger Brown makes good body lifts.

 

Thanks for the reply, do you know where I can look for one at? Website??

 

http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/ForSale/BodyLiftKit.shtml

i think.

 

thanks... so basically roger brown bl's are custom made for your truck?

 

i think so, yes. unfortunately, i don't know too much about them, but i know a ton of people are running them ... if you do a search for "roger brown" here you'll find tons of threads about the lifts. they're supposedly very easy to install - much more so than a suspension lift. sooo ... but they're the most popular body lift you'll see around here. (if not the only) sorry that i can't help much more than that ... ! hopefully someone else more knowledgeable will chime in.

 

YUP...

 

I got a 1" RB body lift on mine and it is top quality stuff. A lot easier to install than I anticipated.

 

Great thanks. I think thats the route I will go!

 

Techincally it is a 4Crawler Offroad body lift kit, and yes, they are custom made to fit your truck and meet your needs, choice of block sizes/colors, hardware grades, and various brackets.

 

I didn't get a body lift from him, just shackles, but 4Crawler stuff is good quality. Roger Brown rocks the house.

 

I've got stuff from him and he's allways been very helpful with any questions and prompt with his service.

 

Yeah I emailed him last night and 10 minutes later he responed to my question. So do I just need the blocks? What else will I need!! He said a 1" bl will be able to clear 33x12.50 is that true for mud terrains too?? Thanks

 

Read the main page, to help you understand all the components of a lift kit. I sent you a table of parts/prices with the "Typical Kit" contents listed for each height, that is what most people "typicallly" get, thus the name "typical kit".

As I describe on the page, you need the blocks to get the lift (that's what holds the body off the frame), then you need some longer bolts to keep the body in place, supply your own or I can supply them. Then, you may need various brackets, etc. to raise/lower other parts if desired (bumper, radiator, etc.). I describe the issues in clearing 33s, lots of variables, wheel width and offset/backspacing, width and actual height of the tires (both can vary by mfg. and even tread style). I list a "recipe" for fitting 33x12.50 BFG Mud Terrain tires on an IFS pickup including specific wheel specs., etc. Read that section and the links to further information I provide there. A 2" lift would make the tire fitting easier, esspecially if you want a wider wheel or more offset or are averse to doing any trimming, etc.

For instance, I see you list 15x8 Black Rockcrawler wheels. If those are the common 3.5" backspacing, they will be sticking out 1.25" wider (per side) than the 4.75" backsapced wheels I list on my page, so a 33x12.50 probably will require a 2" lift to clear or extensive fender trimming/seam hammering. Why? Look at the way the front wheels move when they steer. The steering pivot point is fixed. The arc swept by the tire is determined by how far away the outer edge of the tire is from the steering pivot point. Wider wheel, wider tire or more offset wheel will swing a wider arc. The fender is fixed in space, if the arc of the tire meets the fender, you have problems. The body lift raises the fender, to try and mitigate the interference, usually by raising the bottom of the fender up above the centerline of the tire, As you can see below, if the body were raised an inch or two, the center line of the tire (where it is the largest) would fall below the lower lip of the wheel well and rubbing would be lessened:

 

I need a "typical" 2 inch. I say this everytime my tires rub at full turn.
My wife is sick of hearing it, so I have the go ahead to get it.

~castrol

 

Body Lift Kit Pricing Info:
http://<a href="http://www.4crawler....ricing.txt</a>
Notes:
If you have trouble with the columns not lining up, be sure to select a
"mono-spaced" font for your e-mail reader, such as "Courier"
See above referenced file for description of the kit letters
Kits B/D/F/H are mutually exclusive, that is kits F and H include kit D/B
(*) Optional at that height
(**) Zip code/country needed for shipping and sales tax calculation
(***) Requires drilling, 2"+ flip stock bumper brackets & redrill holes
Front bumper bracket on 2000+ 4Runner/2001+ Tacoma, will need to remove
or raise the inner bumper for the outer bumper to clear when lifted
(***) For linkage style early Toyota transfer case shifters, if your t-case shifter
is direct, this is not needed nor will it even fit.

Drop me an e-mail if you need any more information and send me your zip code and I can get you a total w/ shipping.

 

So let me ask you...

If I am running an electric fan mounted to the radiator itself, do I need
to move the radiator at all?

~castrol

 

In case 4th gen owners didn't see, there is a RB body lift for us. Does any 4th gen owner think that may help with some of the rubbing issues some (those with spacer lifts) were having with the larger tires?

Herman

 

As noted in the installation instructions, no it is not required.

And this is precisely why I don't have a "pre-packaged" all in one kit, since almost eveyone needs something different. You order what you need.

 

Sweet. Which one of those email addresses in your sig would you rather someone
like myself use to contact you?

~castrol