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Old Jun 18, 2008 | 01:11 PM
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What's the difference? Which is better, if either is?
 
Old Jun 18, 2008 | 02:04 PM
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You're a super member and you ask this?

Tsk tsk tsk... WTF Moose? I expect n00bs to do that...









CoughSuspensioncough....
 
Old Jun 18, 2008 | 04:41 PM
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Sneezecoughsneeze. Ya think! What I want to know(not being a lift expert) is there any reason to get a body lift? The question was to see if anyone has a legit reason for a body lift over suspension. I should have asked it that way, but I didn't want to influence opinions. Don't body lifts look strange with everything hanging down?
 
Old Jun 18, 2008 | 05:04 PM
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In the interest of not being mistaken for a flaming homosexual, people opt for the suspension lift.

Body lift accomplishes nothing, aside from making your truck appear taller, and makes the bumpers look too low.

 
Old Jun 18, 2008 | 08:16 PM
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Body lift lift is a easy and cheaper way. We talked before about people using hockey pucks to do a body lift.
 
Old Jun 18, 2008 | 09:23 PM
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Body lifts are strickly for looks. not at all the way to go.
 
Old Jun 18, 2008 | 09:29 PM
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A hockey puck would work. I wouldn't do it, but they'd work.
 
Old Jun 19, 2008 | 05:14 AM
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I had a friend who actually did the hockey puck lift on his blazer
 
Old Jun 19, 2008 | 08:43 AM
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Body lift will do nothing more than prevent premature front end component wear as nothing changes on the suspension. You also don't have to worry about replacing expensive aftermarket suspension components when they wear out. But other than that the suspension lift will make the truck ride better, look better and it actually lifts the truck off the pavement more which (in my mind) is the sole purpose of a lift.
 
Old Jun 19, 2008 | 08:47 AM
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i wonder how many hockey pucks you could use before it fell over....
 

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