Outer Limits 4x4 Board

has anyone ever done a 3" Body Lift on their sierra? I'm going to do one this week end because i hate scrubbing ... I was wondering if there are any major problems that will be encountered?

yes. a few more than doing a 2" one.

also not legal afaik

yes. a few more than doing a 2" one. .

like what?

A 2" isn't legal unless you have it engineered either so it's te same in that respect

mine as a 3"BL if u wanna have a look at it

had one. took it out. just bash the gauards in

nicbeer wrote:also not legal afaik

Seeing as he is in NSW, he should be right. I have a 3" in mine with an Engineers report to match.

why do you need a 3inch body lift? what size wheels are you looking to run?

35"

if your giung 35" my choice would be to goe spoa and some guard work.

SPUA, 2" BL and more guard work.

There's no good reason to use a 3" BL.

Steve

my mate runs a 3" body lift in his everything is good on it except for the transfer stick it pops out of low

My opposition to 3" BL's over 2" BL's is (apart from that they look silly and don't really allow a bigger tyre to fit) that the body studs are well clear of the chassis at 3" so all the work is being done by the spacer/socket bolt.

Additionally, there's a lot more leverage on the chassis mounts at 3". Sierra chassis mounts aren't all that strong - I've repaired quite a few cracked chassis around body mounts, although not on BL cars, and more often on 1.0 litre cars.

Steve.

ok well i think i'l go with a 2/1/2 inch body lift not to big not too small!

Just use a 2" BL which are readily avilable. The extra 1/2" will not assist tyre clearance in any useful way.

Steve.

ok, i'l stick with 2" "readily available desen't mean much conscidering i make them lol