body vs spring lift

[GOT MUD]

I think this Q has been done before but search came up with no matchs so here goes.
What do you thing i should do, at the moment i have a 2-3inch lift that was in the truck when i bought it seems to work quite well but scrubs 33s under full articulation.
What i was thinking was no body lift and go to a 4-5inch spring lift and thats it.
But after talking about it today by puttins a 2inch body lift i sort of have the same result in lift,i was never really keen on the body lift cause i went though modding everything whem i did it on the mq and didnt really want to do it on the gq.

What do you guys think any input would be great.
Cheers

[GQ Bear]

depends on what your trying to acheive. If you just want to fit the 33's better then go the 2" body lift. If you want serious flex running 35's or 36's without stabi's then go 5" + 2" body lift. 37's then 5" +2"-3" body and chop crap out of guards.

a 2" bodylift is a relatively cheap and easy way of accomodating larger tyres. It does nothing for articulation

a suspension lift helps with articulation and suspension travel. It helps accomodate larger rubber, and also slams it into wheel arches, etc.

a suspension + body + some chopping is best overall result imho

[4X4XFAR]

Body Lift's are a bit daunting for people, but mate, they are so easy, I put a 2" body lift through my GQ by myself!

Just make sure you keep a close eye on everything on your truck as you lift it, Brake lines Radiator Guard etc, you will also have to chop out some of the body around your gear shift otherwise you wont be able to change gears!

Or if you want, you can pay someone to do it! All depends on your level of skills.

[GUJohnno]

I found that after getting a 2" BL that my tyres still touched at the top on full compression so in actual fact I gained an extra 2"s of travel.

Some trucks I've seen with larger spring lifts tend to bounce a bit too much. This could be due more to shock valving and driving style more than anything else tho...

[JemmyBubbles]

I went just 4-5" suspension lift in my shorty to fit 35's (needed alittle bit of gaurd trimming in the rear).

If I had my time again I would just do 2" sus + 2 " Bdy LIft. There are countless reasons as to why. Search and ye shall find

[Tayls]

If theres no dramas with the way the suspention runs now, theres no point in forking $1000+ for a 4 - 5" suspenion lift. If your only concern is to run bigger tyres or to give the current ones more room, the stick with the body lift.

I done one on my gq last weekend, took about half the day, only mods that i had to do was
heat up the stick of the 4wd transfer and bend it into place
remove bottom radiation shroud
bend a couple of brackets
and basically keep an eye on things...

brought a kit, cost about $120 from a bloke on the forum, then with the money you've saved on doing the body lift over the suspenion lift, go out and buy new front and rear bars....

[GOT MUD]

Thanks for the replys people . I dont have any problem with fitting a body lift (ive have fitted them for other people in the past)thats not the reason why i was not keen on doing it.But it was just the mucking around with mods to bars and gear shifts etc that annoys me, i thought with going coils i wouldnt have to worry about it but iam starting to think twice. The suspension in it seems to be working well, but going a leaf mq to coils any set up would be better

Cheers

[Beastmavster]

Body lift is good, especially in a GQ where the factory body mount rubbers gradually compress and let your cab wobble around and make clicky noises on braking.

If the suspensions is working well as is, I wouldnt be recommending tossing it to get more lift.