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Old 11-02-2006, 07:16 PM
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I'm putting on a 5 inch body lift

got the idea from this guy http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Chevr...44372716QQrdZ1
 
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Old 11-02-2006, 08:09 PM
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are you bored? lol

i'm hoping he mixed up the numbers, but it is a chevy we are looking at here

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Old 11-02-2006, 08:16 PM
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a little bored, a little irritated. Guy that bought my trailer on ebay hasnt been returnig messages, so I just started looking around wasting time. Thats what I thought, maybe he mixed them up, at least I hope, but when you look at the rear view and how high the body is in comparison to the hitch its hard to tell.
 
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Old 11-02-2006, 09:24 PM
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silly chebby

it's actually kind of nice looking, minus the huge gap between the body and the frame.
 
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Old 11-02-2006, 09:34 PM
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yeah, I like the look for a dd or whatever, just not so much lift, specially the b/l
 
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Old 11-02-2006, 10:28 PM
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So what are you going to use to get the 5" blocks.
I heard exhaust pipe works! lol

When I read the title, I was thinking man this guy is going to get flammed, but I say it was posted by chrono4, so then knew it'd be a good joke!
 
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Old 11-03-2006, 08:54 AM
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I say go for it what do have to lose. No use a Brick their about 5 inches maybe .
 
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Old 11-03-2006, 12:27 PM
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Why would you stop at 5 inches. You can get over a foot of body lift by installing boat rollers off of boat trailers. At my marina u can get them up 2 18 inches wide. Then u can install some 44 inch boggers and question why a f150 ttb breaks
 
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Old 11-03-2006, 01:58 PM
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Originally Posted by MBBFord
When I read the title, I was thinking man this guy is going to get flammed, but I say it was posted by chrono4, so then knew it'd be a good joke!
I thought the same thing at first.

Why not just try using some pvc i hear it works great.
 
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Old 11-04-2006, 10:11 AM
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yesterday i saw a dodge durango that looked just like that truck. it had a crazy amount of body lift, and really really long drop hangars for the rear springs. it had aggressive tires and rims on it, and it was all pimped out with "performance accessories" such as euro brake lights and neat interior accessories. i thought it was gonna be some kid jumpin out of it, but some middle aged lady hopped out. maybe a b-day present from the hubby?
 
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Old 11-04-2006, 10:56 AM
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A 5 INCH BODY LIFT?i gotta wonder how safe that is.why not do a 5 inch suspension lift i know its more money but alot safer.
 
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Well now if your going to do 5" or more body lift just do it right the first time, find another frame just like yours remove the body from your frame and set teh new one on top reinstall body, 6"+ lift no problem.

Oh you might want to attach taht somehow, maybe elmors glue will do it.
 
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Old 11-04-2006, 11:34 AM
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Or you can get those 6 inch glass blocks that they use for bathrooms and then you can pimp it out with colored lights in the glass.
 
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Hey I got another idea, here in Iowa we have hedge trees, cut to any length you want, drill through with a REAL good drill bit and drill press and install, the rest of the truck will end up rotted away and there will be 12 wooden blocks still left sitting in 2 rows of whatever length you build them.
I had fence posts made out of hedge that was over 100yrs old and were still stronger than most steel posts you can buy, just don't try and drive a nail into that stuff.
 
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Old 11-04-2006, 12:51 PM
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You know, some might show up at this site and not pick up on the sarcasm in these posts and actually try some of the things you guys are saying.
 


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