Hello all let me start out by saying you FTE guys have never failed me. I have always been able to get answers to my questions off this site. So I just want to thank everyone now.

I have a 1982 f150 supercab lariat 5.8. I am in the process of rebuilding the whole truck. I have already. Took the bed off recoated the frame with POR 15. I have some new wheel arches in the garage just waiting to get the 9 inch rear that I just rebuilt back under it. When I started this project I gave myself a time line I pretty much want to have it wraped up minus paint by the end of October. I now am getting ready to do the fllor pans and some body work. Now my problem is I have the original body spacers I guess you would call them. To put it lightly these things should have probably been changed in 95. Now I have been debating a body lift... I know everyone who just read that sentence sighed. I have found it cheaper to put a 1 inch body lift instead of replacing them. I do plan to put a 6 inch suspension and 35's. I am not huge into offroading I do use it to take my friends and I deep in to the woods for camping/canoeing trips and just all around cruising in the woods. I don't intend on beating this truck because of the amount of hours I have spent working on it. What is your opinion on a body lift in this situation. It's not a show truck or a daily driver more like a fun mobile. Also I have documented everything so far with photos and plan on sharing this rebuild with everyone. Thanks for looking and your help.

 

A body lift has it's own situations to deal with. Like the fan hitting the fan shroud, the shifter in the floor hitting the floorboard, the shifter on the column needing re-adjustment, the bumpers needing re-mounting to look stock, etc.

 

I'm not sure why a body lift would be cheaper than just replacing the body bushings. Energy suspension sells the kit for about $79, but you end up having to reuse some of the existing mounting hardware. Even if you have to replace the bolts, it's still under $100. I'm redoing my 82 F150 body bushings now.