Body lift kids available?
#1
02-21-2019, 03:48 AM
Body lift kids available?
I got a 2011 F-350 6.2L dually last year to pull a 37' trailer. It already has a weight-distributing hitch but the ball could still be higher, so I'm thinking admit the Skyjacker Soft Ride add-a-leaves (+2") to help.
That got me wondering also...I always liked the extra clearance and room I had on my '94 Explorer that had a 2" body lift. I just put some Cooper STT Max 255/80R17s on the dually and they fill out the wells nicely with no rubbing. I have multiple ideas for the next year and about a 2" body lift could help. Keep in mind this tows a travel trailer, not a fifth wheel or gooseneck. I'd just like a little more room to work with.
Searching online, though, I can't find a BL kit for a 2011 F-350. Any advice or ideas? Thanks! Any reasons it shouldn't be done? If there's no kit I could always piece one together after some measuring.
That got me wondering also...I always liked the extra clearance and room I had on my '94 Explorer that had a 2" body lift. I just put some Cooper STT Max 255/80R17s on the dually and they fill out the wells nicely with no rubbing. I have multiple ideas for the next year and about a 2" body lift could help. Keep in mind this tows a travel trailer, not a fifth wheel or gooseneck. I'd just like a little more room to work with.
Searching online, though, I can't find a BL kit for a 2011 F-350. Any advice or ideas? Thanks! Any reasons it shouldn't be done? If there's no kit I could always piece one together after some measuring.
#2
02-21-2019, 05:50 AM
I got a 2011 F-350 6.2L dually last year to pull a 37' trailer. It already has a weight-distributing hitch but the ball could still be higher, so I'm thinking admit the Skyjacker Soft Ride add-a-leaves (+2") to help.
That got me wondering also...I always liked the extra clearance and room I had on my '94 Explorer that had a 2" body lift. I just put some Cooper STT Max 255/80R17s on the dually and they fill out the wells nicely with no rubbing. I have multiple ideas for the next year and about a 2" body lift could help. Keep in mind this tows a travel trailer, not a fifth wheel or gooseneck. I'd just like a little more room to work with.
Searching online, though, I can't find a BL kit for a 2011 F-350. Any advice or ideas? Thanks! Any reasons it shouldn't be done? If there's no kit I could always piece one together after some measuring.
That got me wondering also...I always liked the extra clearance and room I had on my '94 Explorer that had a 2" body lift. I just put some Cooper STT Max 255/80R17s on the dually and they fill out the wells nicely with no rubbing. I have multiple ideas for the next year and about a 2" body lift could help. Keep in mind this tows a travel trailer, not a fifth wheel or gooseneck. I'd just like a little more room to work with.
Searching online, though, I can't find a BL kit for a 2011 F-350. Any advice or ideas? Thanks! Any reasons it shouldn't be done? If there's no kit I could always piece one together after some measuring.
#4
02-22-2019, 06:04 PM
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You bought an expensive truck, don't cheap out and put a body lift on it (I don't think they even make one). Body lifts are useless on any vehicle in my opinion. They are more difficult and time consuming to install than most suspension lifts now days, and not mention those gaps between body and frame are ugly.
#5
02-23-2019, 12:56 PM
I have zero info or advice about body lifts. But, if your ball needs to come up 2" you could simply get a new adjustable shank for the WD hitch, much cheaper, easier and quicker than adding leaves. Does the rear of that dually really need add-a-leaves to handle the tongue weight of the TT?
I've also considered a different shank.
#6
02-23-2019, 02:55 PM
What size (weight rating) are the spring bars on your WD hitch?
My 41' 11,300 lb TT has a tongue weight of 1800 lbs and my WD hitch has the largest bars that it can take (1400 lbs) and my rear suspension squats almost 3" from where it sits unloaded. It's completely normal for the rear to squat some with a heavy tongue weight trailer, a good well setup WD hitch can relieve some of that squat but will typically still leave some. The important thing is to try to get the front axle weight back to as close as possible to its unloaded weight. A three pad CAT scale at a truck stop is the ideal tool to ensure that your WD is correctly setup.
I would personally use air bags before adding additional leaves to a dually, air is adjustable for when unloaded, springs are not.........
#7
02-24-2019, 12:07 PM
What is your trailers scaled tongue weight?
What size (weight rating) are the spring bars on your WD hitch?
My 41' 11,300 lb TT has a tongue weight of 1800 lbs and my WD hitch has the largest bars that it can take (1400 lbs) and my rear suspension squats almost 3" from where it sits unloaded. It's completely normal for the rear to squat some with a heavy tongue weight trailer, a good well setup WD hitch can relieve some of that squat but will typically still leave some. The important thing is to try to get the front axle weight back to as close as possible to its unloaded weight. A three pad CAT scale at a truck stop is the ideal tool to ensure that your WD is correctly setup.
I would personally use air bags before adding additional leaves to a dually, air is adjustable for when unloaded, springs are not.........
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