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Mar 15, 2007 | 03:30 PM

lariat87

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1987 body mounts

I am planning to replace the body mounts in my F 150 . Should I give it a 3" body lift instead....since I am gonna be in there anyway????

Mar 15, 2007 | 04:02 PM

andym

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I wouldn't. Body lifts are the k-mart of lifts.

Mar 15, 2007 | 07:21 PM

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From what I've seen of body lifts I wouldn't do it.They don't appear to support the sheet metal correctly and the body channels start to crack from fatigue over time.

Mar 15, 2007 | 09:46 PM

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yeah, also linkages are made to only go so far. If you do a body lift, everything is going to be that much more extended (like the steering shaft). Also, wires that might come from the body down to the frame are pulled more tight, and it might not happen the first time, but over time, getting any articulation and fun stuff that you are probably putting the lift on for will wear down everything a lot quicker than normal. Some really good polyurethane body mount bushings would be the way to go

Mar 16, 2007 | 09:31 AM

lariat87

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yeah....thats what I figured....my friend said I should just do a body lift since i was gonna do mounts......but I figured that I should just leave the lifting to the suspension...yeah?

Mar 16, 2007 | 11:23 AM

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yeah.....good idea

Mar 19, 2007 | 09:06 AM

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I dunno who invented the whole body lift idea, think about it.. think some more and then say, yea its pretty F'in stupid, it may be cheap, it may give you a lifted look, but i guarentee any of you put yer gf in the box and the metal under the sheet metal is gonna rip new holes in her... nuff said.