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figured id ask 86 toyota 4wd 5spd ext cab
3-4 inch body lift
pm me labor price

Posts: 2990 | From: eb | Registered: Jul 2005  |  :
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Originally posted by 5.0-srt-4:
figured id ask 86 toyota 4wd 5spd ext cab
3-4 inch body lift
pm me labor price

its not to bad, i have done a few body lifts, if we weren't so far away i could do it.

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Posts: 552 | From: near fresno | Registered: Oct 2003  |  :
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body lifts suck dont do it.save the money and get some springs.on the older trucks the body lift can go threw the bed and cab
Posts: 1021 | From: sac | Registered: Jun 2003  |  :
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my brother in law does all that shit.he works at etreme motorsports. but he does work at his house. he built a tube chassis rock crawler its got a old toyota pickup cab on it looks pretty cool. pm me im sure he'll do it for cheap hes in antioch
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we did a body lift on my friends 84 yota. super easy just make sure he has the brackets for the radiator. i think we did the entire thing in an hour or so

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i put a 3 inch body lift and 4 inch spring lift it looks perfect and wasnt that hard if u need to look at myne let me know its a 89 toyota on 33's [Eek!] [Eek!] [Eek!]

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Originally posted by sac 5.0:
body lifts suck dont do it.save the money and get some springs.on the older trucks the body lift can go threw the bed and cab

I second that! body lifts look retarded and don't do anything for your suspension flex (if you are into wheeling) does it have the IFS or solid front axle?

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Originally posted by sac 5.0:
body lifts suck dont do it.save the money and get some springs.on the older trucks the body lift can go threw the bed and cab

I second that! body lifts look retarded and don't do anything for your suspension flex (if you are into wheeling) does it have the IFS or solid front axle?
if hes just doing it for look, its not bad, I've had body lifts on all my lifted vehicles and it worked fine plus its cheap and easy to install

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Posts: 4017 | From: 916-sacramento | Registered: Aug 2003  |  :
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Originally posted by NiftyWhiteFifty:
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Originally posted by sac 5.0:
body lifts suck dont do it.save the money and get some springs.on the older trucks the body lift can go threw the bed and cab

I second that! body lifts look retarded and don't do anything for your suspension flex (if you are into wheeling) does it have the IFS or solid front axle?
ifs, it would be just to fit some 33s, dave is doing it when ready thnx guys
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