body lift

[Eric Winkworth]

I just finished putting on my OME lift, the main reason I wanted the lift was because my truck developed a bit of a lean on the front passenger side, now that I have the springs on it I realize it didn't help fix it, so I took a look at my body mounts and they actually are pretty rough. I'm thinking about a 1 inch body lift, and was wondering the best place to purchase a kit that will last forever and ever.

thanks for any help
Eric

 

[crushers]

contact Bruce (Lowenbrau) and chat with him. he seems to really love the 2" lift.
cheers

 

[wesintl]

Roger Brown

http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/ForSale/BodyLiftKit.shtml

 

[crushers]

aluminum against steel is a no/no in Canada. serious reaction happens.

what i woudl suggest is make your own. 24" of square tubing, some flat steel for capping, nuts to be welded to the inside for ease of installation. what i hav edone in the past is weld the blocks to the frame mounts and bolt them from the top. this keeps the chance of body movement to a minimum in the case of an accident. the longer the bolts the more stress is place on them...
cheers

 

[Eric Winkworth]

I'm curious about this toyota Lean i'm reading about, as my mounts aren't really gone, just rough looking an cracked, and I actually think they look worse on drivers side, it also doesn't look like the body is leaning more like the NEW ome suspension.

any idea's

 

[crushers]

i have seen kits where the cruiser leans badly after install, try moving the springs to the opposite side, lot of work but it might help.
the cruiser lean is more a problem of the 40 series, i have not seen this yet on a 70 series but it might be out there.
measure between the axle tube and the frame and post up the results...
cheers

 

[wesintl]

Mine leans some what. It's either right front or right rear. It's not nearly as noticable as the 40 lean though.