Got my Body Lift done today!!!

[Lane24]

Finally got around to the body lift. I love how it turned out!!!

Here's some pics.

How it started

How she sits today!!!

A little snowy and dirty, but you get the idea!! Just have to do the gap guards when it gets a little nicer out, and start tire shopping!!!

 

[Lane24]

This is thefunny one. 3 years of pics. Taken at same spot. First no mods. Second TT and spacer lift, 3rd Body lift!!!

 

[dgray69]

looks sharp with the body lift, cant wait to get one on mine, if i find one that will work on power pedals, still havent found out for sure if they will work, looks like pro comp 35s would look hot on your truck

 

[walnuts4x4]

awwww how cute..... maybe one day it will finally grow up.... lol just kidding i like it, so when's fabtech getting installed? but defiantly looking good i'll call it the "mini me" to mine... does need some bigger tires then need to start modding the outside with new toys.... i got a few new ideas but waiting for spring...

 

[Expedition]

looks good maybe the front needs to be a little higher and bigger tires for sure, but i like the look it's a clean looking truck

 

[Lane24]

Haha. It's sad when a Expedition with 5 inches of lift can be called 'mini' anything. But next to yours it's understood!!! Probably start new tire shopping tomorrow.

Front end does sit quite high. It just looks a little lower in the pic on the driver side cuz it's parked on a drift I think. It's got the torsion bars cranked a bit right now, but I dialed then down about 3/4 of an inch a couple of days ago from where it was at.. I'll probably go back up tomorrow. I just didn't want a lecture form the shop that did my lift on the evils of torsion twists .

PS. if anyone out there has a picture of their acceptable CV angle so I don't get scared of maxing mine out, can they post a pic? Here was mine at full crank. Does it look too extreme? I know my sway bar is disconnected in the pic. But does that angle look O.k.? I don't want to wear anything out too early.

 

[dgray69]

looks about the same as mine, but i would recomend getting new lift keys versus just wrenching the stock ones up, i em getting some wear already on my new tires, have the new keys just havent got them installed yet, doing that real soon, got yelled at today by inspection shop for for maxing out my tbs, and he told me to get bigger bumper stops, or i will break the torsion bars, they are getting pretty rough, and nuts, we can double stack two expys and still not be as big as you, and please vote on my light poll

 

[dgray69]

lol the snow man is getting shorter with old age

 

[Lane24]

lol the snow man is getting shorter with old age

Haha. Yeah, it's funny how I just happened to take the pics aroundthe same time every year. I do take the decorations down every year after Christmas!!! Usually before Valentine's day anyway!!!

 

[dgray69]

just talked to some one from performance accesories, they said the lift kit will work with power adjustable pedals, woo hoo, maybe if we stack are expys we will be taller that nuts, lmao

 

[outkast]

just talked to some one from performance accesories, they said the lift kit will work with power adjustable pedals, woo hoo, maybe if we stack are expys we will be taller that nuts, lmao

you got a link? you are my hero

 

[Lane24]

Good to hear!!! Now you can go get that Body Lift!!!!

 

[dgray69]

ordering it friday, im on a mission now, rize industries makes a 8 inch lift for the expedition to, and with the spacers and tb keys, and 3 inch body lift that will give me about 13 inches of lift for about 4 grand, then maybe nuts can look up for once.hehe, ill just put the money for my new car or bike into the expy, no prob, go another few years on it

 

[dgray69]

for those with power pedals, this body lift will work, here is a link
http://www.suspensionconnection.com/cgi-bin/suscon/873.html

 

[walnuts4x4]

just so everyone hears it from me... lifts are awesome but they suck too... I average 9.2 MPG so yeah gas stations love me..... especially since my expy is a daily driver averaging 1000-1200 miles a month so over 110 gallons a month at 2.91 a gallon so yeah dont forget to figure that into the cost of lifts... along with added breaking ball joints and tires that go for about 340 a piece so..... yeah I love every penny it costs.... or just gonna buy a car and park expy soon till shows next summer..... but i need someone to go bigger so I can convince myself to do solid axle swap and 44s or maybe 54s..... hhhmmmmmm now you got me thinking

 

[Lane24]

Gas mileage shouldn't suck because of the lift. ( other than wind drag at high speed). It's the choice of wheel size and gearing that will hurt your performance. Keeping a happy medium like 33's and 3.73 gears shouldn't affect your mileage that much. ( I hope) No one buy's an Expedition for good gas mileage anyway!!!

 

[walnuts4x4]

whhhhaaaaatttt????? i thought i bought a hybird..... damn guess i messed that one up...lol just kidding I'm planning on putting in either 4.56 or 4.88 gears when I get some cashed saved up....

 

[Lane24]

You do have a Hybrid. Half Monster/ Half Expedition / All awesome!!!!

We are lucky. I've had the truck like 3 years, and we've only put about 8,000 kms on it. It doesn't drive too much, other than taking the kid's to school and grocery shopping. That's kinda why it suck's needing to go buy new tires now. These things are still brand new, but they look a little ackward. I want to see if anyone makes a 305/75/16 which would be about 34 inch tire. A little thinner and a little shorter than your average 35. Hopefully the decrease in height and weight of the tire will not affect my truck that much. I love my Baja rims and want to keep them but they are 16x8 so I don't know if the 315 would be too wide for them.

 

[dgray69]

then just imagine how mine will look running down the road on these 32 inch super swampers, with 5 inches of lift, that pic will be posted as dumbest thing ive ever done, never figured id be lifting it more within this short a time, so i just got the swampers on her,, sad part is i may have to put runners back on so the wife and kids can get in and out

 

[Lane24]

You will def. need running boards of some sort. I just gave a couple of guys a ride home from work. ( it's freekin -32*C) and just watching them trying to get in and out of the truck was hilarious, and that's with running boards. Just not used to the height difference yet so they were stumbling in and out.