Help! : )

For those of you who dissed me for wanting to add some height, spare me 'cause i don't need any negativity, thanks. On a brighter note, thanks for all who responded and said they'd help with this - I think that 6" and 3" looks good on 2dr. 'hoes that i've seen, so that's why I am doing it. I heard from my friend at 4WP that I should be able to fit 37"'s once I get the body lift, but I'm skeptical 'cause my 35's with tortions rubs a bit if I turn sharp. Doin' the home depot thing sounds like a good plan, considerin' I'm superlow on cash, haha, but I have absolutely NO clue how to do that! What days over the next couple weeks would be good for yall to help me? I need to run to Austin on friday or saturday to buy it or whatever I guess, I really don't know much about body lifts! I have always been against them and thought they were stupid too, but I do like them combined with suspension. Those who want to help, I like to learn how to do new stuff b/c I know I dont' know much, so I'd like to try and help if at all possible so I will learn somethin' - just let me know what weekend we can do it at Coop's or whatever if that's still all right. Yall just let me know and I will work around yalls schedules. I want it before spring break....Also, what negative things come from a body lift...someone mentioned bad gas mileage....someone else told me I needed gears a while back, but I really dont' have the money, and at the same time I dont' wanna put too much strain on my stuff already. Feedback would be really helpful, thanks again u guys!! Oh yeah, haven't gotten the pics developed - talk to Shawn, they're on his cameras!

oh, Kev i was wantin to go either 2 or 3 inches...I heard that if I go with 3 then I have to do work on the front bumper or somethin 'cause it rubs??? So I don't think I really wanna do that....maybe just go with 2. like I said, I know virtually nothin' about body lifts 'cause I have always been against them, so i dunno, i'm just learnin'

If you go with 37s later on you will get worse gas mileage, be putting more of a strain on your drivetrain and be even worse off gearing wise than you are now.
With just the body lift the gas mileage probably wouldn't be affected enough to notice with 1-2 inches of added area for wind resistance. I've heard of people shearing the body mount bolts with a body lift but they were doing some pretty extreme stuff and rolling.

it will be fine... you can come look at cjs truck if you want... its a 6 + 3 and he drives it all over and even tows his jeep with it.... its just a body lift... everyone is acting like your doing something crazy.... big whoop
but yes... make sure to get the bumper relocation stuff and all that stuff.

next weekend would be good for me.. this weekend i have to much school stuff

The performance accesories body lift we bought for my friend's 97 Z71 came with the front bumper brackets. Why drive to austin? Isnt there a 4wheel parts in Houston? Why not just get it delivered?

if you talk to i believe jeremy kormon the manager at the 4wp store he can prolly help you out on the price of the kit, plus maybe free shipping or something so that you dont have to go and get it, he has given me a couple of decent deals on stuff i have bought as well as many other people in the club, i would definately getthe bumper relocation kit with either two or a three inch body lift, it comes in lots of the kits, also you need to look at some websites and or talk to 4wp, cause some or most trucks with a 3 inch body have to get a special part for the steering shaft to. i had looked into the totally inclusive kits some when i was thinkin about doing it on my newer bronco and the prices werent that bad. i dont think the body lift will make that much more a difference in gas milage, unless you get new tires, i would advise against going and larger than what you have now cause i have had quite a few friends that did 9 inches on ifs chevy's and some ford f-150's with anywhere from 37's to 39's, and seem that they start running into alot more suspension wear, plus they are extremely slow without gears. a plus of getting a body lift on your truck stacey is you will then be able to un crankthe torsion bars, therefore gaining you a little better tire life and a little bit better ride. my friend that currently has a supercrew, with 37's and 9 inches with no gears and just a chip, gets like 8-9 in town i believe. this weekend or next would be alright for me. depends on my work schedule but that seems to be very up in the air as of now.

higher center of gravity makes off-cambers tougher
SAS! Cut it off! :D
edit: order some neoprene sheeting from mcmaster-carr (mcmaster.com) for a better alternative to garden edging gap guards. This is not the stuff wetsuits are made of, it is very strong, flexible, chemical resistant stuff that will probably last longer than your truck.
At least if you keep hanging around with this crowd ;)

I think it looks much better with raised bumpers than gap guards. If I remember right, the kits for Z71s came with front bumper relocation brackets, and I built rear bumper relocation brackets out of the stock brackets and some angle iron. Another thing to do to make it look good is paint the frame. It shows alot, and isn't much work to hit with a wire wheel or somethin and shoot with rubber undercoat in a spray can. The kit should come with the steering shaft extension piece.

If the tires rub any, there's an edge you can cut off the front bumper and I think your air dam is allready trimed. You can also trim the fender about 3/4" and cover it with the factory trim or flares.

the air dam is self clearancing. the gap cover things fill in the daylight between your frame and tub/bed between the rear fenders. might think about some nerf bars to go along with your body lift to cover up the frame hanging down.

On the 90's generation you prety much have to use the bumper relocation brackets with the with the stock front bumper. The way it all fits together, the bottom of the grill has a little lip that kinda goes under the bumper and IMO it would look dumb without the bumper raised. The kit comes with the steering extender to it goes in the engine compartment up by the firewall.

Okay well I have a hook up at the 4wp in Austin, so I am gonna give him a call in the mornin'....I didn't know they could ship it here to CS for me from that store, so I guess that would be much easier. The manager there said he knows Busa and some others in TAMOR so maybe that'll helpme, *** ....I don't mind about the gas mileage going down, I'll prolly stick the the 35's so I don't run into further problems. I am just bored with how it looks right now, so I wanna do somethin, u all know how that goes! :) I would like to come look at CJ's truck....does he have that silver Z71?? Sorry, I am so bad with names, I just know the rigs! I will get the parts and all that this wkend hopefully then yall can let me know when would be a good time to do it...(Cooper, it's really up to you since it's at your place!)... then whoever wants to/can help can ome. Thanks a bunch, I know this isn't a big deal or anything, but I'm a pansy and don't wanna mess stuff up, that's why I asked so many questions...thanks guys!

oh yeah, and the 'hoe did pretty well this past weekend, I was pretty surprised! We stuck to the easier trails, but for having and IFS it was pretty impressive to me! And luckily nothin' got screwed up. Thanks Garrett, for lettin' me ride the harder trails with ya - your Bronco's really fun!!! :)

yeah its silver...i should be at the house anytime after 4:00 on thursday...i wont be there tom though...field trip to tsip country for law...

the bronco has a 2in body lift on top of my suspension, I didnt have any noticable drop in gas milage after putting it on, dont know if the kits come with it but remeber you'll need longer brake lines from master cylinder to frame, plus if your tranny shifter is like mine you'll have to weld in a spacer in the shifter and kickdown rod. I'd be in on helping also.

some trucks you have to mess with the brakelines and some you dont i know on most fullsize broncos you dont, but you might have to on the t-hoe. stacey here is another idea since the guys at extreme offroad in college station put you sus. lift on call them up and let them know who you are and tell them you are thinking about putting a bodylift on, and ask them all EXACTLY what you would need to do so, or any mods that would need to be made, they will most likely be able to tell you everything you need to know, and then you can tell us :gigem: