Bodylift c/o Animal

[Wolfracer]

Mine can still spin its wheels on a wet road, but the top end is noticeably slower, as it was when I moved from road tyres to 32's. 33 muds made a difference again.
Stiffening everything up and having decent wheels to take the extra width certainly helps, and imho, I think my truck handles better than when I bought it. For such a high truck, I can plant it into a corner knowing its not going to fall over.
I wouldn't change what i've done if I had my time over, but would "consider" the changes in acceleration and top end if motorway drving was a major part of its daily life. Luckily it's not, so being able to drive over small bungalows, nissan micras etc is a bonus.

Before and After
(WITH RT PLUS 2's!)



then the rest of the lift... 2" coil spacers and 2" body lift, TB's wound up to match...

[Balllsy]

Hi Rusty, did you fit spacers on the front wheels to prevent rubbing on lock ?

[Overland Tonka]

Wow....that looks just right in every way. Great job...

[Rustinho]

Hi Rusty, did you fit spacers on the front wheels to prevent rubbing on lock ?

Nope. I used "deep dish" steel wheels.

These ones, as it happens.

[Sammyk]

Yep! Awesome...... Not suspension lift at all?

[TonyN]

Hi Rusty, did you fit spacers on the front wheels to prevent rubbing on lock ?

Spacers just make things worse, They never rub on the wishbones (what you'd fit spacers for), only on the bumper or bulkhead, you want wheels with as little back spacing as possible to avoid rubbing.

[Balllsy]

Thanks Tony !

[Balllsy]

Nope. I used "deep dish" steel wheels.

These ones, as it happens.

Yes I've also been looking at them and all I've spoken to say this guy is great to deal with & very helpful. Did you also get a 5th for the wheel carrier ?

[yoshie]

Yep! Awesome...... Not suspension lift at all?

Looks very much like a suspension and body lift around 4" to 5" combined by the look of the after pictures.

[Tjillard]

so it sounds like a i can't just do a 2" body lift and put 33"'s on. I have to do all sorts of sus work and mods.

that's put a bit of a stop on my plans, i need to research the bits a bit more now.

thanks for the info

that truck looks proper - if only mine looked that good!!

[Rustinho]

so it sounds like a i can't just do a 2" body lift and put 33"'s on. I have to do all sorts of sus work and mods.

that's put a bit of a stop on my plans, i need to research the bits a bit more now.

thanks for the info

that truck looks proper - if only mine looked that good!!

Don't forget to check the gearing on your truck too or you might be surprised at the sudden lack of acceleration.

The axle code should be on the bulkhead with the chassis number, etc. Once you've got that do a search on the web to find out how to interpret Toyota axle codes.

[budweiser]

First up - HUGE thanks must go to Mr Animal for basically doing the body lift for me! I helped out where I could and having been walked through it I'd certainly be willing to help other folks out who want to do the same thing. Thanks Steve - I really appreciate it.

Secondly - equally huge thanks must go to Mrs Animal for providing cups of tea!

Thirdly - and this will be the bit Mr Animal will be waiting with baited breath for - pictures:

Front on, 2" bodylift, still on 265/70/15s



Side on, 2" bodylift, still on 265/70/15s



Rear on, 2" bodylift, still on 265/70/15s



Front on, 2" bodylift, 33s



Side on, 2" bodylift, 33s



Rear on, 2" bodylift, 33s



The photos with 33s on are a bit on the dodgy side because it was going dark but I'm sure they're good enough for now.

From a driving point of view the truck feels absolutely glued to the road compared to the old tyres. Whether that is just the difference between General Grabber ATs and Nexen ATs or if its because the GGs are wider.

it looks great,
im thinking to make a ladder like yours due i cant find any for sale