3inch body & 3inch suspension lift ???

And you are forgetting to mention all of the much more serious safety issues that come along with the body lift. Bottom line, it is worst thing you could do to your truck lift wise.

 

I went to high school with a guy that had a 96 taco with 3" suspension/2" bl combo. It looked aewsome sitting on 33/12.50s.

And I don't understand all the hate on body lifts. I know ppl that been using them for years with no problems other than the ones commonly associated with adding ANY lift and bigger tires/wheels. All lifts increase C.O.G therefore change the vehicles handling characteristics, it's up to the driver to compensate for these changes in his/her driving style.

 

I like many others don't wheel my truck either and don't mind having the added lift for tires. I do agree it isn't the best option to have but the easiest on you wallet. I would recommend just going higher on the suspension and less on the body lift.

I have heard that getting into a wreck with a body lift is dangerous, but I can say that it happened to me a handful of times in my Jeep with the 3" body lift and I came out fine everytime...and they were some nasty wrecks too. I never had one broken part on the kit; though, when I installed my body lift I used grade 8 bolts and hardware...no cheap Taiwan crap.

 

x2 ...i think its all in what the owner wants personally

 

I hear ya, bud, and I'm not trying to start an augment or anything of that nature. Just simply stating the knowledge and experience that I have with installing many lift kits over the years. After having a family owned aftermarket performance shop and distribution center, it has given me quite a bit of incite into what can and can not happen.

Under normal circumstances there should never be an issue, but I would sure hate to see someone become seriously injured or even killed simply due to an aftermarket modification that has been done to the vehicle in question. You just never know what is going to happen on the road. With that said, as you stated if you are going to go the body lift route, the least that can be done is using the best grade of hardware available.

 

I'm sorry if I came off harsh in my post but that wasn't my intention to sound rude. I just threw my two cents out there. And i would definitely say that yes, body lifts can be dangerous if the person likes to go wheeling. I would also say that I have seen some kits that have been installed with crappy hardware and not torqued to spec. My friend had a 3" body lift on his Jeep Cherokee and I was actually able to unscrew a body mount bolt with my fingers...now that's scary!