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Removing a 1" Body Lift

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Old 01-16-2013 | 09:28 PM
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Originally Posted by kirkh1104
I got a 6" RC lift on 37"s. with the 1" BL. When it's full of gear and family, it feels top heavy. I'm think without the BL it will feel more stable. I'm considering some wheel spacers also to widen the stance. Any thoughts

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A 6" short arm lift will be less stable. You only need 4" extended bumpstops to run 37s with stock flares. Remove the body lift. If you still don't like the stability, change to 4" springs--if you have adjustable control arms and trackbars.


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Old 01-18-2013 | 08:31 AM
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Originally Posted by kirkh1104
I got a 6" RC lift on 37"s. with the 1" BL. When it's full of gear and family, it feels top heavy. I'm think without the BL it will feel more stable. I'm considering some wheel spacers also to widen the stance. Any thoughts

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Not sure how much removing the 1" BL will help, since BL's don't alter the center of gravity much. It's the suspension lift that does it.
Old 01-18-2013 | 08:41 AM
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I think removing the body lift will help a lot. its only 1" of the 7" total,,, but that is 14% if my math is correct. And, although not the heaviest, the body is sitting the highest, along with the 500+ pounds of family and gear! The high weight affects center of gravity( or at least the feel of being top heavy ) exponentially greater than low weight. I think you will feel a difference.

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Old 01-18-2013 | 03:55 PM
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Ya, It s only when it's fully loaded that it feels top heavy. When I'm alone or it's just me and friend wheeling for the day it's pretty solid. Maybe I'll just have to explain to the wife and kids that they can no longer come with all their crap ;-)

I'll see how it feels. I can always re install if need be.

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