How do you raise the bumpers to match a body lift?

[Mike Phillips]

If you install a 3" body lift kit your bumpers will be positioned 3" below the body.

If you want to keep a clean look do you modify how your bumpers are mounted to the frame?


 


California restricts how high you can raise the frame and the body so I'm looking at a combination of both for the new 35" tires.

[Unofficial]

I'm not talking from experience, but there's quite a few lifted trucks in Wisconsin. I think it looks tacky when people do the lift and have a big gap between the body and bumper. I live across the street from someone who has his bumper fabricated to close the gap, I'll get some info for you.

[Mike Phillips]

After a little research the only option appears to be to make the necessary customizations yourself.  As such, the plan is this summer to go to my hometown for a class reunion and while I'm there let my best friend and drag boat buddy weld on a 12" H-Beam bumper to the front and rear this will solve the problem and give me a place to mount a vice.

This is my best friends truck... it's street legal in Oregon...

[VileZambonie]

You know Ford's F350 from the factory will fit 35"s so I don't see why a 4" or 6" suspension lift would be a problem.

[Mike Phillips]

You know Ford's F350 from the factory will fit 35"s so I don't see why a 4" or 6" suspension lift would be a problem.

These older Chevy fender designs are kind of squared up and that causes a clearance problem towards the corners.  I don't remember having as much of a problem with my 1971 3/4 ton 4x4



Here's a shot of of the clearance with the tires pointed straight ahead... turning the front wheels rams the tires into the lip of the fender.







Also, there's going to be a little more weight on the front end as I'm swapping out the small block and installing a big block.

[bmaier]

just get a 6" lift or a 4" lift with slight modification to the front inner fenders. i have a 4" lift and i just trimmed the inside of my fenders and problem solved. lifts aren't that expensive anyways.

[JRConnieK10]

I had the same problem so I changed the front bumper and welded a piece of angle iron to the top of the frame and made the original top hole the new bottom and drilled a new top hole in the angle iron, piece of cake and an easy fix.