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Old Feb 22, 2009 | 05:25 AM
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Can we do body lifts on our wagons? I haven't really found any kits out there.. I was thinking of doing a 2in body lift then a 2-3in suspension lift.
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Old Feb 22, 2009 | 05:33 AM
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Hard to do a body lift on a uni-body.
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Old Feb 22, 2009 | 06:52 AM
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Its impossible to do a body lift on Uni-body vehicle like of Cherokees, Comanches and Grand Cherokees.

The 'frame' and body are a single unit and there is nothing to be seperated.
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Old Feb 22, 2009 | 10:37 AM
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Yup, you will never find a body lift.
XJ's and MJ's are unibody

Welcome to the quirky world of Cherokees.
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Old Feb 22, 2009 | 11:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Howler_GT
Yup, you will never find a body lift.
XJ's and MJ's are unibody

Welcome to the quirky world of Cherokees.
well technically, you could body lift the bed on an MJ
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Old Feb 22, 2009 | 11:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Howler_GT
Yup, you will never find a body lift.
XJ's and MJ's are unibody

Welcome to the quirky world of Cherokees.
I beg to differ.

^^Seriously though, never ever do what is shown ^^

The alternative to the body lift for the Cherokee is commonly known as the Budget Boost. It consists of spacers that go above the coil springs and extended shackles for the rear.
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Old Feb 22, 2009 | 12:24 PM
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Wow I fail lol

Thanks guys
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Old Feb 22, 2009 | 01:53 PM
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Originally Posted by 1badz
Wow I fail lol

Thanks guys

That is what we are here for. If you dont know ask.....
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Old Feb 22, 2009 | 02:14 PM
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Heh, thanks!
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Old Feb 22, 2009 | 06:40 PM
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Someone should tell the owner of that "lifted" XJ to stop wasting his money on apparently idiotic stickers and spend it on something a little more worthwhile...

Like
getting his parking brake fixed.
Making filler panels between the body and frame to hide the backyard redneck lift blocks.

That is if he didn't waste all the money on the Blazer running chassis.
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Old Feb 22, 2009 | 10:42 PM
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Someone should tell the owner of that "lifted" XJ to stop wasting his money on apparently idiotic stickers and spend it on something a little more worthwhile...

Like
getting his parking brake fixed.
Making filler panels between the body and frame to hide the backyard redneck lift blocks.

That is if he didn't waste all the money on the Blazer running chassis.
That's actually a Ford frame. It just sits outside a 4x4 shop acting as a road sign. None of the drive shafts or anything are hooked up on it.
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Old Feb 23, 2009 | 07:38 AM
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god that is bad advertisement i would not want that parked out infront of my shop ..if i had one
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Old Feb 23, 2009 | 05:02 PM
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Nothing like having it scream, "Look at the half-fast work we do!"
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Old May 15, 2009 | 09:11 AM
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The body lift lokks good to a certain extent



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Old Aug 13, 2010 | 03:13 AM
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THAT THING IS GNARLY woaaahh haha
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