Hey guys, Since i've been working on cars and bikes, I've never, ever taken a short cut... I always go all-out. HOWEVER, I recently sold my 2003 cobra to buy a house, and I'm picking up an Xterra for a daily driver. I'd like to do a little mudding with it, so I'm hoping I can do a low-budget set-up so I can have some fun on the weekends. I'll most likely run stock wheels with All Weathers during my commute, but throw some bigger tires, maybe wheel spacers for the weekends. I am not looking to do hardcore off roading (yet) so I am thinking of just doing a 2" BL and a set of 33's or something.

Anybody have pics of Body Lift Only trucks?
Pics of blue xterras are good too.

I have read up in the susp. and tire forums about the PML, and BL, and just looking for some pics.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Kitt:
Hey guys, Since i've been working on cars and bikes, I've never, ever taken a short cut... I always go all-out. HOWEVER, I recently sold my 2003 cobra to buy a house, and I'm picking up an Xterra for a daily driver. I'd like to do a little mudding with it, so I'm hoping I can do a low-budget set-up so I can have some fun on the weekends. I'll most likely run stock wheels with All Weathers during my commute, but throw some bigger tires, maybe wheel spacers for the weekends. I am not looking to do hardcore off roading (yet) so I am thinking of just doing a 2" BL and a set of 33's or something.

Anybody have pics of Body Lift Only trucks?
Pics of blue xterras are good too.

I have read up in the susp. and tire forums about the PML, and BL, and just looking for some pics.[/QUOT

everyone is going to tell you to use the search button!

3" body lift plus 32" BFG MT tires:::

Everyone is going to ask you to learn how to use the quote function! :p

I did search, but there's like one pic for every 10 results. i don't see the harm in posting up, it's not like these ar high-traffic forums. In the first page of "pictures" posts, there's a weeks worth of threads... im not getting in the way of anything important.

Sweet! Right color X, Right color wheels... nice!

I was leaning towards 2" to avoid steering mods.

I just put my BL on this weekend and haven't taken any pics yet but I'll take some and post em up..I'll take a side by side shot with my wifes stock X so you can compare the looks.

Sorry for the crappy phone pic, but I took this at work this morning:



Kinda makes that Pathy look like a station wagon.

Before 2" BL on 32s


After 2" BL with 33s

I know you asked for body lift only but this is all I have to offer. I was running a 3" bl and a 3" sl with 33x12.50.

You know, if you do a 3" susp. lift and a 2" body lift, you can fit 35s on there with some "trimming"

Of course, when you get around to doing a SAS, and you will do an SAS , you'll already have tires that are the right size for it!!!!!

Kaiser, your X looked pretty good with just the body lift though...impressive.

Well hell, if we're just gonna' post pics of our trucks .. Here's a 3" SL and 2" BL on 33s-

This one's for Dave, cause I know he thinks I'm pretty :p

Pretty much same set up as Dave.
3" SLR sus. lift, 2" body lift and 35" MT/R's
and yes, quite a bit of trimming.

Alright, why not?

PML 2" BL and 33's:

I want to do the 2" body lift but I'm not too sure about the gap between the grill and Shrock bumper. Hmmmmmmmm...........

with round head lights it will look fine..

relocate the bumper.

Nice pics from Payette, Dan. Let's hit that trail soon.

Didn't he say BL only? It looks like everyone already has their shackles on....

At the time of those pics I'm pretty sure I still hadn't done the poor man's lift.

'course NOW I have a teeny tiny bit more lift:

Yeah that is why you cant find what you are looking for using the search, everyone posts something different than what was asked....

Kaiser...that's the fuckin cat's meow....sorry, back to 2"BL's

how? are there holes predrilled for a 2" BL? Or do you just drill your own?

PAGE 2 ERIC, CLICK ME

Hmmmmm, what about the rear Shrock?

PS-thanks, Dan! How's the pup doing by the way?

Thanks for asking He's made a full recovery (nearly $1000 in vet and emergency clinic bills), and is doing great. He's gonna' be wheeling in Sedona with me tomorrow too.

Thats a postcard pic for sure

For the old X's and Front Shrocks...just drill new holes in the mounting plates to raise the bumper...for the rears...they come with BOTH std and 2" BL height mounting holes already...so no gap problems either way.

For stock bumpers...the front can be raised with a couple of pipe sections and a few bolts, and the rear can be raised by simply drilling new holes in the bumper to raise it (Someone mentioned an even easier way to raise the rear bumper 2", they said to just flip and reverse the bumper mounting brackets...but I never tried it)



If you REALLY want to know what your truck looks like 2" higher, just put a jack under it and jack it up 2"...that's pretty much it.

Thanks for the info, TJ! The Nexterra guys have been doing some 2" BL's a lot lately, I just need to find some time and some helpful Nexterrites to tell me what to do!

Is there a 2" BL on this X?

wow, talk about massive amounts of rear articulation TJ.

I believe TJ has the revolver shackles on his X..

heres my x with 2" body lift and without a relocated bumper.


and here it is with a 2" bl shrock

I like the 2nd pic better. :p

Looks good!

I like the look of the Shrock with the center hoop only. looks awsome

Not to hi-jack this thread, but those of you with a 3" SL and 2" BL, can you park in a standard height garage or are you stuck outside now?

EDIT TO ADD: That is without any extra racks on top.

Yep.

Yep.

Revolver shackles are amazing....no downside...just droop.





Taken while doing some measurements for suspension mods.

Damn TJ is a 60" HiLift high enough to change out a flat?

I try not to get flats that I have to change the tire.



I blow a bead once in a while....I use the OBA to re-seat it.

BTW - the 48" hi-lift is why the truck is up on the left, its hooked into the slider to lift it....I was doing some suspension measurements and that's why the right side tire is on a ramp, and the left side is jacked up.

I can barely, BARELY, squeeze into a friend's standard garage with a 2" BL, PML and 33" tires.

EDIT: I can do it after I take my Surco roof rack off and leave the stock one on.

Yep I also barly fit into my garage.

Now here's a REAL body lift.

I bet you could easily run 44's with that set up.

Only if front and back bumper are relocated....it's so awkward I can't look away.

See!!!! The step rails are useless!!! :p

The more and more I see the body lift the more I want one, damn why do they have to be so difficult to install.

I agree. I've been seeing pictures for a long time. 12/2 is the mod day to install the sucker!

I hear ya, the more I read about it the more I want to do it!

They aren't THAT difficult...damn, if a 19 yr old girl who never wrenched in her life could do one by herself in her driveway in one day....you should be able to knock one out in a weekend.

A 19 year old girl? Is that still legal in Jersey?

mine wasnt difficult at all, did it in an afternoon

2" AC BL w/33's

Nice truck tuna. What type of wheels? What is the backspace on them? I am looking to get new wheels.

American Racing AR767 4.75BS
33/12.5/R15 Micky Thompson Baja MTZ's

I would suggest getting the BS in either 5 or 5.5
I am planning on changing the wheels for a little more stuffage

How do I post the pic like tuna and not as a link??
That looks really nice for a 2''BL, did you have to trim a lot and on both sides, can you post more pics?? i'd like to see ur truck from different angles...

Post a pic like this:

I had to trim metal behind the front tires, mostly due to the 4.75 backspacing

I will post a few more shots later

You have to have the pic already on the net, ( I do believe) I use photobucket.com (example) Then when you upload the pic from your hard drive, just copy the img link from there and use the img tools on here.
Nice wheels Tuna, same rims i'm looking at for mine, not too fond of $ for rubber on the 17"s