POST PICTURES OF YOUR BODY LIFTS (2014+)

[mgu1995]

2014 Silverado 1500 3" performance accessories body lift 3" spindle lift and 3" strut spacer running the rough country control arms with a tuner cold air intake premium fuel and 4.56 gear ratio

 

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[Iceman22]

Guys with a 3" Body lift.... how much of the frame do you notice along with anything else on the undercarriage during normal viewing? Aka not someone getting down at eye level... Trying to see if I would notice the frame, hitch, spare tire, etc. when walking up to it from across the parking lot or walking around it

 

 

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[slj2008]

2014 Silverado 1500 3" performance accessories body lift 3" spindle lift and 3" strut spacer running the rough country control arms with a tuner cold air intake premium fuel and 4.56 gear ratio

 

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looks good

[mgu1995]

Guys with a 3" Body lift.... how much of the frame do you notice along with anything else on the undercarriage during normal viewing? Aka not someone getting down at eye level... Trying to see if I would notice the frame, hitch, spare tire, etc. when walking up to it from across the parking lot or walking around it

 

 

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Without step bars u can notice a little more but with steps u wouldn't be able to tell at all and the hitch isn't that bad to be honest on my truck has. 3" body and 6" suspension and u can not notice the hitch but I took out the spare tire cause that was noticible now I just carry it on the bed

 

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looks good

Thanks bud

 

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[mgu1995]

Few more pics of her

 

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[Iceman22]

Without step bars u can notice a little more but with steps u wouldn't be able to tell at all and the hitch isn't that bad to be honest on my truck has. 3" body and 6" suspension and u can not notice the hitch but I took out the spare tire cause that was noticible now I just carry it on the bed

 

 

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Thanks for the info. I wish there was someone within an hour or 2 from me with a 3" BL so I could see it in person. My biggest fear is I have AMP steps so I won't get any "help" in hiding the frame

 

 

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[mgu1995]

Thanks for the info. I wish there was someone within an hour or 2 from me with a 3" BL so I could see it in person. My biggest fear is I have AMP steps so I won't get any "help" in hiding the frame

 

 

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No plm man and I know I wish I could see how those amp steps look in our trucks I'm planning To get those amp steps and I hope it does help with hiding the frame

 

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[abominable z71]

Thanks for the info. I wish there was someone within an hour or 2 from me with a 3" BL so I could see it in person. My biggest fear is I have AMP steps so I won't get any "help" in hiding the frame

 

 

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You will have more problems than just hiding the frame with your amps. The steps will also hit the body mount perch and will not retract. you can just barely clear the body mount perch with a 1.5" body lift and even that requires a little trimming to clear.

[Iceman22]

You will have more problems than just hiding the frame with your amps. The steps will also hit the body mount perch and will not retract. you can just barely clear the body mount perch with a 1.5" body lift and even that requires a little trimming to clear.

Oh wow! I'm glad you said something because I had no idea. Mind explaining in more detail to the noob in the room?

 

I'm not questioning your information, but rather explaining how my brain works; the steps attach to the body so why does anything change with clearances if you're gapping the body from the frame...? I guess it would make more sense to me if the steps attached to the frame. Again, not questioning your helpfulness; just want to understand better

 

 

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Edited September 18, 2017 by Iceman22

[Criscone]

Still waiting for Zone to release a kit for the '17s!!!

The 15 kit works on 16-17 models - even says it in the instructions. Not sure why they havnt updated website.

[abominable z71]

Oh wow! I'm glad you said something because I had no idea. Mind explaining in more detail to the noob in the room?

 

I'm not questioning your information, but rather explaining how my brain works; the steps attach to the body so why does anything change with clearances if you're gapping the body from the frame...? I guess it would make more sense to me if the steps attached to the frame. Again, not questioning your helpfulness; just want to understand better

 

 

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The steps have to fold underneath the body. When they are in the up position the perch for the body mount is directly above the step and you have about 1.25" of clearance. When the body moves up with the body lift the step moves with it but the mounting perch stays in place because its attached to the frame, your clearance is then reduced by however much you move the body. At 1.5" you can get just barely get enough clearance by trimming the larger washer on the body bolt. At 3 inches the step will crash into the body mount and will not retract, no amount of trimming can compensate for it. In the picture you can see that i had to cut half of the washer off for the step to clear and even then the step makes contact with the rubber bushing. You can see on my step in the second picture where it contacts the rubber bushing when it retracts. If you raise the body up any further you will hit the actual steel perch. The is one of 2 issues with a body lift and AMP steps. The other issue is the e brake cable equalizer. it also sits above the step and gets hit by the steps linkage when retracted, at least on a crew cab it might clear on a double cab but requires some modifications on the crew cab.

 

 

[Iceman22]

Thank you for the detailed response! Now I get what you're saying. Wanted to go taller without having to cut the crossmember or anything else for that matter but I guess it's just not an option with these steps.

 

I'd ditch the steps and get fixed position ones but I've really grown to like them and so has the Mrs.

 

Guess I'll have to decide what's more important; amp steps or no cutting

 

 

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[Iceman22]

Abominable,

 

Sent you a PM

 

 

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[mgu1995]

This is the most recent photo of my baby new headlights with new tow mirrors 2014 Silverado v6 4.3 with cold air intake hypertech tuner premium fuel 4.56 gears 6'" suspension lift with a 3" body lift running 35/12.50/20 with a -44 OFFSET 20*12 2" Bora wheel spacers in the rear

 

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[mgu1995]

My baby

 

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