body lift

[igbig]

my buddy gota 3 inch body lift doen at 4 wheel parts here in houston and i noticed in the front they had to weld  on the bracket  that moves the bumper up to the correct position. is this normal. i ve heard alot of you guys on here talk about doing the lift at home and i have never heard any of you mention having to weld the front bracket to the frame. the reason i ask is because i want to get the same lift,but i think it looks like crap since you can see the welded plates through the tow hook holes in the bumper valance. is there another way this could have been done ? i would think the  kit would just come with a bracket that could be bolted on? by the way, his truck is a 99 x-cab silverado. did they do a hack job on his truck?  or was this normal?

[AZ-Z71]

I have a 99 ext cab and did the lift at home with a little help from some better instructions from others on this site.  The lift I have is tthe 3" P.A. Body lift.  It came with new brackets that attached to where the old bumper bracket is and raises the bumper 3".  It just bolts into place.  What you may actually be seeing is the horns from the old mount.  I only slightyl cut mine and am planning on going back in and totally removing the loop part.  Some on this site have done that but you still see part of the old mounting system through the holes in the air dam.  I have been hoping to find a custom air dam to hide it a little better and still be able to keep the hooks in but have not found one.  I also cut my air dam to accomodate the hooks and it really doesn't look all that bad.

[MountaineerTom]

Here's without cutting the frame horns:

 

Here's with cutting the frame horns and notching the air dam for the tow hooks, like AZ-Z71 mentioned:

 

And chevy4x4trucks has a good pic of how the front bumper brackets get bolted on.

 

More body lift pics and info here:

Chevy4x4truck's website

My body lift page

 

Good luck with it, and feel free to ask any questions if you need to.