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loudnlifted88 · 04-02-2012, 11:23 AM

my buddy has a 2000 gmc mostly stock besides 285s exhaust and intake... ive been tryin to talk him into a leveling kit so i would like some pictures to show him what his truck could look like... his bars are already cranked to about the max it doesnt look lifted.

**Boog** · 04-02-2012, 07:35 PM

His truck looks pretty much level as is. My 2000 GMC with 285's sits just about like that.

**Boog** · 04-02-2012, 07:43 PM

His truck looks pretty much level as is. My 2000 GMC with 285's sits just about like that.
Your friend's torsion bars may be weakened a good bit but I have a lot more available lift left in mine by cranking them up if I wanted to. I want to go the other way with mine, drop it 2 or 3 inches. I don't offroad so lift isn't important to me.

loudnlifted88 · 04-02-2012, 09:59 PM

i think they are weakened because he has a plow will ford keys do the trick it had about a 1.5 inch rake

BLK2K2SILVY · 04-03-2012, 06:45 PM

He might not get much more even with ford keys. When the tbars are shot you can only get so much crank out of them.

Tell him to pick up a 1.5" body lift from zone offroad to get a little more clearance.
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loudnlifted88 · 04-04-2012, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by BLK2K2SILVY

He might not get much more even with ford keys. When the tbars are shot you can only get so much crank out of them.

Tell him to pick up a 1.5" body lift from zone offroad to get a little more clearance.
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body lifts are illegal in maine. so should he get some new bars and ford keys from a junkyard? he doesnt want to go up much just enough to make it so the tires dont rub when he backs up turning

DetroitDan · 04-15-2012, 07:31 AM

body lifts are illegal in Maine?? WTF, why? Does Maine DOT think they know better than the engineers who designed the body lift in the first place? Like anything else, a properly designed and installed aftermarket accessory is only as good as the installer. If that is a fact, somebody ought to challenge it. I think they may be confused by the homemade hockey puck bodylifts that people used to use, stacking pucks with low-grade bolts and splitting the pucks. Even so, it's not likely to cause an accident, it's just going to let your cab settle onto the frame crooked.

DetroitDan · 04-15-2012, 08:04 AM

holy cow, I just spent a half hour reading Maine lift laws, sounds like they have backed off a little and dont totally prohibit the bodylifts on abs vehicles, but the computer or vssb has to be calibrated so the abs works properly. But then it goes on to say tires should only be allowed to be upsized two sizes. Elsewhere it says 'within reason'. Well, in who's reason? Because I happen to think 40 inch tires are pretty reasonable.

OK, so I've decided not to move to Maine.

DetroitDan · 04-15-2012, 08:05 AM

NH has a little lift law quirk: the inspection manual the inspection stations use says that the allowable 30 inch maximum height is to be measured at the frame, while the motor vehicle code the police use says to measure to the bottom of the bumper. That's a good 2-3 inch difference on my truck

04-02-2012, 11:23 AM	#1
loudnlifted88 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Wales,Maine Posts: 776	looking for pictures of leveled or lifted a little but 1999-06 gmcs my buddy has a 2000 gmc mostly stock besides 285s exhaust and intake... ive been tryin to talk him into a leveling kit so i would like some pictures to show him what his truck could look like... his bars are already cranked to about the max it doesnt look lifted. Attached Images __________________ IM ONLY 18 AND LOVIN IT IF MUD AINT FLYIN YOU AINT TRYIN! 1badgmc- Just think. Someone worked hard to make it look that bad. 1988 chevy stepside 305 five speed Build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=383945 1994 GMC ext. cab short box 350 auto Build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=438873 1996 GMC 2500 ECSB 454 4l80e: build thread http://www.gmt400.com/forum/showthre...gmc-2500-build 1998 GMC K-1500 ECSB 305 auto partd truck 1999 GMC K2500 suburban 350 4x4 Dads project 1981 Corvette 350 auto Also Dads project 1989 Corvette 350 auto ^^ 1998 GMC K1500 ecsb 305 auto Brothers project

04-02-2012, 07:35 PM	#2
Boog laying low Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Searcy, Ark. USA Posts: 13,513	Re: looking for pictures of leveled or lifted a little but 1999-06 gmcs His truck looks pretty much level as is. My 2000 GMC with 285's sits just about like that. __________________ Boog 69 Chevy stepside, 358/T350, 4.11 posi, 4.5/4 drop, rallys, poboy driver primer is finer 91 Chevy sportside, Tahoe, Yukon & GMC Crewcab All GM..'nuff said. I stand for the flag and kneel at the cross

04-02-2012, 07:43 PM	#3
Boog laying low Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Searcy, Ark. USA Posts: 13,513	Re: looking for pictures of leveled or lifted a little but 1999-06 gmcs His truck looks pretty much level as is. My 2000 GMC with 285's sits just about like that. Your friend's torsion bars may be weakened a good bit but I have a lot more available lift left in mine by cranking them up if I wanted to. I want to go the other way with mine, drop it 2 or 3 inches. I don't offroad so lift isn't important to me. Attached Images __________________ Boog 69 Chevy stepside, 358/T350, 4.11 posi, 4.5/4 drop, rallys, poboy driver primer is finer 91 Chevy sportside, Tahoe, Yukon & GMC Crewcab All GM..'nuff said. I stand for the flag and kneel at the cross Last edited by Boog; 04-02-2012 at 07:48 PM.

04-02-2012, 09:59 PM	#4
loudnlifted88 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Wales,Maine Posts: 776	Re: looking for pictures of leveled or lifted a little but 1999-06 gmcs i think they are weakened because he has a plow will ford keys do the trick it had about a 1.5 inch rake __________________ IM ONLY 18 AND LOVIN IT IF MUD AINT FLYIN YOU AINT TRYIN! 1badgmc- Just think. Someone worked hard to make it look that bad. 1988 chevy stepside 305 five speed Build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=383945 1994 GMC ext. cab short box 350 auto Build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=438873 1996 GMC 2500 ECSB 454 4l80e: build thread http://www.gmt400.com/forum/showthre...gmc-2500-build 1998 GMC K-1500 ECSB 305 auto partd truck 1999 GMC K2500 suburban 350 4x4 Dads project 1981 Corvette 350 auto Also Dads project 1989 Corvette 350 auto ^^ 1998 GMC K1500 ecsb 305 auto Brothers project

04-03-2012, 06:45 PM	#5
BLK2K2SILVY Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Bartlett, TN Posts: 88	Re: looking for pictures of leveled or lifted a little but 1999-06 gmcs He might not get much more even with ford keys. When the tbars are shot you can only get so much crank out of them. Tell him to pick up a 1.5" body lift from zone offroad to get a little more clearance. Posted via Mobile Device

04-15-2012, 07:31 AM	#7
DetroitDan Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Epping, NH Posts: 605	Re: looking for pictures of leveled or lifted a little but 1999-06 gmcs body lifts are illegal in Maine?? WTF, why? Does Maine DOT think they know better than the engineers who designed the body lift in the first place? Like anything else, a properly designed and installed aftermarket accessory is only as good as the installer. If that is a fact, somebody ought to challenge it. I think they may be confused by the homemade hockey puck bodylifts that people used to use, stacking pucks with low-grade bolts and splitting the pucks. Even so, it's not likely to cause an accident, it's just going to let your cab settle onto the frame crooked. __________________ 1982 Chevy K30 CCLB fleetside. Formerly a cab and chassis, now a fleetside dually with the rear wheels tucked underneath. 454/th400/np205/C14/D60, 6/4 inch LIFT, not drop.

04-15-2012, 08:04 AM	#8
DetroitDan Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Epping, NH Posts: 605	Re: looking for pictures of leveled or lifted a little but 1999-06 gmcs holy cow, I just spent a half hour reading Maine lift laws, sounds like they have backed off a little and dont totally prohibit the bodylifts on abs vehicles, but the computer or vssb has to be calibrated so the abs works properly. But then it goes on to say tires should only be allowed to be upsized two sizes. Elsewhere it says 'within reason'. Well, in who's reason? Because I happen to think 40 inch tires are pretty reasonable. OK, so I've decided not to move to Maine. __________________ 1982 Chevy K30 CCLB fleetside. Formerly a cab and chassis, now a fleetside dually with the rear wheels tucked underneath. 454/th400/np205/C14/D60, 6/4 inch LIFT, not drop.

04-15-2012, 08:05 AM	#9
DetroitDan Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Epping, NH Posts: 605	Re: looking for pictures of leveled or lifted a little but 1999-06 gmcs NH has a little lift law quirk: the inspection manual the inspection stations use says that the allowable 30 inch maximum height is to be measured at the frame, while the motor vehicle code the police use says to measure to the bottom of the bumper. That's a good 2-3 inch difference on my truck __________________ 1982 Chevy K30 CCLB fleetside. Formerly a cab and chassis, now a fleetside dually with the rear wheels tucked underneath. 454/th400/np205/C14/D60, 6/4 inch LIFT, not drop.

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