Advice: My Bronco has 5" Suspension and 2" Body Lift

[OldStyleBronco]

My Bronco is too tall for my application.

I want to lower it. It's 11.5" from frame to front axle. It has 3/4" urethane bushings with 2" hard pucks for the body lift.

I think I want to go with a 2.5" Suspension lift and get the front more inline with factory specs.

Then I thought I'd cut the pucks down to 1/2" and keep the urethane bushings.

That should get me from a 6.5"-7" lift down to a 3". That should be plenty for stability on the road, light trails and aesthetics.

Is there any benefit to having more suspension vs body or visa versa?

 

[Lmfp]

Depends what size tire you want to run. Imo suspension lifts look better. 2.5" suspension and 1" body looks good but dont Plan on running big meats on it. Im running 2.5" suspension and 33s and love the look. Its also plenty for what i have planned for mine.

 

[OldStyleBronco]

I have 33s on now and I'll probably keep them or something close.

 

[Lmfp]

Yeah 2.5" susp and 1" body and youll have plenty of clearence for 33". If you bump up to 35's youll rub. Im sure someones made it wOrk woth trimming but im not that worried about 1 more inch of height.

 

[TN1776]

Body lifts are handy... they give you a bit more clearance for certain tranny swaps and other aftermarket goodies. I run a 2" BL and 4.5" suspension but I take mine in the rocks so I need the clearance. While I'd consider dropping my suspension a little more one day I'll never ditch the body lift.

 

[Scoop]

I am a fan of both a mild suspension lift plus a mild body lift. People who hate body lifts usually think of the posers with no SL and 6 inch BL! BL will add some clearnace for tires and other things, as TN1776 mentioned, but adds the height while raising the COG LESS than the same amount of SL. I run 3 1/2 + 1 on mine with 35's.

 

[Tasty Geezer]

Here is a pic for comparison...
2-1/2" Wild Horses suspension lift and no body lift w/ 33" BFG AT's

I originally had a 4" suspension lift in the front with add a leafs in the rear. lowering the front down to 2-1/2" I noticed that it handled much better.

 

[xcntrk]

Are your fenders cut? You can easily fit 33's with just 2.5" suspension and no body lift with cut fenders.

 

[OldStyleBronco]

Yep, my fenders are cut.

Thanks guy, for the info... The pictures are a big help too.

I do remember talk about body lifts making the vehicle more unstable and suspension lifts being favored. But, the front end angles with the high suspension lift are affecting the handling from what I can tell. I do have the drop pitman and ext. for the trac bar, but I still think the road ride would benefit from 3" or less suspension lift.

Nice to see some local guys here too. I'm in Rockville if you want to check it out. PM me...

I'm leaning towards 2.5" suspension and cutting the body lift blocks down to .75" and seeing how it rides / looks.

Anyone need a 5" lift setup?