I have come to be the 2cnd owner of a 98-F150, and beginning to make the small mods that I can.

My question is, I want to raise my truck but not sure how/what the difference is between a simple lift and a body/frame lift?

I have no ideas as to what to pay for a kit/parts nor labor on this kinda job?

any input would be appreciated,,,,,the more the marri-rrrrr.

thanks in advance,

,,,silky,,,,,

 

The 2 lift kits you can get are suspension lifts and body lifts.

Suspension lifts are the better one in my opinion but they are cost prohibative. They run usually between $1000 and $1500 for the kit alone. You can get a range of lifts 4", 5", 5.5", 6". They drop the suspesion down farther away from the truck to give you more room for tires and flex on uneven terrain. They are also far more involved to install than body lifts from what I've heard. You might be looking at almost another $1000 to have a shop install this lift. This all depends on the shop too. If you have the money this is a good way to go.

Body lifts aren't quite as good as suspension lifts, but are much much cheaper. Usually in the range of $120 to $140. The installation of these lifts is somewhere in the neighborhood of $300 to $400 I believe. You can get 2" and 3" kits. These just raise the body higher up off the frame. This allows you to run larger tires, but you don't necsissarily gain much more flex, since your axles stay in the same place. You get a little more room for what flex you have by raising the body. For this you have to unbolt the body and then install the blocks that come with the kit to where the body mounts to the frame. Most people on the boards have installed them themselves. Most did it in a weekend with the help of a friend or 2 and have said that it was not very difficult. If you have a 4x4 a 3" kit will allow you to run up to 35" tires. If money is a big issue like it is for many of us this is the way to go.

When I get an extra $100 I will be ordering a 3" Preformance Accessories body lift for my truck.

 

I installed a 3 inch body lift on my 97 sc yesterday. I also put on a set of american racing baja wheels[16x8] and 305 75 16 tires which are 35's. they fit really well and look great. the kit was an performance accesories brand and had all the hardware needed to do it right. total with install was 350.00 the wheels and tires were 850.00 for a grand total of 1200.00 it looks really good. So if money is no object go with the suspension, but if your not a big time four wheeler go with the body lift. It works for me,good luck