I see lifted trucks in parking lots all the time. Do most lifted truck owners lift trucks personally, or do they pay a shop for it? I wanna lift my Wrangler to fit big tires like picrel. No mechanic knowledge, beyond learning how to change oil and swap tires. No jack, and landlord forbids vehicle maintenance on the property. Am I gonna have to overpay at a shop?

>>28517716 (OP)
Theyre literally bolt on kits.

>>28517716 (OP)
it's incredibly simple to do but there are nuances (pinion angle, offset, bump stopping, fender trimming, drop pitman arm) along with more involved shit like regearing and upgrading brakes because now you want to put fuckhuge tires on it.
realistically you should be able to install a lift kit by yourself or with 1 helper for some of the pieces. Would def do it in a garage or shed though because you will not finish it in a weekend your first time.
my first xj wouldve taken about 4 days but then a rear leaf spring bolt broke and that really screwed the timing up. I still have a piece of that fuckin bolt to remind me.

>>28517716 (OP)
I assume your just larping as an off-roader, so just bolt on a body lift - they're a lot easier and cheaper than doing a proper lift.

>>28517716 (OP)
the Camel Trophy entrants didn't lift their trucks (they did upgrade them to stronger springs, but ride height was the same).
Remember that when you see someone in a lifted Bronco doing his arduous journey to Walmart. It's an aesthetic choice.

>>28517786
>you may not like it but this is what peak performance looks like
except it's actually true? damn that's crazy

>>28517781
wrenchlet. a bodylift is significantly harder and more time consuming.

>>28517786
yeah bro. just like you can go buy!
oh wait....
The cars were heavily modified by Land Rover Special Vehicles[8][5] with a range of expedition, recovery, and safety equipment, including:
roll cages
Under body protection (skid plates) and steering guards
Modified electrical systems
Winches
Dixon Bate tow hitches and recovery points
Mantec snorkels
Transmission breathers
Michelin XCL or BF Goodrich Mud Terrain tyres
Upgraded suspension and transmission components
Auxiliary fuel tanks
Webasto fuel burning heaters
Brownchurch / Safety Devices roof racks
Hella driving, spot, fog, convoy and work lamps
Brownchurch Bull bars and bush wires
Flag poles
Event plaques, decals and sponsor logos (including Camel Trophy Adventure Wear/Bags/Boots/Watches, Lee Cougan, Perception, Sony, Scott USA, Safety Devices, Land Rover, Fjällräven, Warn, Malaysia Airlines, Superwinch, Royal Dutch Shell, Shell, Avon)
Expedition tools, Jerry cans, Pelican cases, Zarges boxes, high lift or New Concept air jacks, sand ladders, axes, ropes, drawbars, spades.
Garmin, Terratrip and other navigation and communication equipment
Generally speaking, except for support and specialist vehicles, the Land Rovers were only used for one event.

>>28517786
>look it's basically stock hurrhurr
retard

>>28517840
Yeah but did they use a liftkit?

>>28517840
>>28517786
You basically proved his point. They thought of everything they could possibly need, and a lift wasn't in the cards as it increases risk of rollover.
>>28517716 (OP)
Those tires will be absolutely AWFUL to drive on the street with. Go up one or two sizes in aspect ratio, and google owner's forums for your exact make, model, and year of vehicle to see what fits. The steering will be like driving on marshmallows. You will have significantly hampered acceleration and braking without other modifications to compensate.

>>28517840
>>28517844
ops question wasn't about useful mods to an offroader, it was about liftkits

>>28517849
>marshmallow tires
Well what if you add a wheelie bar in the front and back for stability?

>>28517716 (OP)
Most guys who want such a transformation can’t wrench.

>>28517716 (OP)
if you buy a cheap lift kit for your shitty jeep its gunna steer like shit and maybe even death wobble and your transfercase lever will stick

>>28517717
How are they? I was looking at suspension kits for ultimate rock crawling capability
>>28517781
I do offroad but if I'm being honest it is in ATVs. I don't offroad in my own vehicle lol. Well not yet, I want the capability for when I eventually do
>>28517825
>wrenchlet
Yeah ):

>>28517846
>Upgraded suspension
yeah jeez who fuckn knows huh!? wow it's a mystery

>>28517852
How is that going to help the steering feel/precision at all, pray tell?

>>28518304
Well if you lowered the bars you could use them as walking sticks but for a car.

>>28518331
How is that going to help the STEERING FEEL AT THE STEERING WHEEL IN YOUR HANDS

>>28517840
>tires
>gas cans
>winch
>fuel heater
WOWZERS. Most of this shit can be had stock

I took the 3 inch lowering springs off my shitbox from the previous back to stock if that counts

>>28517860
>How are they? I was looking at suspension kits for ultimate rock crawling capability
Oh.
Its a larperator bait thread.

>>28517852
You think you're being funny but they exist for offroad applications.
They prevent end-over-end rollovers.

>>28517717
Not all of them are, but you're mostly right. Nobody buying a $50-100k truck is spending a weekend or two bolting all that shit on hoping they got it right.

>>28517825
Pretty funny, but you must have actually turned a wrench once in your life, to post here.

>>28517786
You have to lift nucars to get that ground clearance. They're all pigfat belly draggers compared to that.

>>28519085
Hes right though, and youre a dumbfuck.

Let's look at components that are attached to the body and frame or mounted to the body and connected to something mounted on the frame:
>steering column
>shift linkage
>brake lines, multiple locations
>radiator
>wiring harness, all over the place
>possibly exhaust
You dont have 3 inches of excess slack in all of those components to "stretch" them to compensate for a body lift.

Body lifts are the worst thing you can do to a vehicle. Ontop of what I've listed you also destroy structural integrity by splitting the body and frame apart and putting stilts between them- it causes massive flex and shift.

>tl:dr
You have very limited experience and it shows

>>28517716 (OP)
I lifted my 4runner since the original struts were worn out by the previous owner and I wanted to get some extra clearance when I take it off road activities. So I got some new struts and coils and it’s only lifted at most 2”, I got it done at the a shop since I’m lazy and have money to spare.

>>28520560
Yes, retard - I was joking. Body lifts are easy and shitty, unless you do them right and the only way to do them right is weld plates onto the frame brackets, drill them and do a direct mount with properly sized bolts.

>>28521176
They're not "easy".
They're more complicated than suspension lifts on 95% of vehicles.

>>28517716 (OP)
>How many people lifted their own vehicles?

I've been working out; but that seems like a big ask.

>>28521233
i'm gonna call ICE on your punny ass