body lift?

[DetroitDan]

I'm considering a 3 inch body lift on my 97 K3500 extended cab dually. I have found all the lift manufacturers list the application for that year, followed by "except diesel" Rubberfish told me he did one, his being a standard, don't know if that makes much difference. Does anyone know why they dont list it for the diesel? I could see if it were an intercooled truck, but what else could be different about it? I'm getting pretty close to just ordering one for a 454 truck and going at it, but I'd like to hear from anyone who knows for sure. I would like to try to get a half dozen 255/85/16s under it, with a 3 inch body and a little crank of the torsion bars. A suspension lift is out, too expensive and I don't want to raise the hitch by that much. Any info is appreciated.

 

[Swany]

the weight of the vehicle is an issue too, those pushers are heavy!!

my guess is that there really wasn't much of a market for manufacturers to build them, the diesel market 4x4 community wasn't that big either.

 

[silverado3500]

I've seen a few 6.5 tds running around with body lifts. I think the issue is with the air intake clearances. It might take a little modification, but it should work fine. My c3500 454 had a body lift (installed by myself) and it looked and rode great.

 

[RKOCH]

We lift them all the time but we make our own kits.