What type of lifts are there?

[The1980BEAST]

I know there is suspension (leaf springs) and body (blocks)

are there any other types can you have a suspension and a body?

 

[tyler__820]

There is also shackle flips, block lifts, coils....there are alot.

 

[The1980BEAST]

what is a good mudding lift? or is one cheaper/ better than others?

 

[toomany]

For mud, you can't go wrong with leafs. You won't need a whole lot of articulation like in rock crawling. Price depends on how high you want to go. But 4" should cost around $400+- with shocks. You could easily get 35's on then, maybe 37/38's if you wanted to trim.

 

[NorCalKid]

are there any other types can you have a suspension and a body?

yeah they are to unrelated types of lift. Body lifts the body or tub off of the frame. Suspension increases the distance from the frame to the axles. Just different ways to fit a bigger tire and by doing so gain ground clearance

 

[colbystephens]

There is also shackle flips, block lifts, coils....there are alot.

as far as i'm concerned, those are just suspension lifts, but they go about it in different ways. suspension and body lifts are the most prominent types of lift, but i've seen one where it was some sort of gear drive system that actually dropped the hub below the axle and thus lifted the axle up higher, and thus everything else. that was pretty cool. don't know if that will ever take off tho. i think i saw it for a jeep - never in person tho.

 

[ryoken]

portal boxes.... mog stuff... I suppose you could call that a "drivetrain" lift, but I just throw that into the suspension category because it's a pretty uncommmon route taken...

and yup, imo it's just suspension or body lift.. or a combo of both...

 

[shaun89]

i think any reliable offroad truck shouldnt have blocks, i no plenty of people use them but springs r much more stable and a lot less axle wrap with them. i would do a shackle flip with springs. for the rear. and maybe a 1" zero rate to get the ass up a bit more