Re: Why Raise A Truck? (I'm Serious)

Look at it this way, say you have 8" clearance to your diffs, and 12" to
your transmision, transfer case, driveshaft ect. you drive over a 13" log,
tires take your diffs up and over, but without a lift your center section
doesn't make it, same with going over one rock, fairly easy to get a tire up
and over a good sized rock, but unless your vehicle is lifted, everything
inbetween front and back wheels wont make it.

"Ulysses" <therealulysses@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> This may be one of the dumbest questions ever asked on this NG but here
> goes: why raise a truck? I have a Nissan Frontier 2WD and it could use a
> little more height as it sometimes scrapes going through dips. But I have
> seen many 4WD trucks that are so high you need a ladder to get in them.
> What is the purpose of this? From what I can see the ground clearance is
> still about the same (except for maybe a little gained by larger tires) so
> how can it be an advantage offroad? Will it go through deep mud any
> better
> than a truck that has not been lifted? Is it generally the body that gets
> in the way offroad? I've seen two kinds of lift kits available: one is a
> "body lift" and I'm not sure what the other one is. Is the idea to get
> the
> axles further down away from the frame? Is it not a problem that the
> differentials still are at the same height from the ground?
>
> I have an old ('91) Explorer and it makes it through a lot of deep mud etc
> but it is still the stock height. Will it be more capable offroad if I
> raise it a couple of inches? I'm afraid to go too high as this particular
> model has a history of rolling over.
>
> Thanks.
>
>


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