Thinking of lifting an 88 Pick-up

[Rylanbegley]

I own a 88 Toyota Pick Up (reg cab, short box, 4x4, 31 inch A/T's, no lift) and I'm unsure of lifting her. The tires ride alight and don't rub unless i turn the truck nearly as hard as it will turn. I would like to give her 2" of lift (or 3" at the most) but as far as I can tell the only lift kits available online are 4" suspension. So I thought I might just do a 2" hockey puck body lift on her instead. Any body know any pros/cons to doing the 4 inch suspension or a 2 inch body?

 

[1 bad tacoma]

there are pros and cons to all lifts if it was me i would go with suspension lift just for looks i hate to see a truck with a body lift that you can see straight through the fender wells int the rear and dont raise the bumpers up. with a body lift you will get more body roll in turns than you would with a suspension lift but on the other hand a suspension lift you put more strain on the joints and trans. but really its all on what you want to do with the truck

 

[tbplus10]

For that year and model truck if your only looking for a few inches for tire clearance a bodylift would make more sense.
Use pond liner to make new inner fender skirts to cover the gaps.
What backspacing do you have on your wheels?

 

[Lester]

An 88 pickup eh? That's got some years on it. How successful have you been at this body pickup project? I'm just curious, just in case.

 

[antonino]

I think, trucks are are older are more vulnerable to lifts, modifications, and other creative tinkering of owners. Of course, me too, if I have a brand new truck, I'll never do any mods to it. So an 88 pick-up is a perfect victim for "lift-me-to-look-better". LOL. But I agree, "

Use pond liner to make new inner fender skirts to cover the gaps." as mentioned by tbplus10.
​

 

[TruckRider]

I own a 88 Toyota Pick Up (reg cab, short box, 4x4, 31 inch A/T's, no lift) and I'm unsure of lifting her. The tires ride alight and don't rub unless i turn the truck nearly as hard as it will turn. I would like to give her 2" of lift (or 3" at the most) but as far as I can tell the only lift kits available online are 4" suspension. So I thought I might just do a 2" hockey puck body lift on her instead. Any body know any pros/cons to doing the 4 inch suspension or a 2 inch body?

Hi! any updates here Did you go for the lift?