Topic: 2002 Avalanche Lift

[BigRed]

I am seriously thinking bout a lift for the Avy. I dont want something too big thinking between 4-6 inches or so. dont want to spend a bunch of money but dont want crap either. what do u recommend?

[bluedevil]

Member  KY_BOB  has a body lift on his 02.  Body lifts are cheaper than the actual lift kit.   Im not sure what size Bob went with but heres a pic of his 02 av.  It looks like a 3" lift but im not sure.



Sorry i cant help you with this setup as my AV is lowered.

[MyBigToy]

Member  KY_BOB  has a body lift on his 02.  Body lifts are cheaper than the actual lift kit.   Im not sure what size Bob went with but heres a pic of his 02 av.  It looks like a 3" lift but im not sure.

BD, you're right about the 3" lift. He's got 33" tires. I don't know if it's a Performance Accessories lift; that's what I put on my old 94 Sonoma. It was about a 5 hour job and the kit included everything needed - spacers for the bumpers. A lot of the kits don't include these. When you space the body up you can many times see across through the rear wheel wells. I didn't like that on the Sonoma so I bought gap guards, which are just pieces of die cut rubber that extend the wheel well liner.

Body lifts are OK unless you are a hardcore 4-wheeler; if so, you're better off with a suspension lift. I'm sure Bob will be along before too long to fill us in on his lift. 

[Donnie1]

I had put a 3" Trailmaster body lift on my 93 Sub. It was about $130 if I remember correctly. Only thing it didn't have was the rear bumper relocation brackets and the shifter shaft ext. had to take the shifter shaft out and have a 3" piece welded into it. First one I had ever done and doing it by myself I had it out the door tires and all in less than 8 hours.

Here is a pic of it. You can tell it has a body lift because of how low the nerf bars are.

The second is one of my favorites. That was taken in South Dakota a few years back. A forest fire burned through that area several hours after we left.

forgot to add, take a look at the back window, it says "Her Toy", do you see a trend here?

[KY_BOB]

BD, you're right about the 3" lift. He's got 33" tires. I don't know if it's a Performance Accessories lift; that's what I put on my old 94 Sonoma. It was about a 5 hour job and the kit included everything needed - spacers for the bumpers. A lot of the kits don't include these. When you space the body up you can many times see across through the rear wheel wells. I didn't like that on the Sonoma so I bought gap guards, which are just pieces of die cut rubber that extend the wheel well liner.

Yes, it's a 3" Performance Accessories.  I also have the gap guards.  IMO they are almost a necessity on an AV.  The back doesn't look as bad as the front without them.  Without the gap guards you can actually see the engine. 

You would be surprised at how much it helps off road.  The first 2 things that always hit on a AV are the bumpers which both get lifted with the body lift.  You can still drag the trailer hitch but it doesn't tear off the rear bumper cover like I have seen.  I was off-roading once with TnTrubble and we crossed a ditch.  My trailer hitch bumped the ground, no biggie.  Hers tore the rear bumper badly. 

Body lifts are OK unless you are a hardcore 4-wheeler; if so, you're better off with a suspension lift. I'm sure Bob will be along before too long to fill us in on his lift. 

I also agree with that.  A body lift helps but if your going to do serious off roading, spend the $1500 for a suspension lift.

I had put a 3" Trailmaster body lift on my 93 Sub. It was about $130 if I remember correctly. Only thing it didn't have was the rear bumper relocation brackets and the shifter shaft ext. had to take the shifter shaft out and have a 3" piece welded into it. First one I had ever done and doing it by myself I had it out the door tires and all in less than 8 hours.

AV's have a cable for the shifter so there's no welding required to install a body lift.  There is some minor metal cutting but it's easy with a sawzall or torch.

Also, the way the body sets on a AV it's almost invisible from a side view even with a 3" body lift.  That was not the case on the last truck that I had a body lift on, a 94 Z71.  The frame was very visible on it.