Re: Body Lift/Gas Tank Straps

From: Chris Lang (langerdak@hotmail.com)
Date: Wed May 02 2001 - 13:36:34 EDT


I forgot to mention in my last post here are some pics of my old truck with
the 3" body lift.

http://www.clarkson.edu/~langcj/truck.html

>From: "Kyle Kozubal" <grndak4x4@home.com>
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
>Subject: Re: DML: Body Lift/Gas Tank Straps
>Date: Wed, 2 May 2001 10:39:43 -0500
>
> > The gas tank doesn't move at all with the body lift, its just the filler
> > hose that moves. I didnt pay too much attention to it on my 93 but I
>dont
> > remember it being a problem at all. I never gave it a second look after
> > making sure the filler hose was long enough to reach the extra 3". The
> > biggest PITA with the body lift is the T case lever vibriating on the
>trim
> > pannel when you are done. A custom bent lever would solve that problem
> > though and it may not even be a problem with a 2" lift.
>
>Thanks Chris,
>Ok....one side of each gas tank strap has a hole in it and get slid over a
>bolt hanging down from the bed, and then becomes secured with a nut. The
>other side of the two straps are connected to the frame via little cutouts
>which the straps lock into. If the bed is raised up 2" or 3", the straps
>really would also move up that 2" or 3" and then would cock the gas tank up
>that lifted few inches, wouldnt it? Did you have to do any steering shaft
>mods with that 3" Body lift? If you had to do it over again, would you have
>choosen the 2" over the 3"? Did you use the Trailmaster body lift kit? Was
>the kit pretty complete, part wise? Other than the tcase lever, did you
>have anyu trouble installing it or problems encountered after the lift?
>What
>size tires did you run afterwards? Thanks for any and all info.
>Kyle
>93 Dakota 4x4 V6
>

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