Did someone say "prototype trail master long-arm suspension system"? Someone did. It was Performance Automotive Group talking about its project JK and that coming-one-day-kit was among the upgrades on the Jeep.
Having made many other products since 2007 they have the traditional program of our Body Lift Kits back at the application list and even extend it ever since! Following this program, they offer now the Body Lift Kits for Wrangler TJ and JK, in the same high quality you expect from us! The new trail master Body Lift Kits for the Wrangler TJ and JK allows lifting the vehicle +50mm or up to +75mm!
Only the body will be lifted with the trail master Body Lift Kit, the existing suspension will be affected at all, the ground clearance will remain the same! The vehicle will get an optical revaluation and more space for bigger tires in the wheelhouse
are body lifts any good, no extra ground clearance mmmmmmmmmmm
Help clear bigger tyres obviously,
In tjs, they help with making room under the tub for mounting suspension, better transfer cases, make mounting bar work easier also.
definately not the chosen route of all to get clearence, but i hardly notice my 1 inch BL, and its helped alot lately with installs of items..
body lift would be a big no-no in a JK unless they're solid metal blocks so there's no extra movement provided from them. ESP would crack the shits if the body bounced around more than it already does.
But the idea is very sound. As aaron said, allows barwork to be customised for greater clearance BUT what is really good is that it allows lifted engine and gearbox mounts meaning the possibility of a flat belly for the JK can be a reality (currently the transfer case hangs down too far for a true flat belly, and of course the silly fuel tank which could be lifted upwards due to greater body clearance..but there is a chassis crossmember in the way so would need to be a custom job).
A JK on 35's with a bodylift allowing the fuel tank and driveline to be lifted upwards an inch would give it great ramp over with just a 2" lift, meaning the suspension will work very happily and the geometry won't be pushed too far out of spec. Even stock suspension height and a flat belly would provide very decent enough clearance for a 2dr.
Downside is a slight increase in CoG but it couldn't be worse than the +2" lifts everyone has to go for to get decent clearance as the chassis remains low, where in the suspension lift everything incl. chassis goes higher. Be interesting to see real world differences as opposed to theory though.
Downside is a slight increase in CoG but it couldn't be worse than the +2" lifts everyone has to go for to get decent clearance as the chassis remains low, where in the suspension lift everything incl. chassis goes higher. Be interesting to see real world differences as opposed to theory though.
i have always wondered about this, the CoG difference between a BL and suspension lift/coil spacer
With a Tj/JK the difference in CoG with a bodylift would barely be noticeable as there's very little weight above the main mechanical section of the vehicle.
It'd be there no doubt as shifting anything upwards without making it wider and longer will make a balancing object less stable. But I still think very little difference.
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Did someone say "prototype trail master long-arm suspension system"? Someone did. It was Performance Automotive Group talking about its project JK and that coming-one-day-kit was among the upgrades on the Jeep.
