Wranglers are tall, but a body lift doesn't increase the center of gravity as much as a comparable suspension lift since the frame and powertrain are not lifted.I think you're asking the wrong crowd about body lifts. Compared to other vehicles Jeep Wrangler are more top heavy. Anything you do to lift a Wrangler even more will only add to that condition.
Well no one I know who has s 1.5" body lift or less has ever ran into any issues with them being dangerous or having issues with them being top heavy. Its when you get into the 2" or better body lifts that you start running into issues with bolts shearing off and the jeep feeling top heavy. Its all about how you set it up if it's going to feel top heavy anyway. If you leave stock wheels on a Jeep and raise the suspension and throw on a body lift the jeeps going to feel top heavy. If throw on some wider wheels and tires with it, your going feel how much better the jeep handles and it will be less top heavy.The OP is asking if body lifts are "dangerous if you get into a wreck". I don't think the "I drive around fine with my body lift" posts are helping the OP. Lol
The "better results" part is subjective. I'm not a body lift advocate by any means, but I do think they've gotten a bad rap.why body lift when you can suspension lift with better results?
This was my first lift experience, on my DD no less, and I wanted to get the right combo for my purposes. In my interwebbing I came to understand that a 2.5" suspension lift was as high as you could go without having to start chopping and hitting your gas mileage real hard. I just got my 35s today actually (it's a thing of beauty). I'd been worried about tire clearance and that's why I was looking at a possible 1" BL. I haven't wheeled it yet now that I've got the 35s, but so far it doesn't seem like there'll be a problem - at this point I think a BL would just be aesthetic, not functional. Still on the fence about it, but after taking such a kick in the wallet over the past few weeks I'll probably hold off a while in any event.The "better results" part is subjective. I'm not a body lift advocate by any means, but I do think they've gotten a bad rap.
If the result one is looking for is more tire clearance, a body lift might be just the ticket while a suspension lift (or more suspension lift) could be wasteful and a disadvantage to center of gravity.
If your perspective is that all lifts must change suspension dynamics, then that's really a different question.
Anything less than 2" of BL and your fine. I personally know people who have been it accidents with Body lifts installed and you are fine. That shop don't know what their talking aboutThis was my first lift experience, on my DD no less, and I wanted to get the right combo for my purposes. In my interwebbing I came to understand that a 2.5" suspension lift was as high as you could go without having to start chopping and hitting your gas mileage real hard. I just got my 35s today actually (it's a thing of beauty). I'd been worried about tire clearance and that's why I was looking at a possible 1" BL. I haven't wheeled it yet now that I've got the 35s, but so far it doesn't seem like there'll be a problem - at this point I think a BL would just be aesthetic, not functional. Still on the fence about it, but after taking such a kick in the wallet over the past few weeks I'll probably hold off a while in any event.
And as others have noted, it's getting in a wreck with a 1" BL I'm concerned about. I mean, no one wants to get in a wreck, no car is perfectly safe!, but this shop I'm going to *won't install* BLs due to the added danger if you get into a wreck (thier words). I wondered if there was something I didn't know about BLs that he did know and I was wondering what people would have to say on the forum here about it.
That's my thought too. A $100 body lift with an easy install just doesn't give them room for margin like a complicated suspension lift....will happily try to talk you into spending $2000 on a lift kit they sell.
What exactly are they trying to say would occur with a body lift during a collision / "wreck"?This was my first lift experience, on my DD no less, and I wanted to get the right combo for my purposes. In my interwebbing I came to understand that a 2.5" suspension lift was as high as you could go without having to start chopping and hitting your gas mileage real hard. I just got my 35s today actually (it's a thing of beauty). I'd been worried about tire clearance and that's why I was looking at a possible 1" BL. I haven't wheeled it yet now that I've got the 35s, but so far it doesn't seem like there'll be a problem - at this point I think a BL would just be aesthetic, not functional. Still on the fence about it, but after taking such a kick in the wallet over the past few weeks I'll probably hold off a while in any event.
And as others have noted, it's getting in a wreck with a 1" BL I'm concerned about. I mean, no one wants to get in a wreck, no car is perfectly safe!, but this shop I'm going to *won't install* BLs due to the added danger if you get into a wreck (thier words). I wondered if there was something I didn't know about BLs that he did know and I was wondering what people would have to say on the forum here about it.
^This, throw some bushwacker flat flares on it. Easy install and less than $500. Lots of clearance Clarence.If you're wanting the look of more tire clearance, I'd say run some flat/tube fenders.