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non body lift bumper with body lift?

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by dgirardi » Tue Sep 10, 2013 8:38 pm

didnt know where else this would go so i dumped it here.

is it possible to put a body lift on with the non body lift mdb bumpers?
does it just create a gap?

thanks in advanced.
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by bartonmd » Tue Sep 10, 2013 9:11 pm

Or, you could just ask me...

There will either be a gap at the top, or you can use the body lift kit offsets and have a gap at the bottom, and no strength to pull on it with anything.

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by v7guy » Wed Sep 11, 2013 1:42 am

Mike said it, functionally a big ole gap at the top is what you would use. It would make the most sense to get one of the kits and put it together yourself though.
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by HARDTRAILZ » Wed Sep 11, 2013 8:54 am

Some of the old Tecore pics have the first prototype bumper which was about the height of the non-body lift and I had a body lift. Had a gap and I used some lights to fill it in before MDB got the new style bumpers going.
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by Gordinho80 » Wed Sep 11, 2013 10:01 am

I've always considered doing a body lift on mine and the getting an LT or SS grille to fill in part of the gap... Then add some sheet metal under the headlights to finish it off... Theoretically, it should work...

What's been holding me back from doing a BL now are the sliders...
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by HARDTRAILZ » Wed Sep 11, 2013 10:12 am

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by navigator » Wed Sep 11, 2013 10:17 am

that would look mean with a wide LED light bar in the middle and two smaller ones on the sides!
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by HARDTRAILZ » Wed Sep 11, 2013 10:21 am

Actually makes me miss my shiny crossbar on the grill. Would break up some of the black up there these days.
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by navigator » Wed Sep 11, 2013 10:31 am

I got a whole new grille and chrome bar from Amazon for about $60 shipped.
The emblem was not included.

this is the one I got
http://www.amazon.com/Chevrolet-Trailbl ... zer+grille

The grill part is actually like a graphite/gray color, not black. It worked for me.
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by jonbo2002 » Wed Sep 11, 2013 11:21 am

HARDTRAILZ wrote:Actually makes me miss my shiny crossbar on the grill. Would break up some of the black up there these days.

trade ya Kyle, I hate my chrome crossbar just haven't taken the time to paint it
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by HARDTRAILZ » Wed Sep 11, 2013 12:12 pm

I can't part with mine. Its hand airbrushed skulls and has spikes... The rest of the grill may get some paint other than black or white to break it up though. Maybe go back to the gutter guard mesh like I had yers ago.
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by Gordinho80 » Wed Sep 11, 2013 12:14 pm

Bob's grille, right?
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by HARDTRAILZ » Wed Sep 11, 2013 12:30 pm

Yup.
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