Im not sure if this was covered before but I keep being told not to do a body lift because i wont be able to put a HEAVY load in my bed... Whats your opinions on this statement, thanks!

 

I have carried heavy loads with my body lift and was fine. Just make sure you put in those little rectangle things that come with the kit for the bed.

 

yea if you put the spacers under the bed 'cross member' to where it reinforces the bed you should be fine.. I never put them under my '94's bed and I carried a pallet of sod and it never did anything, but I wouldn't suggest that...

But you gotta think, you would PROBABLY exceed the payload capacity before you'd bend the bed... but DO NOT take my word on that lol

 

I never put those things in either, I wish I could but dont have a welder. If i find someone who welds what do I tell him to do? just weld them to the frame and the bed? Anyone have a pic of theirs?

 

whats your definition of "heavy load"?
i've had like 600lbs back there before.

 

im thinking more like 1000 lbs in a heavy load like a load of mulch is around 1000 lbs i would think if you completed filled the bed

 

I did not weld the spacers in either. Most of them fit so tight in there that they are not gonna fall out. There was on that was loose so I just put some JB weld on it to hold. Worked great.

 

1000lbs in the bed is pushing the limits of a ranger i would think haha. i know people have done it..

 

Payload for the stock Ranger is around 1500 isnt it? Ive had close to that in the bed of my 04 before. It was bricks and concrete bags for a friends driveway. Probably had 1200 lbs in there and was a little sagging but it did fine.

 

like a R1 or GSXR bike?

 

I've got a bl and i welded in those little blocks. I've had no problem carring full loads of mulch, tree stumps, or 3 dirt bikes.

 

i would hope so.

 

3 dirt bikes how the hell?
i need to see pics i can only fit 2 fulllsize dirt bikes

 

done. give me a sec to find the pic, i do it all the time.

 

Ive done it also...

 

x3

you have to put the middle one in backwards so the handlebars dont conflict but yeah, it can be done. much easier with a full size truck and an 8' bed though.

 

250f, 250f, 400f



250, 85, 400f

 

you gettin an r1 chris? and why and the hell would you try to get a bike in the back of your truck?

 

Going to put the R1 in the back of the truck and hang out at starbucks? lol

A bike will be fine in the bed with the body lift, without the spacers.

 

yea but chriss truck is body lifted and super lifted and on 35s. that is going to be one hell of a ramp and fun time getting a bike into the back of his truck

 

i see ive never tried to fit three but i could only imagine
but yea tight fit for sure but nothing like when we put 6 in my friends 8ft bed psd
2 250s 1 450 1 525 and some mini bikes

 

a bike will fit FINE in the bed with a body lift. I have had one in my bed before and im body lifted. JB Weld works decent...one of my little blocks moved and is barely on lol but thats from wheeling. i gotta fix that block.

 

have you put the BL on yet?
last time i saw it he was still talking about putting it on.

 

When I have a heavy load I just grab the trailer. Its a pain in the butt loading anything in and out of the bed because of the height, and I dont even have a BL.

 

im def gona put spacers all over the bed.... ive loaded the bed with over 2000lbs..... rangers can handle it :P and that before the extra leaf