if you are talking at the wheel hubs then yes the only lift you can get is from larger diameter tires but the strut extension lift kits lift the rest of the truck in relation to the hubs. Things like bumpers/oil pan/transmission/transfer case and rear differential all get the boost in clearance, giving you more peace of mind at break over points and when needing to straddle obstacles or drive through deep ruts

 

Bagger got it. Our trucks cradle the rear diff, engine, and transmission so lifting the body lifts those parts as well. That's why the CV angles increase when a lift goes on. While you might not technically be gaining ground clearance, the important vitals are in fact being lifted.

If our trucks had a different, more conventional, frame on body construction then the story would be different. Those might or might not give any useful clearances.

 

While you might not technically be gaining ground clearance, the important vitals are in fact being lifted.

Technically or really??????

I can understand the bumpers being a little higher, but the oil pan/transmission/transfer case and rear differential? Those are not being lifted, are they??

 

I think the point he is trying to make is that ground clearance at the suspension arms doesn't really increase much but the rest of the truck does

 

Yup. Technically no, Practically yes.

The chances of the arms dragging or grounding out off road are minimal. You would either have to be in sand so deep the truck is stuck or mud up to the wheel hubs. The chances of cracking the oil pan or scraping the diff are much more likely and they get lifted :act024:.

 

Txs for clarifying guys! :act035:

 

I was bored, and measurements are just for reference.