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body lift
clover:
Hi
Started mine this weekend. Only just got all the body mounts from Craddocks.
I was late starting the lift. This was partly due to the fact that my friend wanted me to help him fit leather seats in his Rangie. This went pear shaped when all the bolts on the rear seats snaped and required new holes drilling out.
I was going to do the lift at the garage I work at on their 4 poster but it dawned on me that since I fitted the 255/85R16 tyres I only have a 1/2" clearence under the shutter because of the roof rack.
Adding 2" would have meant me having to remove the roof rack to get back out again! So I had to do it on the drive at home. So had no air tools and was restricted by the light.
All went well initially.
Managed to get all the body mount bolts undone and they were all loose in the top hats. Look in fairly good order apart from the two rear ones under the rear doors.
I then started on the body ties.I got the front one on the near side off no problem. I started undoing the rear one and it got slowly tighter and tighter until I could not even turn it with the breaker bar. I would heat it up normally if I was at the garage but at home I don't have anything to heat it up with. Finally got it off but whacked myself in the face with the breaker bar for my troubles.
Whilst I was doing one of the front body mounts I noticed the floor looked a bit crunchy along the seam. Gave it a poke and a large section of floor fell out :-( So it seems I need to do some welding as well :-( Still it explains why the passenger carpet often felt damp to the touch.
Ho hum...
I can now see why one of you suggested 2" box section under the floor at several points where it is suported by the chassis. I will have to sort something out on that front. That will have to wait until next week when I can get hold of something suitable.
I did have trouble with the bolts I ordered. They don't have quite enough thread on them. Going to have to get some over size nuts or something to enable me to tighten things up nice and tight.
Still got the replacement body ties to fit and the radiator mounts to sort out. I was a bit worried at first that 2" was not enought but looking at it I think I may get away with it just.
Watch this space... I will have to try and put pictures up when its done... :-)
clover:
Hi
All done bar drilling two new holes for the rad and the rear body ties. The cotter pins are so rusted in I can't budge them. Had to remove the unbolt the mounts to remove them complete. Taking them in to work tomorrow to get the gas torch on them and heat them up until they as as red as satans ... and then give them a goood seeing to with the persuader.
Dare say after that I will need new ones :-(
clover:
Hi
All done. Got the rear body tie mounts apart after heating them up. Took the opportunity to change over the rear seat belts as it had non standard ones that made putting the kids in their seats really hard work as they were about 2" shorter.
I was told today that I really need to get extended brake pipes as mine will break as soon as I go off road.
I know you chaps who are doing 4" lifts mentioned needing brake pipes. Do I also need brake pipes as well? None of you other chaps mentioned brake pipes...
Grunter:
if you currently have standard brake pipes you will certainly need longer ones, I have just got a set from scorpion racing as advised by bigblue, made sense to change all of them for braided items. Not got round to putting them on yet as im in the middle of engine transplant!! I have done a 2 1/2" body lift and will let you know if they are long enough once i put them on this weekend.
clover:
Hi
Yes I have ordered a set from http://www.llama4x4.co.uk/
Hoping to get them before Christmas but looking a bit iffy at the minute.
Cheers
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