lifting a vitara 2 inches

[gumtree]

i have a vit and 2inch body lift and the rear bumper looks really ugly sitting down lower from the car body. is it easy to raise it up or is it 2 much of a hassle ie. getting all the clips to hold it up properly and the exhaust in its hole out the back... cheers dudes.

[zookieboi]

i just logged on tonight to find out the exact same thing lols.

thats mine, keep us posted thanks

[Gwagensteve]

Ive done a few - three spacers and longer bolts across the top, some work around the mudflap brackets, and a couple of tabs welded on where the bumper brackets bolt to the chassis under the number plate and the bumper goes back on.

Steve.

[zookieboi]

are there any kits for this orrr.

[gumtree]

yeah tis a common problem i think.

steve, how do the spacers and longer bolts work and where are they placed as i can only see the white plastic thing on the side that holds it up there and cant imagine how to adjust it higher. also what do u do to the bumper around the rear tow hook as shown in the pic? how long would u say the whole process takes also.

and yes kits would be helpfull if available as i havnt got access to a welder.

[Impulsive]

I just lifted mine using some old suspension rubbers I had laying around. You could also use something like scateboard wheels cut to the same size as the amount of lift you have... and longer bolts to suit

[Gwagensteve]

You take the bumper skin off and there's a steel support underneath that needs to be lifted- that's what the spacers bolts and tabs are required for.

Not sure about the tow hook, I've only done LWB and 2L vits that have a slightly different bumper profile with the number plate in them and the tow hook is below the bumper, not set through. Might need to cut the bumper around it.

I pretty much just worked it out as I went.

Steve.

[Eddy]

I used some bits of 50mm square tube as spacers on mine. works so well even SWMBO don't know the ol' Vits been lifted.

[Impulsive]

With the tow hook in mine, I just cut out the bit of the bumper cover that normally goes under it so that now, with the body lift, it just sits in a full recess, and not "through" anything.

[just cruizin']

The reason I don't supply anything with my kits is exactly this, there are numerous different bumpers all of which have different mounting methods. The easist method would be to remove the mounting plates from the chassis and reattach or to use a length of 50mm box section. I would suggest supporting the length of the bumper incase and weight is applied to this area ie using it as a step etc.

[gumtree]

so how long doest it all take to do approx...couple of hours or half a day job?

[Eddy]

so how long doest it all take to do approx...couple of hours or half a day job?

Took me all day ... arthritis and crook knee makes me a bit slow nowdays ...

[Impulsive]

With a floor jack and on my own, it only took me a few hours.

The body lift was the easy part. The hard bit was figuring out what to use to lift the rear bar, getting the new holes for the bullbar in the right spot, and then fixing up the sticks inside so I could reach all gears and ranges without them popping out or not going in at all.

[gumtree]

might have to do it in a few weeks when i can afford a whole day free, so busy with everything else right now. cheers for the advice everybody.

[gumtree]

i have a few days off in a month so i will do it then but for those that have done it could u pls put some pics up as i would like to see what it looks like now and what you have done with the holes for the tow hook and exhaust now that its lifted 2 inches. thanks

[gumtree]

anyone with any pics they can share. there would be others curious to see how it turned out also. cheers.