need help with my body lift

[big_fyt]

ok this afternoon i thought id get involved with my body lift after a year of it sitting there.

i have fitted the body lift and besides the bullbar looking stupid for a week i noticed that the fan behind the radiator has jammed on a metal cage looking thing, any clues on how to fix this up? i have a 97 hilux 2.8d

cheers bigfyt

[big_fyt]

anybody got any advice for me? do i pull that bit of metal off drill holes 50mm centres higher so i can drop that peice or what? kinda need some help today if possible so i can finish it off.

also are the brake lines supposed to be at a 45* position i have already had a 2" lift on it years ago which has sagged flat at the front so it doesnt look like i neeed them for a 2" bl aswell

[BumbleBee]

Most people drop the radiator down 50mm so it all sits the same as it did factory.

[DUDELUX]

i just trimmed a bit out of the fan shroud when i put my BL in. id go with extended brake lines, better to be safe then sorry

[big_fyt]

i just trimmed a bit out of the fan shroud when i put my BL in. id go with extended brake lines, better to be safe then sorry

so just the back bracket of the radiator needs to be modded.

will the brakelines be alright to drive around on the road for a week?

[DUDELUX]

i just trimmed a bit out of the fan shroud when i put my BL in. id go with extended brake lines, better to be safe then sorry

so just the back bracket of the radiator needs to be modded.

will the brakelines be alright to drive around on the road for a week?

after i finished the install, i started up the lux and we found out the fan was hitting the fan shroud, so we bent and trimmed it out of the way.
i had the extended lines fitted a couple of weeks before the body lift was, but go full lock each way checking to see how much the current lines stretch, then flex a bit and check as well,
i had the luxury of bbm rick to answer my question whether to get ext. lines or not. he told me to drive up the ramp at bbm and he checked for me, he said that id be better off getting ext. lines so i did.

thanks rick

[big_fyt]

i just trimmed a bit out of the fan shroud when i put my BL in. id go with extended brake lines, better to be safe then sorry

so just the back bracket of the radiator needs to be modded.

will the brakelines be alright to drive around on the road for a week?

after i finished the install, i started up the lux and we found out the fan was hitting the fan shroud, so we bent and trimmed it out of the way.
i had the extended lines fitted a couple of weeks before the body lift was, but go full lock each way checking to see how much the current lines stretch, then flex a bit and check as well,
i had the luxury of bbm rick to answer my question whether to get ext. lines or not. he told me to drive up the ramp at bbm and he checked for me, he said that id be better off getting ext. lines so i did.

thanks rick

ill just pll my ramp out of the garage it will only be used for on road until i sought something out.

cheers for that i will have a play around with that today so you bent and trimmed it not moved the actual position of it.

[DUDELUX]

no i didnt move it at all, just turn the fan and where it hits the shroud, thats where you need to move, just move/trim as needed.
did you check that you gearsticks(both gearshift/hilo selector) move into every gear/position smoothly?? thats another spot i had to trim(around reverse/2nd gears)

[big_fyt]

i have got both the shrouds off and to get them off they got abit smashed up nothing a hammer wont fix however i am wondering if the bottom shroud needs to go back on or can i leave it off?

what is envovled with trimming around gears just grinding the body abit?

[big_fyt]

1st 3rd and 5th gear are fine, 2nd 4th and rev dnt engage nicely at all. how do i fix that i didnt even think of that at all.

[DUDELUX]

take off the rubber boots/gasket thing that surround the gear sticks, trim off whats not needed with a grinder until you can get into every gear smoothly, be sure to check hi/lo range as well. dont cut out too much though, trim, check, trim some more, check again, etc
hows the fuel filler?? how about the steel lines coming off the brake master cylinder and clutch fluid bottle?? steering shaft??

and people think that a body lift is just putting in some blocks.

[big_fyt]

as far as i can tell the cables are ok and so is the steering shaft i am just about finished the fan shroud which i will chuck back on then get the grinder out and grind down that plate,

fuel filler cap is fine it is connected to the tray i am only guna jack that up 1" later on.

thanks for your help by the way was freaking out when the gears wouldnt work when i checked i pulled that thing off and they slipped in fine so im glad you confirmed that is the only thing

[DUDELUX]

glad i could help you out mate. but get some extended brake lines on there. better to have too much length than not enough

[big_fyt]

yeh will do.

cheers bigfyt

[big_fyt]

installed

had to remove the rubber surround of the 4wd gear selector it felt to weird pushing against it with the egar selector.

my steering feels pretty tight and heavy not sure if this means i should loosen of the steering or not.

cheers guys

[DUDELUX]

if the steering is heavy it can be adjusted at the draglink(i think) unless it has a different set up than mine. at each end of the draglink theres a cotter pin, remove the pins tighten or loosen the screw in the end with a large flat head screwdriver and check the steering, adjust until it feels right.
im unsure if the later models have the same setup, mine is a 86mod with no power steering and it has steering box to pitman arm to draglink to j-arm to drivers side wheel to tie rod to passenger side wheel.
hope you can understand and get it sorted.