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body lift

Tech Talk for Nissan owners.

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Post by bogged »

mattscib_GQ wrote:Rather not say but I will say a well known and reputable 4x4 company around Melbourne.
I also thought that was extremely high for a 2" body lift!

**Gold Plated I think**

Defintely be doing it myself!
I think it was more than Gold dude, that would be beyond Diamonds or unobtainium.
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Post by r0880 »

Well I got mine in today, went out and bought 125mm bolts instead of the 150mm and all was sweet.
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Post by bigbluemav »

Definitely do it yourself....go to a mates and borrow tools and his help. Its not hard at all.

Go to a plastics place a get some 75mm dia HDPE (High Density Polyethylene) cut to 50mm bits. Drill the holes yourself (heaps easier to work with than steel or alloy). Get bolts, washers etc from a bolts place (use nylocs). Bolts are the most expensive part (around $80-100).

Talk to Cris (Ludacris) about crush tubes (I assume they'd slide into the block with the bolt running through the middle) to make it all legal.

Do a search to find out the 100% legal procedure.....big pain in the ....


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Post by LUCIFER »

mattscib_GQ wrote:Rather not say but I will say a well known and reputable 4x4 company around Melbourne.
I also thought that was extremely high for a 2" body lift!

**Gold Plated I think**

Defintely be doing it myself!

Yeah good on ya.... ill be the one bustin my clacker!!!
who was the hero asking those sorts of prices, just imagine a basic service

oil $300
oil filter $ 120
labour $ 1200
and you still have to check your own tyre pressures
F**K**G Dreaming

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Post by shanej »

Do it yourself it's a peice of pizz.
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Post by shanej »

Just did my 2" lift today. All up it cost me $105. I did get quoted $850 by a mob in Brisbanes Northside.

" Get bolts, washers etc from a bolts place (use nylocs). Bolts are the most expensive part (around $80-100). "

My High Tensil bolts costs me $1.45 each and Nyloc nuts cost me $45c each.
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Post by pongo »

just got my bodylift blocks today off ebay. they arrived from a bloke called Chris 4x4 Acessories...AKA Ludacris..

Well i think thats kinda a coincidence.. Rock on the outerlimits
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Post by shanej »

That's where I got mine from and I think it was from the same person for $10 each.

The lift was so easy to do.
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Post by r0880 »

Yeah my bolts were only $1.45 plus GST as well.

Just so people know MQ's follow the same guide as in GQ bible, but use 5" bolts instead of 6", and rear bolts are 12x1.25mm thread.

Easy to do once you realise the reason the rear wasnt coming up is because the spare tyre carrrier is mounted to body and chassis....on mine it was anyway...lol :oops: :oops: :oops:
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Post by TinyGQ »

i feel so ripped off now, as soon as i bought my GQ i paid $300 to get my 3.5in blocks taken out! If i knew it was so simple or even looked at it for 5 mins i could have done it myself loL!!! Oh well thinkn of goin 2" soonish ill give it a crack then.....just wanted to vent some anger lol!!

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Post by bogged »

TinyGQ wrote:If i knew it was so simple or even looked at it for 5 mins i could have done it myself loL!!!
http://www.gqpatrol.com/bodylift/index.htm
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Post by GASDRX »

Gday, i sell bodylift kits for Patrols from MQ through to GQs short and long wheelbasses. They are made from nylon 65mm in diameter and use high tensile bolts with nyloc nuts. They start in price from $100 for shortys and $115 for LWBs and i also can sell just the blocks $7 each.
I will post up pics tomorrow :)

Can see on EBAY search under 4x4, seller GASDRX
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Post by bogged »

GASDRX wrote:They are made from nylon 65mm in diameter
you want at least 75-80mm diameter to hold strength on the shithouse floor pan.
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Post by GASDRX »

Sorry, they are 76mm. But vary between 76mm to 80mm upon availability on material. Cheers Matt. :lol:
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Post by bazzle »

bigbluemav wrote:Definitely do it yourself....go to a mates and borrow tools and his help. Its not hard at all.

Go to a plastics place a get some 75mm dia HDPE (High Density Polyethylene) cut to 50mm bits. Drill the holes yourself (heaps easier to work with than steel or alloy). Get bolts, washers etc from a bolts place (use nylocs). Bolts are the most expensive part (around $80-100).

Talk to Cris (Ludacris) about crush tubes (I assume they'd slide into the block with the bolt running through the middle) to make it all legal.

Do a search to find out the 100% legal procedure.....big pain in the ....


Regards
Just run Steel or Ally. No need for crush tubes.



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