body lift

Post by **mercury6** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 3:34 pm

just a qucik question.

when looking at body lift kits, is it better to have more or less blocks, some 2 inch kits have 6 others have 10, which is better?

cheers

Post by **HotFourOk** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 3:40 pm

Ummm.. I have no idea what you mean...

Each point where the body bolts to the chassis requires a block.

How many blocks you need epends on your car type.

Each car of the same type though, will require the same number of blocks. Just the height of the blocks varies. EG - A Feroza needs 10 blocks of the height you choose. Whether it be 20mm, 2", 3" 8"

Post by **mercury6** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 4:12 pm

ahh, it all seems clearer now, now I just need to find out how many mounting points my 62 series has.

cheers

Post by **vorno_18** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 5:05 pm

it has 12 i just did a body lift on my 60 series same body mounts

only thing is the raer most 2 blocks you cannot get to the bolt without cutting up the rear floor, there is no possible way so i just left these blocks out, there are however another 2 infront of them which are about 30cms away so they are not really crucial in my mind

Post by **HotFourOk** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 5:37 pm

This will cause your body to be under great stress.

By having uneven mounts, it is bending the vehicle body, which will eventually crack!

You MUST do the lift on all mounting points.

There is a way, you just didn't try hard enough.

Post by **vorno_18** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 6:23 pm

yeah and that way is getting out the grinder

its only the back 30cms that arnt mounted and i cannot see it bending or cracking, could be wrong

im gonna be chopping the rear end off soon anyways so it it cracks it will make my job easier

Post by **HotFourOk** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 7:11 pm

For the body to flex 2" upwards in 30cm is quite a bit.

Just cut it off then

Post by **MUD000** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 7:45 pm

should of put the rear 2 bolts in upside down worked fine on my 60
Cheers Dan

Post by **G_loomis** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 1:19 pm

vorno_18 wrote:yeah and that way is getting out the grinder

its only the back 30cms that arnt mounted and i cannot see it bending or cracking, could be wrong

im gonna be chopping the rear end off soon anyways so it it cracks it will make my job easier

I did a 2" body lift on my 60 series...got to the rear bolts easy! So whatever it is you are on....can I have some?

Post by **JOHNZ** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 2:09 pm

vorno_18 wrote:it has 12 i just did a body lift on my 60 series same body mounts

only thing is the raer most 2 blocks you cannot get to the bolt without cutting up the rear floor, there is no possible way so i just left these blocks out, there are however another 2 infront of them which are about 30cms away so they are not really crucial in my mind

The two rear bolt have a access flap just in front of the mount.
easy to get at.
cheers JOHNZ

Post by **Sixty's Guy** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 5:15 pm

Vorno, check this out. You can definetely get to those two rear mounts.

http://forum.ih8mud.com/showthread.php?t=35741

Post by **vorno_18** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 7:18 pm

thanks guys i had a look under there today and saw the plate

i didnt see it before because it has years of build up on it and looked like a steel beam

ill be putting the rear 2 in during the week

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