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hey I'm thinking of getting a 2"-3" body lift for my 88 swb safari. ya guys know anyone who fits it all around south side Brisbane?

cheers

do it your self, it's very basic theres most likey a few treads on it just have a look in the bibles

http://www.gqpatrol.com/bodylift/index.htm
do yourself.

i agree, if you are mechanically minded do it yourself. most workshops charge up to $900 to do a body lift. can do it yourself for less than $200, takes 2-3 hours to do a GQ patrol

what suburb you in, if you get stuck I may be able to help

live in yeronga but yeah not keen on doing it myself. got no tools anyways :(
id prob give it to on track or redland 4wd center to do. quotes at $840. moving radiator, fuel filler/breather, raise rear bumperettes, new plates for rear body bolts, clutch hose. cant raise font bumper cause of the pto winch meh thats ok they will get bent up soon i rekon

Why do you want to spend that sort of coin on a body lift? What do you hope to get out of doing it?

you would be better off buying a kit for 100... then spending $700 on tools (you would get away with a socket set, trolley jack, carstands if your keen and screwdriver set - or a compressor and rattle gun make it easier)...
then you will always have them $700 of tools, and the experience to work on your own car.



For a 2in lift, most dont bother moving the bumpers.
radiator could be a good move.
fuel breather ?
plates for rear body bolts? nuts and bolts work

bogged wrote:you would be better off buying a kit for 100... then spending $700 on tools (you would get away with a socket set, trolley jack, carstands if your keen and screwdriver set - or a compressor and rattle gun make it easier)...
then you will always have them $700 of tools, and the experience to work on your own car.



For a 2in lift, most dont bother moving the bumpers.
radiator could be a good move.
fuel breather ?
plates for rear body bolts? nuts and bolts work

bogged you hit the nail on the head right there. That would be the best way to do it and if someone has offered help you can't go wrong .
My body lift cost $20 for bolts (grade 8) and $50 for teflon to make the blocks, so $70 and two hours of my time make it 3 i had to make the blocks on the lathe. very cheap bugger paying $800- $900 thats a lot of tools or extra stuff four the bus maybe a nice srt of driving lights and still have money for piss

i agree. i have zero mechanical skills and did it with a mate in 3 hours on the weekend. yes you need tools, but hey, if you're about to start modifying your truck and take it off road, you can't call a workshop out in the bush when things go wrong. start to learn about your truck, spend the coin on tools and you'll be better off for it especially when you're stuck out bush and have half a clue how to fix something. it's one of the most basic mods you can do and you don't need to do any of the stuff you've mentioned. just watch the brake lines don't stretch too much.

dont know how you'd move a GQ radiator down 2 inches or why you would want to? all that needs doin is remove the lowwer insert from the shroud n cut the 10mm sliver from the edge of the hole, hard to explain but I can show you if you like. you will not need a clutch line unless you have gearbox spacers. you will need 10 blocks with bolts, if its pre 1992? it will have 10mm bolts post will be 12mm. My 1988 swb, 1989 lwb x2 had 10mm while 1992 wagon n 1992 ute have 12mm. fuel filler is just some pipe to stretch the rubber hoses, I can proberly lift the front bumper but will have to have a look, possably rear bumper aswell.
Do you plan on doin a 1/4 chop

well looks like ya guys convinced me do ya guys have a recommended lift kit that i should order (bolts and spacers). What happens to the steering column when ya raise the body? maybe a quick list of tools ya would recommend me getting

cheers

you will need to loosen the bolt in the steering donut, its just before the steer box, it looks like a rubber uni. When you loosen the bolts in the clamps on the splined shafts you will be able to slide both ends together again to releive the preasure on the rubber

Hi Robjohno

We've performed #$%&loads of body lifts on GQ Patrols. What you would get away with doing yourself is quite different in many cases to getting it done professionally. The cooling system will always work best when the fan shroud 'shrouds' the fan, thereby preventing the fan from drawing air from behind the fan to in front of the fan. It needs to draw the air through the radiator like it is suppose to. It is easy to drop the radiator and produces the best result - so we do it.

If you are doing your own work then you will be happy with your end result - but don't compare a DIY job with a professional job. Take my word for it, when people are paying money they want the job to be professional. When a body lift leaves our shop it will (a) pass a Qld Transport Inspection, (b) look as if it came from the factory that way.

Although neoprene blocks (with anti-crush tubes) are allowed under Qld regulations, many Transport Inspectors won't approve the body lift as they don't know if the blocks are made out of some old boat rollers or whether they have anti-crush tubes inside. We ensure that our Customers do not have that trouble when they take it over the pits for inspection.

We extend the 'fuel filler hose' and fit a new 'fast fill breather' to ensure that there are no leaks down the track. I have known people to just move the hoses to the ends of the pipes and reclamp them - and get away with it - but it is not the proper way to do it. The clutch hose doesn't always need to be replaced - this is assessed at the time of the body lift - and we have had to replace a fair few.

We sell far more body blocks than we fit. If Customers can do it themselves and have the appropriate tools - or the help - then go for it. We are only too happy to advise Customers on the proper way to do the job and the proper procedure to get it approved in Queensland. If Customers take our advise then great - we've made some-one's day. If they choose to take short cuts or do it differently then thats fine also.

All the advise above is great if you are keen to do it yourself, but you can't compare a DIY job to a professional job for one main reason. What you would be happy with as a DIY job where you have saved a wad of cash is not necessarily what you would be happy with if you were parting with a wad of cash.

Best of luck.

Peter K.
Redland 4WD & Diesel Gas

and there's so many gqs that have been DIY lifted without any problems. alll of the possible other mods required are basic to do yourself, don't let a professional salesman sway you. it is one of the most basic mods you can do yourself without any major probs. yes there are some other things that may need to be altered afterwards but again, they're so easy to do. there's heaps of links and people on here who will be able to point you in the right direction. good luck.

robjohno wrote:hey I'm thinking of getting a 2"-3" body lift for my 88 swb safari. ya guys know anyone who fits it all around south side Brisbane?

cheers

is it lifted suspension wise also ?? coils ?

suspension lift before body lift would be the preference

Wish I had coils wrote:suspension lift before body lift would be the preference

and with springs and shocks close to the same price

yeah i already have a 2" suspension lift . ordered the body lift kit in. rekon ill fit it in about 2 weeks.