Outer Limits 4x4 Board

im looking to do a 2inch body lift to my lwb gq in the very near future and i was wondering if anybody has any tips on lifting the bullbar and rear bumper??
its just the stock rear bumper and an el-cheapo alloy bullbar.
i did a body lift on my old rodeo ute and never bothered with lifting the bullbar, but this time i want things to look nice
i have tried searching for the answer but came up empty.
Cheers,

Mat.

take the shiny alloy bars down to the local scrap metal yard and see if they will give u a few bob to go towards a new set of bars... we custom make bars to suit ur need's and requirments including ARB winch bars to suit 2 in. lifts nd bars to suit ur quarters being cut... cheers

shorty-patrol wrote:take the shiny alloy bars down to the local scrap metal yard and see if they will give u a few bob to go towards a new set of bars... we custom make bars to suit ur need's and requirments including ARB winch bars to suit 2 in. lifts nd bars to suit ur quarters being cut... cheers

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I have done a 50mm body lift and lifted my steel bar by welding a 50mm rhs section to the top of the front chassis rail where the bullbar sits. I then cut the bottom of the bullbar mount out so it would slide onto the rhs mount. I then had to drill new holes in the bullbar for the mounting bolts. It came up well. Hard to explain, I hope you get the general idea. If not let me know and I will post some photo's.
Steve

i understand what you mean with the new mounts etc for your steel bar, but mine is alloy little harder to weld.

i cant afford custom bar work at the moment, but eventually i will be rocking new front and rear bars (will probably end up making them myself as im doing some welding courses early next year).

i had thought about scrapping the alloy bar and sourcing a bumper instead but seeing as i recently got some 240 Blitz lightforce spotties up front i would like to keep them on there that and im going to purchase a uhf in the next few weeks and my aerial will be mounted on the bullbar.

Lifting the rear bar is easy. No drilling / cutting is required.
1. Remove bar ends (3 bolts each side I think and disconnect indicators/ brake light connectors if required)
2. Undo 4 bolts holding centre alloy step to bar ends.
3. Undo 4 bolts retaining centre recovery point.
4. Lift centre alloy step up by the the vertical distance of the bolt holes restraining the recovery point (~45mm) (Note: only 2 bolts can be used now when you bolt the recovery point back together)
5. Swap the LH and RH bar ends around to opposite sides and mount upside down

This will raise your rear bar by approximately 45 mm and will look stock again. Just don't snatch off the factory recovery point now.

PM me for further details

I didn't weld the bullbar at all. I welded a section of 50mm box to the chassis so that the bar sits on top of it.

Steve

12mm flat plate, cut and reweld 50mm higher, I tack weled wilst on the car so no chance of being out of position.

thanks for the help guys and thanks for the pic doug, i will most probably do something similar to that