Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Hey guys when i did my body lift (2 inches) i had to chop my floor to get into 4l 2nd 4th or r. Now i have this stoopid hole in the Floor that i get hot air blowing out of and into the cab i have bought another lock out plate and boots for the sticks and i plan on bending the sticks this time round how hard is this to do any advise and were do i bend them.

Thanks for the help in advance

sorry should have said 90 swb maverick

Better to lengthen them by an inch or so, below the "S" bend.

mudmav wrote:Hey guys when i did my body lift (2 inches) i had to chop my floor to get into 4l 2nd 4th or r. Now i have this stoopid hole in the Floor that i get hot air blowing out of and into the cab i have bought another lock out plate and boots for the sticks and i plan on bending the sticks this time round how hard is this to do any advise and were do i bend them.

Thanks for the help in advance

The gear lever does not require bending at all. the transfer shoud be cut half way through just above the pivot point and bent forward about 10 cm & rewelded. i have done this on many nissans

cheers johnz

hey guys contrary to popular beleif both my sticks either need to be bent or cut and rewelded as i cant get in to gear or 4l

If you are going to bend them make sure you pack lots of wet rags around the base of the stick before you fire up the oxy as there are rubber bushes that absorb vibrations from the road inside the stick which will perish if they get too hot. Cut and reweld would probably be easier and less time consuming. Even if you cant do it yourself a 4wd specialist or engineer should'nt charge much as there are no parts and well under an hours labour.

mudmav wrote:hey guys contrary to popular beleif both my sticks either need to be bent or cut and rewelded as i cant get in to gear or 4l

I had cut the crappers out of my floor to get L4 and 2,3,R. I just moved the plate back abit and used self tappers to screw it down. I had also cut the floorpan as well.

V840 wrote: If you are going to bend them make sure you pack lots of wet rags around the base of the stick before you fire up the oxy as there are rubber bushes that absorb vibrations from the road inside the stick which will perish if they get too hot. Cut and reweld would probably be easier and less time consuming. Even if you cant do it yourself a 4wd specialist or engineer should'nt charge much as there are no parts and well under an hours labour.

This is how I plan on doing the low range on my new shorty (only got one lever as its an auto). As I have friends who have done it that way and it looks much better. I also so have some that have been cut, bent and rewelded in the shed some where. But I think a mate already has dibs on them.

when i bought my patrol it already had 2inch bodylift and the d#@k head cut through the flow heaps and just like mud mav, ive got hot air from the gearbox and exhaust. An suggestions on how to fix this please??

Chears Julian

v840 wrote:If you are going to bend them make sure you pack lots of wet rags around the base of the stick before you fire up the oxy as there are rubber bushes that absorb vibrations from the road inside the stick which will perish if they get too hot. Cut and reweld would probably be easier and less time consuming. Even if you cant do it yourself a 4wd specialist or engineer should'nt charge much as there are no parts and well under an hours labour.

The last would be best suitable as i have damaged a gear stick with the heat.

Hey guys I have a 2' body lift and didnt have to bend or cut anything.Only problem I have is when hubs locked in it the transfr lever likes to jump into 4high because of slight tension from the rubber boot.I can send pics if they help-marty

hey guys spoke to sandy from aus4wd yesterday $120 bucks to cut lengthen and reshap the sticks. booked in for 2nd feb then i dont have to worry about it

GQ4.8coilcab wrote:when i bought my patrol it already had 2inch bodylift and the d#@k head cut through the flow heaps and just like mud mav, ive got hot air from the gearbox and exhaust. An suggestions on how to fix this please??

Chears Julian

get some sheet rubber or steel and fill in the gap.

i'm curious.... do people still need to cut 'n' bend the transfer stick if they do a 1" lift as they do a 2" lift?