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80 series bodylift
Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2006 8:37 pm
by hackas
just chucked some 2 inch blocks under my 80 and i was thinking
what to do with the gear levers. on my old 80 i heated them up and bent them so they would clear the floor but what has anyone else done different?
Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2006 9:20 pm
by RV80
I was lazy so i got Redlands 4wd to mod mine
I'm not sure what they did with the gear lever but they cut and extened the transfer lever.
80 body lift
Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2006 9:35 pm
by jimbo jones
heat it up with the oxy & bend I think thats the only way.
Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2006 11:27 pm
by Mad Cruiser
yep heated and bent mine too
Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 8:21 am
by v840
Its a good idea to pack wet rags around the base of the gear lever also. Otherwise you can perish the inner bushes that stop vibration from the road been transfered to your hands. Slowly and carefully is the way, dont overheat it.
Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 12:25 pm
by crosswire
RV wrote:I was lazy so i got Redlands 4wd to mod mine
I'm not sure what they did with the gear lever but they cut and extened the transfer lever.
How much did they charge you for that?
Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 12:49 pm
by bruiser
Hi
Every time I see a body lift topic come up I mean to ask this.
What have other people done where the steering shaft goes through the fire wall?
Mine rubed after the lift.
Have you had this problem Hackas?
I grinded it but I think this was a bit rough and quick. I now have an elongated hole and the rubber seal dose not cover this.
The bit I grinded is a plate that screws into the firewall. I probably could have tried to move this up and try screwing it in a diferent position.
But did not have time.
What have other people done?
Burnsy
Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 4:04 pm
by RV80
bruiser wrote:I probably could have tried to move this up and try screwing it in a diferent position. But did not have time. What have other people done?
Thats what i did
And i just covered the gap at the bottom with silicon, it was the quickest and easiest thing to do at the time.
Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 4:08 pm
by RV80
crosswire wrote:How much did they charge you for that?
I think it was just over a hungy . Was in and out in under 1.5 hours so i didnt see the point in stuffing around with it. I previously had a couple goes at it and fawked it.
Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 4:19 pm
by crankycruiser
I didnt have to do anything to my main gear lever. .an i jsut adjusted my lowrange stick..
also my steering didnt rub...
My car my be weird
