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body lift

Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 3:34 pm
by mercury6
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

Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 3:40 pm
by HotFourOk
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" :D

Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 4:12 pm
by mercury6
ahh, it all seems clearer now, now I just need to find out how many mounting points my 62 series has.

cheers

Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 5:05 pm
by vorno_18
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

Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 5:37 pm
by HotFourOk
:shock: 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.

Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 6:23 pm
by vorno_18
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 :D

Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 7:11 pm
by HotFourOk
For the body to flex 2" upwards in 30cm is quite a bit.

Just cut it off then :armsup:

body lift

Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 7:45 pm
by MUD000
should of put the rear 2 bolts in upside down worked fine on my 60
Cheers Dan

Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 1:19 pm
by G_loomis
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 :D
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? ;)

Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 2:09 pm
by JOHNZ
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

Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 5:15 pm
by Sixty's Guy
Vorno, check this out. You can definetely get to those two rear mounts.

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

Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 7:18 pm
by vorno_18
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