Body Lift install

[treywurst]

Ok...got all the brake lines, vaccuum lines, power steering lines, safety strap, steering shaft...yadda yadda blah blah....disconnected...got all the drivers side body bolts out...attempted to jack the body up the rear went up just fine, got that block in, the front and center only lift about 1 1/2 inches and then it starts lifting the frame....I am at a loss, have searched everywhere....any suggestions?

[Earth1]

This is just a guess, but see if the mount on the bottom of the radiator is catching.

[Mr. Pickles]

You removed the bumper, right?

[treywurst]

Yep I removed the bumper already.....BUT....I found the problem, the 2 brackets holding the bumper on are mounted to the frame and then pass through the body, I took those off and all is well. All the blocks are in, just reattaching everything, then time to relocate the bumpers and it will be done!

[treywurst]

Complete! Will post pics and the war story as soon as I find my dang camera!

[treywurst]

Still don't have the pics yet, I left the cord for the camera out at my Dad's (where the shop is).....But here is what I did wrong, when I was having the problems of trying to jack up the body and it was lifting the frame. There are 2 brackets holding the bumper to the frame. Well I removed the bumper from those brackets and thought I was good too go. Those brackets pass through the body towards at the front of the truck to hold the bumper. I had to go back and remove those brackets to get the body to lift. After removing those it was pretty much smooth sailing. The steering shaft was a PITA. I had to completley remove it, put it in a vice, and wack the crap out of the middle of it (where the small end goes into the big end). It eventually moved enough to reach the steering box. Another slight problem was the drivers side rear body bolt did not want to line up with the hole, the nut it screws into is concealed in the body...I had to wedge the body over with a prybar and wiggle the bolt around to get it to catch the nut (did I just say catch at nut?). Other than those small problems it was pretty much uneventful. Very easy project for anyone. I have very litte skill and was able to do it. I suggest anyone wanting a body lift to do it yourselft, you will not find a shop to do it for anything less that $500.

[Earth1]

Right on! Congrats on your taller Pathy.

[treywurst]

Pics finally! Dang it, I still need front fender flares!

 

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/treyscool1/album?.dir=/e4d1

[Harbinger]

Good to know that its sorta easy to do :-) Might have to do it myself once a extra $100 comes my way!

 

Very nice work BTW! Truck Looks good!

[88pathoffroad]

Lookin good! Now just use some Purple Power degreaser and pressure wash your frame so it doesn't stand out so much.

[treywurst]

Yeah I know, that thing is definetly standing out. I have also been thinking about the gap guards, what do yall think? The stock guards on the front left ripped off, well I kinda helped them out some to get to the steering shaft a little easier...

[Guest Mr. Bungle]

hey trey did you paint your stock rims black?

[88pathoffroad]

Go to a Home Depot or home improvement place like that and look for rolls of vinyl flooring material. You can buy it cheap by the foot and it cuts up into fairly nice custom wheelwell flaps.

[treywurst]

Yeah, I sanded and painted the stock wheels. I did not want to buy new ones until I get 33's.

[Mr. Pickles]

Go to a Home Depot or home improvement place like that and look for rolls of vinyl flooring material. You can buy it cheap by the foot and it cuts up into fairly nice custom wheelwell flaps.

88, excellent idea with the vinyl. I've been scrathing my head for months looking for a good material that is long enough to cover the gap. That should work though.

 

Good job on the install of the BL, its pretty easy. Mine took a long time because of rusted stuck parts and stuff, but its should be pretty easy normally. Did you have a problem getting the bumper to go back on and line up. I had to do some trimming with a cut off wheel of the bracket and those extension things that come with the kit, and the driver's side never did get nice and tight. It flopped around and sagged. I finally took it to a local muffler place and slipped the guy a few bucks to tack weld the bottom of the bracket to the frame.

[Guest Mr. Bungle]

I think i'll paint my rims black since I'm already going to paint the truck I think Ilooks better black

[Slick]

Congrats on the BL! Lookin goooood!