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Hi to you all.


After some adventures in the HB I'm thinking that a body lift will be necessary, so I have been searching for info on the net an in some forums. I saw a kit in $188 usd in USA, but have no inputs about body lift kits here in mexico.

So I'm analyzing the chances to make my own body lift at home, and now the questions are:

is this possible and reliable?
do any of you have a how to or the instructions of an original BL kit?

I readed about a couple things like the steering and the power steering limited movement, but I understood a braket to relocate the power steering is only needed when going over 3"... am I right?

other this is that the steering may need an extension, if so, how can this be done?

I saw a nice how to of a frontier's lift, but I know it's not the same thing.

I'm thinking to make a 2 or 3" lift to use 32s mud wheels.

the HB



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Automotive Customizers sells lift kits
http://www.4x4parts.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=117


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I did my own BL, just over 2". The steering had enough adjustment on the splines to work. A 3" lift would require an extension. I threw away the 'U' that circles the driveshaft, and had to buy some fuel filler tube to extend that. I didn't relocate the radiator, just had to remove the lower part of the shroud, and it never ran hot. This was a few years ago so I don't have much more info.

-Spike


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Originally posted by -Spike-: I threw away the 'U' that circles the driveshaft,


That " U" reinforces the floor/transmission tunnel. Without it, the floor sags/ cracks w/ increased weight.


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"Climate change is no longer science. It's politics... Climate change is also about power. Power to control.... It's about who gets to decide: how much energy we will have... where that energy will come from... what it will cost... It's about simulations, scenarios and monsters conjured up by computer models that should never be used to chart government policy -- especially on matters that will profoundly affect our livelihoods, living standards, life spans and dreams of a better future.

"So hold onto your wallets, and hope you can hold onto your homes, cars and jobs. You're about to be put on a wild political roller coaster."

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Well then, I guess you remove it at your own risk. It didn't look like it did much, but I'm no engineer. Looked more like a safety catch for the driveshaft to me. :shrug:

-Spike


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BAsically, the seats tip inward toward each other as the floor sags in the middle.


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"Climate change is no longer science. It's politics... Climate change is also about power. Power to control.... It's about who gets to decide: how much energy we will have... where that energy will come from... what it will cost... It's about simulations, scenarios and monsters conjured up by computer models that should never be used to chart government policy -- especially on matters that will profoundly affect our livelihoods, living standards, life spans and dreams of a better future.

"So hold onto your wallets, and hope you can hold onto your homes, cars and jobs. You're about to be put on a wild political roller coaster."

- Paul Driessen, TownHall.com ( the lies of global warming)>

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zeGY8zbzc8
 
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You could very easily add a 1 or 2" body lift to your truck and just be fine. I ran 31's on my truck without a problem for a long time.


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thanks, so I guess a home made 2" BL will be ok.

thanks for all the information Smile


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A 2" body lift wont require a lot of modification to the truck. All lines and hoses should be fine.


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thanks, now the thing is to find out a place to get the pucks here, I have to make a tour to the car parts shops in town.

regards.


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