Maverick bodylifts

Joined: 21 Jan 2004 Location: Swan Hill Vic

About to organise a 50mm bodylift for a SWB Maverick, other than front and rear bar and radiator what other problems may i encounter, if any how do I go about fixing them.

Joined: 03 Nov 2003 Location: Melbourne

gearsticks, rear diff breather. they are probably more, but i cant think of em now

Joined: 25 May 2003 Location: Redbank Plains, QLD

www.gqpatrol.com and look up bodlifts...

Cheers
Tom

Joined: 25 Nov 2002 Location: Golden Square

hottiemonster wrote:

gearsticks, rear diff breather. they are probably more, but i cant think of em now

You can get away without a gear stick mod. All I did with mine was cut the rear of the shifter hole out abit. Then just moved the whole lot rearwards 10mm. Now there is no restriction on either shifters movment (carpet hasnt gone back in yet). Also with a 50mm BL the gearstick is still a good length, and the x-fer case stick just means the stubby holder want stay on it very well now that it is shorter Crying or Very sad

Joined: 24 Oct 2002 Location: ACT

think seriously about why you want to do the bodylift, and if you shoud. It doesn't really acheive much, especially if you are doing it for tyre clearance reasons, much easier and neater and more sensible to just trim panels a bit instead. once it is in, it is a bitch to take back out. I have just taken a bodylift out of my truck, it is a bastard of a job...

Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2004 10:29 am

Wendle wrote:

think seriously about why you want to do the bodylift, and if you shoud. It doesn't really acheive much, especially if you are doing it for tyre clearance reasons, much easier and neater and more sensible to just trim panels a bit instead. once it is in, it is a bitch to take back out. I have just taken a bodylift out of my truck, it is a bastard of a job...

I think a body lift achieves quite a bit - especially when purely used for fitting larger tyres. It is a conservative way to add extra clearance without chopping the guards and painting. It is totally reversible, as opposed to guard cutting, although it does have its advantages, conservative people would not even think of cutting up their rig. this way, the rig can still look quite standard, retaining the factory flares and plastic inner wheel arch shrouds. (trimming the arches would remove the tabs to refit the factory flares etc)

For extra info on bodylifts, check out the FAQs in the general tech section on this site.

Joined: 27 Nov 2002 Location: Lost in Melbourne.

Wendle wrote:

once it is in, it is a bitch to take back out. I have just taken a bodylift out of my truck, it is a bastard of a job...

I agree on the thinking about it....

What were the issues in taking it back out? why so much of a female bits?

Joined: 24 Oct 2002 Location: ACT

bogged wrote:

Wendle wrote:

once it is in, it is a bitch to take back out. I have just taken a bodylift out of my truck, it is a bastard of a job...

I agree on the thinking about it....

What were the issues in taking it back out? why so much of a female bits?

mine had the works - extended shifters, lowered radiator, custom barwork ,etc.. a lot of stuff to un-customise.

Joined: 27 Nov 2002 Location: Lost in Melbourne.

Wendle wrote:

mine had the works - extended shifters, lowered radiator, custom barwork ,etc.. a lot of stuff to un-customise.

Bother...