wrangler body lift

Joined: 15 Feb 2003 Location: Shed.

friend of a friend has been quoted almost $1000 to get a 1" body lift fitted - around $200 for the bits and the rest in labour! is there some magic trick involved in body lifting these things? steering column mods? brake lines?

for a 1" lift it's hardly worth modifying bars to match, is it?

go easy on me I am a toyota bloke Razz

cheers

Brian

Joined: 28 Nov 2002 Location: Melbourne

Mate, I put a 2" PA body lift on with the help of a few guys - pretty darn easy...so a 1" would be even easier - hell you could do it by yourself if need be, because you're not worrying about extending the fuel line, etc.

Simply loosen all 11 bolts, undo one side completely, jack it up from that side, slip the blocks in and then new bolts, finger tighen them up, then do the same on the other side. When you're jacking, keep checking clearance with the air-con, brake lines etc, but you should be sweet.

I'd definitely suggest doing it yourself, all you need is a flat driveway/carpark, a jack and a few basic tools (although having airtools really made it easier Very Happy

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Are you doing a motor mount lift at the same time?

Might also be worth headling over to www.ausjeepoffroad.com and checking out the forum...a wealth of information there!

Cheers,

Ben

Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2003 11:20 am

WTF did he talk to Question

I paid about $300 for my 2" kit (imported from US)...and fitted it myself (by myself)....it was an absolute breeze ...a 1" is even easier than a 2".....

Joined: 15 Feb 2003 Location: Shed.

thanks blokes, I'll let him know.

is it necessary to jack the motor up for a 1" lift? I thought there might just be an issue with fan/shroud clearance, is jacking the motor the easiest solution or can the radiator or just the shrowud be dropped?

Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2003 5:46 pm

My motor is stil in the stock position. I'm, planning a 2"mml but I'll do that at the same time I do a bellyup.....

Joined: 15 Feb 2003 Location: Shed.

wooders no probs with fan clearance with the 2" then? too easy.

Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2003 6:14 pm

The "kit" i sintalled came with2" lowering brakets for the radiator.

Joined: 15 Feb 2003 Location: Shed.

so if the 1" kit does not have these brackets would they be difficult to fab?

Joined: 24 Oct 2002 Location: syd

get a 4by that you cant do body lifts on them than you dotn ahve to worry about it Very Happy

Joined: 15 Feb 2003 Location: Shed.

it's not mine - friend of a friend of a friend. where I live in toyota land we're not even allowed to say j33p