How hard is a body lift.

TheHerald · 01-05-2004, 05:27 PM

I got a daystar poly urethene body lift kit. It is only 1 inch so i can get body armor and such in the future. Anyway, How hard is this? What is the time estimate. Keep in mind i have never done this.

I will be doing this with one of my friends. Any tips? Things you wish you had known before yo ugot into it?
I have heard to allocate 5 hours, and thats ok, but anything else?
Recommend more time? Any prep work i should do?

Thanks a lot.

smok3y · 01-05-2004, 05:31 PM

spray all the body mount bolts with some lubricant of some sort to get any deposits or rust broken up to make the bolts easier to get off, wd40, pbBlaster,liquid wrench take your pick

**DanG** · 01-05-2004, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by TheHerald

I got a daystar poly urethene body lift kit. It is only 1 inch so i can get body armor and such in the future. Anyway, How hard is this? What is the time estimate. Keep in mind i have never done this.

I will be doing this with one of my friends. Any tips? Things you wish you had known before yo ugot into it?
I have heard to allocate 5 hours, and thats ok, but anything else?
Recommend more time? Any prep work i should do?

Thanks a lot.

spray all the bolts with pb blaster or simalar product every day for couple days ahead of time. other then that it is simple, just follow the directions . took me 2-1/2 hours by myself with no help.

Lyle36 · 01-05-2004, 06:20 PM

i installed that kit the other after i got it off ebay, its pretty simple, and im only 17 so ya know, took me like 3 hours maybe

BigDJeep · 01-05-2004, 06:52 PM

With two of you working 5 hrs should be a safe bet. If you have no problems it should only take you 2 hrs easy. Like others have said spray all the bolts before you start. Spray them every day for about a week before you start. Be aware if bolts break or nuts spin it's gonna increase the time greatly. It took me 2 days to do mine but I had the passenger rear bolt breal and the driver front nut spin. I also painted the frame while I had the body raised up. Good luck. If you run into any problems give me a shout.

Moxley · 01-05-2004, 07:42 PM

TheHerald,

This thread should help

http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f37/1-body-lift-installation-difficulties-46006/

Later,
Doug

JayJEEPguy · 01-06-2004, 08:00 AM

I got lucky I guess. I did my DayStar 1" body lift on Sunday night. Took me a little under 2 hours to perform it. All I have to do now is remount my radiator fan shroud.

I should have sprayed all of the bolts beforehand, but for some reason I didn't. Every bolt came out easy on mine

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Good luck.

DavesMatthew · 01-06-2004, 11:11 AM

I was just wondering how bad of a shift linkage problem you might have with a 3" body lift.

RideRed04 · 01-06-2004, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by DavesMatthew

I was just wondering how bad of a shift linkage problem you might have with a 3" body lift.

I put a 2" on, and now that it's getting cold, the boots cause my 4x4 to pop out untill the it gets soft enugh to stay locked in. 3" would be even worse, unless you extended the shaft. My tranny doesn't give me too much trouble, it has to be really cold (10 below seems to do it once or twice) for the tranny to pop out.

01-05-2004, 05:31 PM	#2
smok3y Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 399 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	spray all the body mount bolts with some lubricant of some sort to get any deposits or rust broken up to make the bolts easier to get off, wd40, pbBlaster,liquid wrench take your pick __________________ 1990 YJ/ 31x10.50 Maxxis Mudders/Removed Sway bar,Rear trac bar/tow hooks. 2" straight pipes from manifold back [COLOR=white]White Jeep Club #73,999,999[/COLOR]

01-05-2004, 06:20 PM	#4
Lyle36 Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Stuarts Draft, Virginia Posts: 190 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	i installed that kit the other after i got it off ebay, its pretty simple, and im only 17 so ya know, took me like 3 hours maybe __________________ 95 YJ 4 banger Self-made Intake 31x10.5 mudders rear bumper off TJ Pacesetter TFX Exhaust System Daystar 1" Body Lift cowl inducted fiberglass hood Summit Racing Seats........just geting started

01-05-2004, 06:52 PM	#5
BigDJeep Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Biglerville, PA Posts: 37 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	With two of you working 5 hrs should be a safe bet. If you have no problems it should only take you 2 hrs easy. Like others have said spray all the bolts before you start. Spray them every day for about a week before you start. Be aware if bolts break or nuts spin it's gonna increase the time greatly. It took me 2 days to do mine but I had the passenger rear bolt breal and the driver front nut spin. I also painted the frame while I had the body raised up. Good luck. If you run into any problems give me a shout. __________________ 01 XJ Sport, 4.0, Auto, 30x9.5-15 BFG AT's, 15x8 Rock Crawler Type 97's w/ 4.5 back spacing, 2" Rubicon Express Lift w/ Shocks, Front tow hooks, Front bumper aux light bar, (3) Pro Comp 100wt Driving Lights, AirRaid Cold Air Intake. (Rusty's High Flow Exhaust w/ 50 Series Flowmaster, Rear Locker Coming Next!) Other Vehicles: 99 Nissan Pathfiner SE 4x4 87 Toyota PU (Beater)

01-05-2004, 07:42 PM	#6
Moxley Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Hagerstown, MD Posts: 909 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	TheHerald, This thread should help http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f37/1-body-lift-installation-difficulties-46006/ Later, Doug __________________ 1995 YJ Wrangler - 2.5 Liter, 5 Speed Trans 4" Lift (3" Suspension, 1" Body) - 31" Firestone Tires Outlaw II 15x8 Rims - 6" Best Top Fender Flares [color=darkred][b]My Jeep:[/b][/color] [url]http://members.myactv.net/~douglas.moxley/jeep.jpg[/url] "A high IQ is like a Jeep; you will still get stuck, just farther from help"

01-06-2004, 11:11 AM	#8
DavesMatthew Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 93 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	I was just wondering how bad of a shift linkage problem you might have with a 3" body lift.