Body lift, how hard are they to install??

Z71mudder · April 26, 2003

Hey, Im gonna get a body lift in the near future and wondered how hard they are to install? Ive put on all my truck accessories and can do everyday maintenance and thats about the level Im on as far as mechanic goes! I got a buddy that would help me that put on his own suspension lifts on his 86 and 87 model truck, do yall figure between the two of us we could get it done?? thanks for the help!!

Will

MountaineerTom · April 26, 2003

It's really not that hard to install if you have any mechanical skills at all. Here's a link to my site with lots of pictures: Body Lift Install I have a link to chevy4x4trucks site on the left hand side of my page too, where he has a lot of pics and info on the body lift he installed on his previous truck.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me.

gnet158 · April 28, 2003

MountaineerTom 99Z71,

Nice truck. I have a question for you. After viewing your pics why didn't the upper and lower fan shroud line up after the body lift? I had both a suspension & body lift on my 2WD and everything lines up exactly like before. I didn't do it myself I took it to a shop. Let me know. Thanks!

MountaineerTom · April 28, 2003

MountaineerTom 99Z71,

Nice truck. I have a question for you. After viewing your pics why didn't the upper and lower fan shroud line up after the body lift? I had both a suspension & body lift on my 2WD and everything lines up exactly like before. I didn't do it myself I took it to a shop. Let me know. Thanks!

Thanks.

The Performance Accessories kit I got had brackets to lower the upper and lower fan shrouds. I heard that they may have changed some things with the fan shroud.

Does yours have a gap between the upper and lower shrouds, or are they still connected in the middle?

tmf6902 · April 28, 2003

I installed a body lift on my '86 blazer. It wasn't to bad, a friend and I did it in a day and a half or so. We did it the real shady mechanics way. But it was all done with hand tool. The hardest part was breaking the rusted body bolt, (we used a 2 foot steel pipe...best breaker bar ever). You might need to find a welder friend also, I had to extend the shift linkage to my tranny, and I also had to extend my steering linkage. It was onlly 2 inches so I didn't have to screw with my bumper or gas filler neck. It was a lot of fun and made it look a hellava lot nicer too.

DejaVu · April 28, 2003

??? Mountaineer Tom, It also looks like you can flip those tow hooks over and not have to cut anything.....I might be wrong, but its worth a try.

MountaineerTom · April 28, 2003

They attach with two bolts; one vertically, one horizontally. I tried doing that, but the vertical hole wouldn't line up. The hole was not in the center. I also tried flipping them over and swapping sides, with no luck. I could have redrilled a new hole in the frame to make them line up, but didn't really want to do that.

chvythndr · May 2, 2003

Body lifts are a joke to install. Only basic knowledge required. Just be carefull of your wires, hoses, and hard brake lines. The hardest part is the prep work before and after - bumper and all other relocation brackets,...