bighorn body lift

[scruff123]

thinking of doin a 50mm body lift on my 1995 bighorn, do u have to do anything to the auto stick and the 4wd lever? and what else should i be aware of?

cheers

[elysian]

not sure on the auto and 4x4 stick..
but you may need to extend/get longer fuel lines,
the diaphram on the turbo may hit the innder guard, so you may need to "remodel" the inner guard with a 6 pound sledge and a bit of metal,
the shroud for the radiator fan may need to be modified (cut the bottom off it)

[isuzumudman]

For an auto you need to reposition the gear selector linkage on the left of the gearbox. The 4wd lever will work ok but will be 50mm down from where it was.

Rear bumper will need mod on each side. Radiator will need 50mm shift as it is attached to chassis. Vacuum lines may need a lengthen.

Make sure your spacers are placed under the existing mounts rather than above.

Good luck.

Dave

[daisy]

Mar 8, 2009 19:42:31 GMT 11 isuzumudman said:

Make sure your spacers are placed under the existing mounts rather than above.
Dave

why ? bugger if you can give me a good reason ill have to go change mine around
ive had 50mm UHMWPE (special plastic) spacers in my truck about 3 years now and no problems

[scruff123]

wot about break lines? cheers

[isuzumudman]

My spacers are 50mm high x 50mm diameter (a bit small diameter) and I placed them above the existing mounts which were about 75mm(?). Eventually the spacers punched a hole up into the body mounting plate. This only occurred both sides on the mount behind the front wheel arch. I had to cut a square out of the floor to gain access and then punch the mounting plate back to about right. I then welded in another plate to strengthen the original mount. So, if your spacers are a lesser diameter than your original mounts, I would suggest you either put a big washer on top or put the spacer underneath.

Never had a problem with brake lines and the only vacuum line was the one which runs through the space between the altenator and the A/C compressor. It popped and went hisss during the lift. Took me ages to find it.

Dave

[scruff123]

cheers m8 yea mine are the same size as ures so thanks for the tip, just hope everything goes allgud

[geeves]

Theres been a few Mus with body lifts break there or at the next mount back in the floor pan in front of the front seats. Its strange but Ive never heard of a bighorn doing this unyet theres no mechanical difference

[daisy]

Mar 9, 2009 18:01:53 GMT 11 geeves said:

Theres been a few Mus with body lifts break there or at the next mount back in the floor pan in front of the front seats. Its strange but Ive never heard of a bighorn doing this unyet theres no mechanical difference

Yip heard about it never seen it tho. mine all good (touch wood) and keeping eye on them!
Using 50mm high and @60mm wide same as rubber mount but the rear rubber mounts a bit bigger tho but seems all good.

Have fun not too hard a job

[JustinW]

On my Wizard I haven't had any problems with punching through but I have broken, at different times, both back outside body mount bolts.

[scruff123]

just finnished body lift, went sweet as, next on the list is 2.5inch exhuast goin in on friday, going to make up sum bars at the back and a bullbar up front.
couldnt put original mounts on top so made up sum 60x6mm washers

[scruff123]

how do i post pics?

[geeves]

You need to host the pic on a different server eg photobucket.
then by useing the reply button instead of quick reply you get a set of menue buttons The 4th on the bottom is for image. You just load the url to your pic between the 2 s