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ZUKIWORLD Discussion Forum => Suzuki 4x4 Forum => Topic started by: clg93tracker on December 05, 2006, 09:32:30 AM
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Has anyone done a 2" body lift with 2x2 square tubing, or is there not enough room for the bolts?
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Has anyone done a 2" body lift with 2x2 square tubing, or is there not enough room for the bolts?
The 3x3" blocks are tight between the bolt and stud, I'd assume there's not enough room.
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Thats what I figured, I have seen homemade 2" lifts on some of the readers rides, I just dont know if its hockey pucks or what
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Thats what I figured, I have seen homemade 2" lifts on some of the readers rides, I just dont know if its hockey pucks or what
Are you sure they're home made? I haven't seen one. Sky Manufacturing, Rocky Road Outfitters(available on ebay too) & BDS Suspension all make 2" body lifts if you're looking. I think the BDS kit is the most complete, but is the most $$.
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I was not aware, BDS made a body lift, I have their susp. lift and am very happy with it. I'll have to check out their body lift. Thanks
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My Tracker is sitting on a 2" square tubing lift for the center sections and something else for the fronts and rears. It was put on 15 years ago before they had the lifts you could buy. It has held up very nicely. I will take some pictures and email them to you if you like.
Aaron
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I was not aware, BDS made a body lift, I have their susp. lift and am very happy with it. I'll have to check out their body lift. Thanks
It's a really nice kit if you plan to use stock bumpers, it includes the brackets. It also includes the T-case shifter extension, gas filler extension, etc. Worth the extra money over the RRO kit.
My Tracker is sitting on a 2" square tubing lift for the center sections and something else for the fronts and rears. It was put on 15 years ago before they had the lifts you could buy. It has held up very nicely. I will take some pictures and email them to you if you like.
Aaron
I'd be interested to see how this is done, can you send me some pics too?
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I would also like to see some pictures if you could, either contact me here or email, thanks.
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I'll take some pictures and post them here. I probably won't be able to get to it until the weekend because it is usually dark when I go to work and dark when I get home. No problem!
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I just got finished making and installing a 3" home grown lift on my 96 made out of 3"x3". I have also used skys 2 " kit. I would rather do my 3 " than the sky 2" because you get more lift and you it dont settle out as bad as the 2 ". When you do the 2" your T case shifter needs to be extended and your gear shift straightend but will work without doing this but dosent work very good. When I done the 3" I had to extend my T case shifter and straightend my gear shifter and when I got done i like it a lot better than the 2" everything worked like it did before. Also weld some blocks in and raised my stock bumpers up and it looks very good. I have 1 1/2 coil spacer,3" body,strut flip, and spooled in the rear running 31's and could run 32's with know rubbing. If will drive it will go!!!
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Okay, it took awhile but here they are the pictures. This lift was put on in late 1990 and is still holding very strong. Actually, I've had to repair stress cracks around the blocks in the body but have never had a problem with the steel blocks.
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This is what the Tracker looks like with them.
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Okay, it took awhile but here they are the pictures. This lift was put on in late 1990 and is still holding very strong. Actually, I've had to repair stress cracks around the blocks in the body but have never had a problem with the steel blocks.
That looks like a 3" lift. 2" box plus a 1" spacer, similar to the Calmini lift.
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dont just use tubing like that....the 2"x3" laying flat like in those pics is OK i guess, but square tubing isnt all that sturdy...take a look at these pics....
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y72/okcoffroader/scarybodylift.jpg)
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y72/okcoffroader/scarybodylift2.jpg)
i know its alot worse than yours, but its an example of what trying to get by cheap with a crappy body lift will get you...
i would say that using 2"x2" or 2"x3" with at least one end capped off by welding some flat plate to them would be sturdy enough though...
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Need thicker steel
mine= 3/16th thickness
(http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/8/web/2072000-2072999/2072560_5_full.jpg)
(http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/8/web/2072000-2072999/2072560_6_full.jpg)
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dont just use tubing like that....the 2"x3" laying flat like in those pics is OK i guess, but square tubing isnt all that sturdy...take a look at these pics...
That tubing is not necessarily the "cheap" way out. 16 years ago, you couldn't buy the body lifts for a tracker. The 2" x 3" tubing on my tracker is welded on the bottom to prevent the twisting and shifting of the tubing . As well, being 6" long, it is plenty enough to support the weight of the Tracker. I'm not sure I would dissuade someone from installing a square lift (which can be very sturdy) just because someone did a real bad job making one. The picture you posted is not only a lot worse than mine, it is absolutely awful and nothing like mine. My tracker has been driven hard (but well taken care of internally) and I've never had a problem with my body lift. I've actually had some problems with the body cracking around the body mounts (after a couple of hard falls and soft rolls, that can happen ;D ) Anyway, happy trails!
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I did mine with 2" blocks and the way I stacked them with the rubber works out to more than 2". The bolts are tight with the 2" blocks, but it wasn't too tough to do. I also made some brackets to mount my stock back bumper. For the front bumper I used some tapping bolts. I think it looks great, especially combined with the Sky's coil spacer lift. You can click on the pic below.