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Title: 2" body lift
Post by: jagooch89 on October 06, 2008, 06:24:44 PM
im planning on using 2" square tubing on my 89 sidekick. do i have to modify my shifter or steering column? or can i just put the tubing between the cab and the mounts, bolt it down and call it good?
Title: Re: 2" body lift
Post by: kubik1981 on October 06, 2008, 06:26:40 PM
2 in. you do not have to 3 in. u would
Title: Re: 2" body lift
Post by: Uncivilized on October 06, 2008, 08:19:38 PM
You can't use 2" tubing for a home made body lift. Even the 3" is tight. If you want 2", buy a kit - otherwise you'll need to go 3" tubing.
You will need to extend shifters, but really not right away. I'm just getting to mine now almost a year later.
Title: Re: 2" body lift
Post by: pepatt on October 07, 2008, 04:23:28 AM
You can't use 2" tubing for a home made body lift. Even the 3" is tight. If you want 2", buy a kit - otherwise you'll need to go 3" tubing.

CAN'T!  >:D

If I'm not mistaken, you can you 2x3" tubing to do a 2" lift. That allows the stock puck to fit inside the tubing.


Title: Re: 2" body lift
Post by: hawaiizuki13 on October 07, 2008, 12:29:22 PM
im looking for a 2 inch body lift myself anyone know a good place to get some shipped to hawaii
Title: Re: 2" body lift
Post by: Uncivilized on October 07, 2008, 02:51:23 PM
You can't use 2" tubing for a home made body lift. Even the 3" is tight. If you want 2", buy a kit - otherwise you'll need to go 3" tubing.


CAN'T!  >:D

If I'm not mistaken, you can you 2x3" tubing to do a 2" lift. That allows the stock puck to fit inside the tubing.




CAN'T!  >:D  LOL
The thin puck that goes against the body stays put, and the block goes under that with the lower isolator inside the block. The block bolts the the frame. With only 1 5/8" inside the block there's not enough room to fit everything, however the stud hangs down too low anyway.
Despite what you've read, there is not enough room, unless you cut the studs and abandon the factory lower rubber isolator. Once you cut enough off the studs the nut grabs just enough threads. I don't know anybody that would put their stamp of approval on doing any of that.

Sky Manufacturing makes a nice 2" kit for about $120
http://www.sky-manufacturing.com/new/
Title: Re: 2" body lift
Post by: pepatt on October 07, 2008, 08:57:04 PM
Despite what you've read, there is not enough room, unless you cut the studs and abandon the factory lower rubber isolator. Once you cut enough off the studs the nut grabs just enough threads. I don't know anybody that would put their stamp of approval on doing any of that.

Sky Manufacturing makes a nice 2" kit for about $120
[url]http://www.sky-manufacturing.com/new/[/url]


Hmmmmm.
Just enough threads for what? :o

Sh!t. For $120, there's no question what I'd do.
Buy the kit. Be done. Be safe.

Good info.
You just saved me some time and headache! ;D