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custom body lifts?
« on: July 24, 2003, 10:37:09 AM »
trying to get some ideas on a body lift and was wondering if anybody could help me out, what you used and how. thanks for the ideas.
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« Reply #1 on: July 24, 2003, 11:33:20 AM »
I just scored a calmini body lift off of ebay for $100 shipped, its new in package.  Sorry if this dosn't help but I will take pics of the installiation and of the calmini product, maybe this will help you understand how the calmini lift works (if you don't already) and maybe it will spark some ideas on possiable design.

Hope this helps,
Aaron
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« Reply #2 on: July 24, 2003, 03:46:11 PM »
Y run good f*cking old 3"x3"x3" steel square tube!!!!!

drill a hole in the center of 2 sides and bolt the bottom to frame with grade 8 hardwares and rebolt stock rubber bushings and bolts to the top of the tube.

You have now an 3.5" body-lift.

Fredo
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Re: custom body lifts?
« Reply #3 on: July 25, 2003, 10:16:45 AM »
did you do any work to the shifters or steering? and how could you bolt the tube to the front body mounts. any lines or wires that i should know about before hey get pulled. thanks alot.  shane
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1994 geo tracker 1.6L 16v 4x4 2dr soft top 5.12 gears.MODS:
calmini 3 inch sus. lift
rear lockright
31" kumho m/t's
RRO 2" body lift custom snorkel front & rear trail tough bumpers-Tabor 9k winch(warn) 100amp alt. grand vitara steel 3rd member
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« Reply #4 on: July 25, 2003, 04:37:31 PM »
For the front just bolt the tube to de body and stock rubber and bolts to the bottom of the block.

I cut ,extend and weld the shifters and the steering shaft.

I drop the front driver side brake line.

Extant the gaz hose too...

Fredo
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« Reply #5 on: July 28, 2003, 05:58:01 AM »
do know of anybody that has a website with some pics of the steering shaft or just some pics of what i need for the steering? the drivers side brake line is it easy to relocate lower or am i going to have to buy new line and just route my own path? ive got all the 3" tubes cut and drilled just figuring out the rest of it.  thanks for your help.

shane
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1994 geo tracker 1.6L 16v 4x4 2dr soft top 5.12 gears.MODS:
calmini 3 inch sus. lift
rear lockright
31" kumho m/t's
RRO 2" body lift custom snorkel front & rear trail tough bumpers-Tabor 9k winch(warn) 100amp alt. grand vitara steel 3rd member
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« Reply #6 on: July 28, 2003, 08:17:02 AM »
The front break line are very easy to relocate...

Just to unscrew the rubber break line to the hard break line in the fender.

Drill a hole in the fendre(lower as possible).

Rebolt the stock break line to the hard line in the new hole and voilà!

Fredo
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« Reply #7 on: July 29, 2003, 03:01:34 PM »
thanks fredo!
 i got a guy lined up to weld an extension on to my steering and shifters. the same guy works at a machine shop so he said he make me some custom strut spacers so here i come 33's(i have a date with the sawzall and the fenders though) but i dont care its all about the tire.  

shane
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1994 geo tracker 1.6L 16v 4x4 2dr soft top 5.12 gears.MODS:
calmini 3 inch sus. lift
rear lockright
31" kumho m/t's
RRO 2" body lift custom snorkel front & rear trail tough bumpers-Tabor 9k winch(warn) 100amp alt. grand vitara steel 3rd member
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« Reply #8 on: July 30, 2003, 03:37:14 PM »
the calmini kit was REALLY cheap.  if u had some hockey pucks and 2X2 tubing u could do it in you garage.  if u want i will give u a list of everything that comes in the kit just email me.  I used a socket as the steering shaft extention.
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« Reply #9 on: July 31, 2003, 09:43:55 AM »
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I used a socket as the steering shaft extention.


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« Reply #10 on: July 31, 2003, 11:20:35 AM »
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Y run good f*cking old 3"x3"x3" steel square tube!!!!!

drill a hole in the center of 2 sides and bolt the bottom to frame with grade 8 hardwares and rebolt stock rubber bushings and bolts to the top of the tube.

You have now an 3.5" body-lift.

Fredo


How do you get 3.5in of lift if you use 3" tube??  Where does the extra 1/2" come from?
Just courious. ;)
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« Reply #11 on: July 31, 2003, 03:38:52 PM »
as for the steerin shaft i just make a spacer and used longer bolts   see pic any feed back would be great

http://www.cardomain.com/member_pages/view_page.pl?page_id=388302&page=2


sorry about bad pic                         Jake

                         
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« Reply #12 on: July 31, 2003, 06:51:13 PM »
the 3.5" body-lift with 3" blocks is du to the curves of the stock location for the ribber mount and some bi washers hehe!
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