[tomataface]

hey, so just wondering how to go about lifting my 89 vitara. already has a suspension lift but wanting to lift the body. i have found stuff on manuals but mine is a auto. do i have to lift the gear box and how do i do it. any info would be great, thanks guys

[Gwagensteve]

No, the trimatic auto is cable shifted so it's actually easier than body lifting a manual is the gearlever won't get tight on the console due to the bigger gap between the gearbox and body.

There's no need to lift the auto.

Steve.

[Jester]

just the usual mods to the transfer lever, which i found easiest to do by just cutting off the old one, and welding on some windmill rod, and bending to suit, cos the factory stuff is sooo hard to bend

[tomataface]

thanks heaps. so would you reckon 2inches is too much or just a 1 inche. i want the least hassle

[Gwagensteve]

1" and 2" are exactly the same amount of hassle - If you are unbolting and fiddling with everything, just go 2" from the outset.

Steve.

[tomataface]

i've been told to ask about what i can use to join the original bolt to longer or bolts or are the bolts removable?

[atari4x4]

Suzuki's run a captive body stud & you need a female bolt to thread onto the body stud.

BYE Products make a good kit for the Vitara http://auszookers.com/index.php?name=Fo ... ic&t=15518

[Scrawny]

tomataface wrote:

i've been told to ask about what i can use to join the original bolt to longer or bolts or are the bolts removable?

What body lift kit are you using? I assume you are talking about the fixed threads? If you use the Just_Cruizin kit then everything is supplied, including female bolts to fit the threads and detailed instructions

[Jester]

Yeah just use a Just Cruisin lift or similar, the female bolts are the best way