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jonozuk666
Joined: Sun Sep 23, 2012 5:19 pm Posts: 47 Location: brisbane
Vehicle: 92 Sierra bars F&R locked
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 Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2012 8:11 pm |
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Has anyone got an arb bar for a sierra with a 2 inch body lift? How did you modify the bar to lift it?
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Reubs
Joined: Wed Sep 09, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 1522 Location: Brisbane
Vehicle: SJ80, SE416
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jonozuk666 wrote: Has anyone got an arb bar for a sierra with a 2 inch body lift? How did you modify the bar to lift it? Yup I have. The mounting brackets were cut near the mounting holes. The cut section moved down 2" and some extra metal was cut to fill the gap and strengthen the new mounts. The new bits and old bits were welded up.
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KEENSY85
Joined: Wed May 09, 2012 12:46 am Posts: 1742 Location: north brisbane
Vehicle: 1985 lwb sierra UTE
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Reubs wrote: jonozuk666 wrote: Has anyone got an arb bar for a sierra with a 2 inch body lift? How did you modify the bar to lift it? Yup I have. The mounting brackets were cut near the mounting holes. The cut section moved down 2" and some extra metal was cut to fill the gap and strengthen the new mounts. The new bits and old bits were welded up. I'll be doing the same thing, it looks pretty strait forward
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jonozuk666
Joined: Sun Sep 23, 2012 5:19 pm Posts: 47 Location: brisbane
Vehicle: 92 Sierra bars F&R locked
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 Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2012 8:50 am |
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Mine is a winch bar tho i plan on putting a winch in there but dont want to loose the stuctural integrity of the bar by welding extentions on
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Trypt
Joined: Tue Apr 17, 2012 11:19 am Posts: 492
Vehicle: 1.3 Tin Top
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 Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2012 8:58 am |
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If its welded properly and plated it will be stronger than standard.
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KEENSY85
Joined: Wed May 09, 2012 12:46 am Posts: 1742 Location: north brisbane
Vehicle: 1985 lwb sierra UTE
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 Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2012 11:53 am |
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Trypt wrote: If its welded properly and plated it will be stronger than standard. Defently x2
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atari4x4

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Joined: Mon Dec 11, 2006 10:30 pm Posts: 34842 Location: East Radelayed
Vehicle: SV420+SV620 Vitara's
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 Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2012 12:17 pm |
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2 hands, bend the knees & lift from the middle of the bar so it's a nice stable lift...
there are a few pics floating around on here of what people have done, i'll see if i can find them but try punching "ARB Bar 2" body lift" into the search in the meantime
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atari4x4

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Joined: Mon Dec 11, 2006 10:30 pm Posts: 34842 Location: East Radelayed
Vehicle: SV420+SV620 Vitara's
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bogfrog wrote: Pretty sure I've put this on here before but here ya's go again this is how we modified my ARB bar to suit 2" Body lift. Where to cut Standard Mounts  Modified Bracket for 2" BL  When we cut off my outriggers we welded a 6mm plate with a 1/2" captive nut in the end of the remaining tube and made another bracket that picks up there and is welded to the bar itself! sorry no pics. Hope this helps Robb.
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KEENSY85
Joined: Wed May 09, 2012 12:46 am Posts: 1742 Location: north brisbane
Vehicle: 1985 lwb sierra UTE
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 Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2012 1:40 pm |
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That's pretty much it attari4x4, good example for the op 
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