[Rockman500]

Stupid question I'm doing my own body lift with polly in the lathe as I caint get the right height off the shelf do u need to keep existing rubbers or run the solid plastic chassis to body ??? Cheers in advance

[atari4x4]

The body lift is just s spacer, keep the rubbers & make the blocks a similar diameter.

[just_cruizin]

What height are you wanting

[tanshi]

how are you planning on getting around the captive stud length? making your own female bolts?

[Rockman500]

Yeah I'll have to cut floor and put in tubes sleaves it'll be about 90mm height to fit 1uz was just unsure if u are meant to keep original rubbers too

[duane]

i use 1/2 inch high tensile bolts and drill thru them length ways and tap them out to make female thread nuts that u can screw onto existing captive bolts hanging down from body

[Gwagensteve]

1/2" (12.7mm") won't leave enough meat to tap.

The factory sleeve through the rubber is 16mm OD. I use a 16mm bolt and drill the washers out from 10mm to 16mm.

In any case, I would advise strongly against a 90mm body lift and I imagine that no engineer in Australia would pass one.

[vet 180]

calmini do a 3 inch body lift. If you can make that work it would be best

[atari4x4]

vet 180 wrote:

calmini do a 3 inch body lift. If you can make that work it would be best

you must really hate the OP i wouldn't wish that upon anyone... it's a load of calamity.

[vet 180]

atari4x4 wrote:

vet 180 wrote:

calmini do a 3 inch body lift. If you can make that work it would be best

you must really hate the OP i wouldn't wish that upon anyone... it's a load of calamity.

Kkkk

Despite the fact I would never buy it, I still think it would be better than a home made 90mm BD

[Pico42]

atari4x4 wrote:

The body lift is just s spacer, keep the rubbers & make the blocks a similar diameter.

This OP. Or shape the lift blocks to replace the existing rubbers like this:

http://www.bits4vits.co.uk/store/vitara ... _1241.html

[just_cruizin]

Pico42 wrote:

atari4x4 wrote:

The body lift is just s spacer, keep the rubbers & make the blocks a similar diameter.

This OP. Or shape the lift blocks to replace the existing rubbers like this:

http://www.bits4vits.co.uk/store/vitara ... _1241.html

Never do this.

Body lift blocks should be very hard polyurethane or aluminium such the the only flex is via the factory body rubber. If you use the 'all in one' type block either they will have too much flex and allow the body to roll excessively or be to rigid and provide a rough ride and potentially damage the body.