Installing a Jeep Body Lift
James C
Jeep owners know that when you own a Jeep and you want to modify it you should, Just Empty Every Pocket. It seems like everything you do to a Jeep costs and arm and a leg. This is especially true when you talk about suspension lifts. Except for one type of lift, the body lift. Read along and learn a little about this type of affordable Jeep lift kit.
A body lift involves placing pucks between the frame and body of a vehicle. For this reason it is only available for vehicles with a frame and not unibody vehicles. This means that Jeep Wranglers and CJ’s can take advantage of this lit but not Cherokees and Grand Cherokees. Body lifts generally cost in the neighborhood of a hundred dollars which makes it a pretty cheap mod that just about anyone can tackle. So whats involved in installing one. First you must loosen all of the body mount bolts. A rust penetrant usually helps here. Next you remove the bolts from the mounts on one side of the vehicle and jack up that side of the vehicle. Then you add the lift pucks, lower the body and reinstall the bolts. Repeat this for the other side and you are just about done. To finish it off you will have to adjust any linkages that might need lengthening. The kit will probably come with new brackets to do this. Thats it, you are done.
As you can see, this is a pretty easy and quick way to get a little more lift out of your Jeep. So if you are in need of a little more tire clearance on the cheap, give it some thought.
Jeep owners know that when you own a Jeep and you want to modify it you should, Just Empty Every Pocket. It seems like everything you do to a Jeep costs and arm and a leg. This is especially true when you talk about suspension lifts. Except for one type of lift, the body lift. Read along and learn a little about this type of affordable Jeep lift kit.
A body lift involves placing pucks between the frame and body of a vehicle. For this reason it is only available for vehicles with a frame and not unibody vehicles. This means that Jeep Wranglers and CJ’s can take advantage of this lit but not Cherokees and Grand Cherokees. Body lifts generally cost in the neighborhood of a hundred dollars which makes it a pretty cheap mod that just about anyone can tackle. So whats involved in installing one. First you must loosen all of the body mount bolts. A rust penetrant usually helps here. Next you remove the bolts from the mounts on one side of the vehicle and jack up that side of the vehicle. Then you add the lift pucks, lower the body and reinstall the bolts. Repeat this for the other side and you are just about done. To finish it off you will have to adjust any linkages that might need lengthening. The kit will probably come with new brackets to do this. Thats it, you are done.
As you can see, this is a pretty easy and quick way to get a little more lift out of your Jeep. So if you are in need of a little more tire clearance on the cheap, give it some thought.
