Well I'm tired of having my new tires rub so I bought some UHMW rod and will make a 1" body lift and since I am there I will install new bushings . I recieved the items today. I will cut the rod to length somtime during the week and install everything saturday , hopefully.
2"diameter x 17" long UHMW rod $15.33 shipped
Energy Suspension Polyurethane body Bushings $77.98 shipped

 

home built body lift?

Keep us posted.

It will be unfortunate if your body lift doesn't live up to what you want it to be but as least many people will learn.

 

I need some new body mount bushings sometime soon...who'd you get them from for that price?

 

From what I see you already got it wrong.

 

What do you mean , will my tires still rub or what.

 

I have had good luck with the items I buy on ebay so I always look their first.
http://stores.ebay.com/Energy-Suspension

 

Can you explain please , did i buy the wrong material or what.

 

No... homemade body lifts are generally frowned upon, but I don't see the problem in this case. I mean, it's not gonna be strong like a nice well engineered body lift like wabfab sells, but for a 1 incher, you shouldn't problems.

 

I really dont want a body lift but cant stand my new tires rubbing i tried cranking the torsion bars up and they still rub . I will buy or make some bj spacers and loosen the torsion bars also. I might not even go to 1 inch maybe just 3/4 or something .

 

Depending on which vehicle, there could be several issues now that I think about it again.

 

this reminds me of people using hockey pucks. i am not a big fan of body lifts but if it solves a problem, why not. i took the body lift blocks from a trailmaster kit and cut them in half. thus i have a 1.5 inch lift which is not even noticable without looking for it. i did this so i could raise my t-case and motor. my shifters lined right up to the factory boot. what vehicle is this going in, your front bumper will need some modifying, shifter boot may not stretch, you shouldn't have problems in the engine bay other than remembering to disconnect the steering rod. there will be enough play to put it back together as long as you don't go up 2 plus inches. at 1.5" i was fine in my 93 yota. at least get the directions from a kit so you can see all the things that will be effected. gas filler, rear bumper gap, battery ground, radiator hoses, these are just a few more. have fun, nothing is a major issue, just loosen before you lift.

 

Guess that depends on what vehicle the lift is for. If the 1st gen 4Runner, then you probably got the right bushing kit, if it is for one of your other listed vehicles, that is the wrong bushing kit.

 

Yea I guess I forgot to mention what vehicle this is going on , Its a 1988 4runner automatic I have never done this to any vehicle but 1" is this really something to be worried about.I think its time to search .

 

and one more thing this vehicle the lift is going on , I dont use it for really heavy duty off road 4 wheeling its just a truck I will use for exploring and light offroading with my wife and kids . We go camping a bit and will use this truck to do this .

 

Check your PM and stop worrying.

 

Thanks !!!!