| 2" Rocky Road Body Lift Installation |
First of all, I'd just like to start this off by saying anyone out there who is thinking of doing a body lift by themself should just save
themselves a lof of time and grief by either paying to have someone else do it, or do it with at least one or two other people
around to help. Jason and Stewy did help out some, but most of it I did completely by myself.
The instructions said that install time should be 2-4 hours... wrong. First off, I'd like to kick whomever wrote those instructions
squarely in the balls, or twat, whichever the case may be. They were about as useful as a blank piece of paper since there
were no diagrams or pictures, and the steps were about as detailed as... step 1, remove body mounts. Gee fucking thanks,
that's like telling the Allies step 1, defeat Hitler; that's a hell of a lot of help. The fact that everything on the entire vehicle is
horribly rusty didn't help either. I'm honestly starting to think that the packed in mud is about all that's holding some of my body
together. I'd better be careful when I wash it so I don't get any of the load bearing mud from now on.
Anyway, the worst part of this whole installation was probably actually the wait... it took 8 fucking days to get my lift kit, so the
Samurai just sat for 5 days while I waited for parts. Once I got them it only took me a few hours after work the last couple of
nights and a couple of hours this morning to finish up. Disconnecting the brake lines was kind of a pain in the balls,a nd lining
up the rear blocks without being able to see them wasn't much fun either, but I managed to get them all in there one way or
another.
I'm really pretty happy with the results, the lift gave me a ton of clearance on my 32s, and enough on my 33s to let me get by
playing with them a little until I get my suspension lift. The only thing I need to do now is weld up some tabs so my brush
guard is in the right spot again, it's not lined up now that the body is higher than the bumper.
Pics below.
themselves a lof of time and grief by either paying to have someone else do it, or do it with at least one or two other people
around to help. Jason and Stewy did help out some, but most of it I did completely by myself.
The instructions said that install time should be 2-4 hours... wrong. First off, I'd like to kick whomever wrote those instructions
squarely in the balls, or twat, whichever the case may be. They were about as useful as a blank piece of paper since there
were no diagrams or pictures, and the steps were about as detailed as... step 1, remove body mounts. Gee fucking thanks,
that's like telling the Allies step 1, defeat Hitler; that's a hell of a lot of help. The fact that everything on the entire vehicle is
horribly rusty didn't help either. I'm honestly starting to think that the packed in mud is about all that's holding some of my body
together. I'd better be careful when I wash it so I don't get any of the load bearing mud from now on.
Anyway, the worst part of this whole installation was probably actually the wait... it took 8 fucking days to get my lift kit, so the
Samurai just sat for 5 days while I waited for parts. Once I got them it only took me a few hours after work the last couple of
nights and a couple of hours this morning to finish up. Disconnecting the brake lines was kind of a pain in the balls,a nd lining
up the rear blocks without being able to see them wasn't much fun either, but I managed to get them all in there one way or
another.
I'm really pretty happy with the results, the lift gave me a ton of clearance on my 32s, and enough on my 33s to let me get by
playing with them a little until I get my suspension lift. The only thing I need to do now is weld up some tabs so my brush
guard is in the right spot again, it's not lined up now that the body is higher than the bumper.
Pics below.
Just getting started, the fact that a cherry picker easily lifted the whole thing makes me laugh.
Waiting on the kit to arrive
Not much to a body lift kit, and they still cost over 100 bucks.
Installing the blocks.
Finished with the 33s on... I like it.