bought a body lift....now i need to install it :S

bubaloo1983 · Post by **bubaloo1983** » Sat May 22, 2004 10:55 am

so i bought the kit i got it..but it just looks to hard to install. so im going to have to get someone else to do it...which sucks but oh well...all i need to know is what is a good price for the install...in canadian. the perfromance store around here says about 700! thats alot...i might have to save for awhile. any ideas? any one know how to do this and lives in british columbia canada lol. ill pay yea!

Post by **HenryJ** » Sat May 22, 2004 11:13 am

bubaloo1983 wrote:... it just looks to hard to install. ...

Do you perform your own service work, oil changes, brakes, tune-up?

It is no more difficult than that, just time consuming.

Set aside three days to do the job.

Make VERY sure that all the parts match the inventory.

Read the threads here on the installs others have done.

Download the PDF instructions and read them a couple times. Get a friend to come over for moral support and a spare set of hands.

Worst case , jump on here and we can talk you through it.

Unless you are really not mechanically inclined, I think anybody can do it!

bubaloo1983 · Post by **bubaloo1983** » Sun May 23, 2004 1:39 am

i may take a stab at it..but im still thihking. thx for the support! hope to get it in soon...ill post pics when i d. thx

AZS10Crew · Post by **AZS10Crew** » Sun May 23, 2004 7:09 am

Brule's right...it's no harder than an oil change...just a lot more steps. Allow about 12 hours to do it. Make sure you find all the tips you can in posts here to know what's coming before you get to it. Definitely try to have an extra set of hands or two around to help with the bigger items (lifting bed, lining up bumper, etc.). It's a job that can be completed by a novice, so don't psych yourself out of it. And just think of the satisfaction you'll get when you can tell all your friends that you lifted your truck yourself.

BC is on the Pacific coast right? Maybe you can drive down to Brule's place in Oregon? Don't you love how I volunteer you for work?

Post by **HenryJ** » Sun May 23, 2004 7:50 am

Oh, THANKS ALOT!

j/k

I'd be happy to help anyone who shows up , if I can

I would have offered, but I didn't think that traveling that far would be an option.

Guess I should be careful

Bennie made the trip from Lemoore, CA , to do his lift.

bubaloo1983 · Post by **bubaloo1983** » Sun May 23, 2004 1:15 pm

lol i wish i could have someones help that has already done the kit. my dad my help me...but hes even a bit wierd about and he used to be a mechanic. ill let you know how i do

2bunik · Post by **2bunik** » Sun May 23, 2004 5:29 pm

Dont forget you need common sense. too.. I say do it and if you run into problems pop in here and ask someone for help that is what I did when I ran into problems.. OH IF YOU HAVE THE KIT check the rear bumper bracets.. when you put them side by side the bolt holes should line up. that will mean you got both the left and right bracket... look at the pictures.. I say remove the rear bumper first.. oh and the bottom of the fan shroud DOES NOT MOUNT in the original location.. read the instructions about for step ahead before installing the fan shroud.. I broke mine to bits..

Brad · Post by **Brad** » Mon May 24, 2004 11:34 am

How did you fix the shroud. I have a friend (wink wink) who broke mine, I mean, thiers.

Brad

2bunik · Post by **2bunik** » Mon May 24, 2004 3:39 pm

two part epoxy at wally world.. just glued like four pieces back together.and let it harden.. I will someday get a new shroud

bubaloo1983 · Post by **bubaloo1983** » Mon May 24, 2004 4:46 pm

yeah this is a little to hard to do for me i think....im going to get someone to do it. cantwai till its done ill show pics after it will have a body lift shackles and a t bar crank...then later bigger tires. hells yeah talk to ya guys later

bubaloo1983 · Post by **bubaloo1983** » Tue May 25, 2004 9:17 pm

trucks in the shop today...cant wait to see what it looks like in person on my own truck! buddy of mine is doing it for 300 and change...good price??? fricking hope so cause its already there lol. its finished tommorw for when im off work ill try and post pics if i figure out how

laterz

a2b · Post by **a2b** » Wed May 26, 2004 2:02 am

ya that is a good price for paying someone to do it. i havent heard less than 500 hundred bucks...of course if you would of drove to my house it would of been free

bubaloo1983 · Post by **bubaloo1983** » Wed May 26, 2004 4:48 pm

dangit!

a2b · Post by **a2b** » Wed May 26, 2004 8:49 pm

bubaloo1983 wrote:dangit!

too bad you havent filled out your profile, then we might know where you are and you might could get some help from someone on the board

hughbee · Post by **hughbee** » Fri Jul 02, 2004 6:57 pm

Hey bubaloo - where did you get your lift, I've been to Lordco, and No limit off road - (I won't go to NSOR- overpriced) Everybody says that trailmaster doesn't make a lift for a 2002 Sonoma/s10 - do they make it. or does the kit for the 2001 work on the 2002 and 2003?

KCustom · Post by **KCustom** » Sat Jul 03, 2004 3:46 pm

On the BL do not cut the gas filler hose just use it as is...On the Suspension lift Superlift should have there 6 inch kit in August out on the market....

bubaloo1983 · Post by **bubaloo1983** » Sat Jul 03, 2004 9:41 pm

i bought my lift through an offroad store in my area they ordered it in from i really dont know where. the place is called killer customs and performance. in turms of where to get it outside where i liove im not sure

sorry man good luck!

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bought a body lift....now i need to install it :S

bought a body lift....now i need to install it :S

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Where'd you get your lift?

BL and Suspension...