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looking for the right GstringI’ve been patiently waiting to see. What are you holding out for?
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Savvy body lift didn't come with instructions
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That would be a nice touch. Might even salvage it with a hood bra up frontlooking for the right Gstring
I’ve been patiently waiting to see. What are you holding out for?
looking for the right Gstring
Patience young Jedi's. Still need to black out the crack and figure out how to drill a new hole for the driver side lower mount for the fan shroud. Held on by 3 bolts right now, so not complete. I hate to post pics when shit's not complete.
Look at your body mounts. Stock is about an inch thick disc of rubber. A body lift usually consists of a spacer stacked on top of the factory mount.
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I think I've seen just that when crawling around under the jeep. I'll look again closer tomorrow
I'll take some measurements from mine when I can. It looks like the largest I could do with the manual bender would be 48". The largest lower tool we have for the hydraulic press brake is 44.500" inches. Unfortunately, the upper tool was cut down years ago into smaller pieces and resized for different angles. Doesn't mean I couldn't come up with something, though. I have access to different grades and thicknesses of aluminum, as well. I might just experiment a bit, and see what's doable, and what isn't...
Oh god... I hadn't actually seen the rear view before with a body lift... It truly is hideous!
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Kind of the norm I guess with these TJs not sure. Seems like a lot of ppl recommend BLs. I know Dirk at DPG reccomdends then, but I’m not a fan. I’ll prolly take mine off eventually if I feel like it.
I've never actually seen a TJ with a body lift from the rear. Or if I did, it must have had a bumper large enough to cover up some of the gap.
I'm going to wait to see what @bobthetj03's looks like with his 1/2" body lift. If I don't like the look, I'll just get rid of the body lift altogether.
I mean technically if I ever wanted a tuck, I could get the UCF skid plate they sell that doesn't require any body lift. You gain about 1.5" of clearance over the stock skid, so it's still something.
I know that bolt! Funny I never see that bolt come up when I assume everyone has trouble with it. I didn’t even bother, knowing I’d get the BL soon to match my MML. It’s back on now, of course.
Several really good modifications require a small body lift unless you are ok chopping up the body. Raising the transfer case and gas tank skids are the most common and most important. The Savvy mid arm also requires it.
I couldn't have parked on this little tiny hill without a body lift.
A future project for me, is to raise the six body mounts along the sides in order to eliminate the lift pucks. A more extensive plan is to cut and raise the very rear of the frame in order to do the same. Both will add some clearance, in addition to "hiding" the body lift.
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Oh my gosh you guys are OCD. There are so many advantages to a small BL, the function far outweighs the apparent form defect; allowance for bigger tires, less bump stop, more articulation, more room for oversized spare, easier access to fuel filler, more tuck capability, shall I go on? 99.9% of people will never notice. You can paint it, buy a bumper to hide it, remove rear fender covers and paint it all one color and it will all but disappear. I don’t regret mine at all, and that’s why guys like Blaine and Dirk recommend them.
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I don't think this picture is loading right but if so, check this out... pretty bad lol
Here is mine. There is a lot going on that distracts from the gap.
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