removing a body lift

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I have a 98 tj with a 2 inch body lift that I want to remove. My question is, do i need to replace the bolts or will the ones installed with lift work with the 2 inch pucks removed?

 

[JP98]

Should have to swap the bolts. The body lift came with replacements.

 

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Thanks for the fast reply. Next question. Where do can you buy them. I have looked at several of jeep sites and can seem to find the original body mount bolts. It may not be calling them what they are. I assume I would search by "body mount bolts for jeep tj".

 

[JP98]

You could buy off the shelf bolts at Home Depot. They will work just fine.

 

[Jerry Bransford]

Were there modifications made anywhere like the addition of a t-case shifter relocation bracket that would have to be removed when the 2" BL is removed? 2" of body lift is where such modifications start becoming required.

 

[Chris]

Thanks for the fast reply. Next question. Where do can you buy them. I have looked at several of jeep sites and can seem to find the original body mount bolts. It may not be calling them what they are. I assume I would search by "body mount bolts for jeep tj".

Go to your local ACE Hardware. I guarantee they have what you need.

You need the same thread pitch bolts as the ones you remove, you just need them to be shorter in length.

 

[StG58]

Go to your local ACE Hardware. I guarantee they have what you need.

You need the same thread pitch bolts as the ones you remove, you just need them to be shorter in length.

I buy more TJ parts at the local farm store and Ace Hardware than anywhere else. It's become a running joke.

 

[Chris]

I buy more TJ parts at the local farm store and Ace Hardware than anywhere else. It's become a running joke.

Yep. ACE has been my goto for probably 10 years now. They always have everything I need in terms of hardware, even the most obscure things you'd never find anywhere else.

 

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Thanks for everyone replying. I have a ACE hardware that I frequent so no problem there. But what length bolt do I need. I can remove one of the current bolts for size and thread pitch but not sure of the length of bolt I will need.

 

[JP98]

2" shorter than what you have.

 

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I feel really stupid now. That makes too much sense.