12/20/2023 0 Comments Suzuki sidekick lifted![]() This can easily be done with a hand drill but since we had a drill press we took advantage of it.ġ2. We chose to drill out the block with a drill press and a simple wood cutting spade bit. Press the sleeves out of the rubber mounts, cut the sleeves off, or drill out the body lift blocks. There are a couple options here in dealing with this. Unfortunately the holes in the center of the body mount blocks where not large enough to for these sleeves to press into. When we got to the front body mount under the headlight we noticed that the stock rubber body mounts had a metal sleeve pressed into them. The weight of the body will pinch the block between the rubber mount and the frame when the body bolts are torqued in place.ġ1. This location does not have any mounting hardware so we glued these spacers in location with black RTV Silicon. Next we positioned a spacer underneath the support pad on the rear frame near the gas tank. We did not have to take the retaining bolt out and where able to stretch the lines tight which gave us enough room to slide in the spacers.ġ0. You can see the hoses behind the passenger side front tires. We jacked the passenger side of the body up off of the frame just enough to slide in the spacers over the bolts extending out of the body. If you are doing this on uneven ground you may have to position the jack in a different location. With a floor jack and a piece of wood we jacked the body off the frame positioning the jack at about the mid door location from front to back of the vehicle. One below the headlights, two along the side of the frame (one behind the front tire and one in front of the rear tire), and one below the taillights. We then took out all of the body bolts on the passenger side of the vehicle. We then loosened all of the body bolts on the driver side but did not remove them all the way 7. ![]() Last but not least we took the 4 screws out of the fuel filler hose 6. In the engine bay we loosened the bolts on both sides of the steering shaft, and release the front driver side break line from the strut by pulling the retaining clip.ĥ. Make sure you disconnect the headlights and twist out the turn signal lampĤ. Remove the grill for easier access to the headlight bolts. The headlights must be removed to gain access the bolts for the front body mount. Next we removed the front and rear bumpers covers and the bumper sub frames.ģ. We chucked the carpet out of our Geo as soon as we bought it. We removed the interior parts around the shifters, and unbolted all the retaining plates for the shifter boots. Make sure you chock the wheels and always disconnect the battery.ġ. Remember to perform this on level ground. We did ours in the driveway with a floor jack and a socket set and a Philips screw driver. The kit is straight forward and doesn’t require any special tools to install. The kit is simple and since we weren’t exactly sure what type of bumpers or modifications we would be doing next on this project vehicle the body lift kit fit the bill. We decided to install a 2 inch body lift on our project vehicle from Sky Offroad Designs. ![]() ![]() One of the easiest and most affordable ways of getting some additional clearance for large tires is a body lift. SAN DIEGO, CA -Off we go here at ZUKIWORLD Online with another great Sidekick build-up project. Editor: Eric Bewley Story/Photo: R.H.S.C. ![]()
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