i take it you are going for the longest and stupidest body lift ever done? read the instructions...

 

Stone...Got any access to some of those 'crush' blocks? I need a set or at least 2.

 

i might have some laying around idk honestly.

how crappy Alum squares are supposed to support a bed is beyond me you can bend them with your hands...

 

Mine was done in what....5 hours? The whole thing except the rear bumper. It's not that difficult if you have experienced people and read the directions.

Two people minimum though.

 

you can do it by yourself but its a complete pain in the ***...

ya Tyler you had 2 people helping you that knew what we where doing lol...

 

It burns when i pee after reading this post!

 

i think i may have given you the wrong idea stone
I got off of work then got a head start tonight because i knew i would be working on it tomorrow, total time invested so far is 2 hours tomorrow will be the real meat and potato's of the install,
i was frustrated at my lame skills today tho.

 

Just whip out those instructions....read 'em over. please.


What kit did you get? Summit or PA? PA instructions have pics which are nice to look at. I can probably email you them if you got the summit kit.

 

Uh... Rule #1 - I'm #1. Duh lol

But only time you would use washers like that is to shim the bed... Which I need to do... And Shane needs to do too.

 

USING SHIMS! Not washers. lol. Shims designed for our use. Are places between the top of the frame and the bottom of the top half of the Jnut.

 

You people make my *** twitch



you can DL them off PA website too

 

I think Ive read mine like 3 times now... all while taking a ****

 

BUMP! How's it comin' along?

 

reading that gave me suicidal tendencies stone.lol rofl at this whole thread.haha

 

also read this that stone made today for people that cant read a instructon book are have problems installing body lifts.
https://www.ranger-forums.com/forum2...ad.php?t=83805

 

add beer and a bbq i woulda shown up just to hold ****

 

alrighty updaty time, regretfully removed the washers , "i was totally looking for a way to One Up you other BL guys!" removed the rear bumper , and noticed the new kit brackets are stamped the same way (like not right/left specific is this a problem?) I did read my crap instructions that came with the kit , summit bl kit, and saw stones excellent sticky. So i am armed with more knowledge than before.
My fuel extensions included in the kit were too big to fit the stock rubber filler/vent hoses , so i skateboarded down to home depot HAhah and got some things i think will do the trick. I am going to finish up the fuel dilemma tomorrow and see if i cant get the rear bumper on.
Gonna need a hand with the cab so i shall see what happens .

 

I notice you've got a hitch......have fun with that bumper and hitch combo that mount to the same holes!!

 

Yeah that blows, a lot.

 

^ yup spent like 2.5 hours today "Fabing" that SOB in. i am bummed in my body lift endeavors, Summit sent me a wrong bumper bracket, i called em and their sending another, but i have a feeling they might mess it up again so i drilled out new holes, bumper is on but needs further adjustment , Had do torch and beat the crap out of the brackets with a harmer .

 

Post pics of 'wrong' part please.

 

the notch\bend was the same as the bend for the pass side so , one bracket worked the other did not... i drilled out new holes but unfortunately i was not able to get it quite right and my bumper has a lien in it or in other words one side is higher than the other.
very frustrating !
i have two options.
A: wait and see if summit send another bracket piece with correct holes, and try again.
B: run what i got and weld the bracket into the correct spot.

 

btw bl is 95% i need to take off and bend my egr pipe, get more slack for my trans shift link and re attach all bumpers and find a way not to run my battery of side terminals, because the bat cable did not reach post lift.
thanks Jordan, for offering to help .

 

Unclip the battery cables at the back of the a/c compressor. That cleared up all my tightness issues of the positive battery cable. Don't bolt the harness back onto the block.

 

hmm i never unbolted the harness? < is that bad ? by harness you mean the main wiring harness, or something else. sorry for the dumb question.That is a good plan thanks.