Author Topic: Suggestions for actually lifting the body up for a body lift install?  (Read 2915 times)

Offline Mike Phillips

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Trying to science this out and was wondering if anyone has any tried and true tips?

Think I've figured out the "Bubba Method" with a car jack and a 4x4...

Weird thing is my friend Eric and I did this on Big Blue but can't for the life of me rememer how? 




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Offline Blazin

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Re: Suggestions for actually lifting the body up for a body lift install?
« Reply #1 on: November 10, 2008, 07:13:45 am »
A lift works the best, but a floor jack or two will be sufficient.
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Offline Mike Phillips

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Re: Suggestions for actually lifting the body up for a body lift install?
« Reply #2 on: November 10, 2008, 08:53:06 am »
Yeah, that's kind of what I thought...

So far all my work on the truck has shown it to be very rust free so hopefully this won't get complicated with broken bolts...

Thanks!

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Re: Suggestions for actually lifting the body up for a body lift install?
« Reply #3 on: November 10, 2008, 11:21:03 am »
Old Skool Method before Shop Lifts were affordable to the General Public, was the Bubba Method.....  Ofcourse Bubba's Pappies Method Generally involved an Old Maple or Oak Tree :D

As for the Rusty Bolts, I would suggest hosing them down with PB-Blaster/Etc,let them Soak for a Few hours, then use a Junk Proper Sized Socket and Hammer on them...  Place the socket on the Bolt Head, rap on the socket a few times, then try breaking them loose with a Breaker-Bar......
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