Got the Body lift installed. Overall it's a pretty straight forward job and doesn't take much time. A helper comes in pretty handy though. These are the details if anybody is interested.
- 94 SR Monty
- D12 kit with standard Hardware
- 12 2" Body mounts

Preparation:

-remove rear bumper
-remove fuel filler bracket (10MM bolt)
-remove a few bolts where the fuel lines cross from frame to body on the center underside of vehicle (maybe not necessary as I was able to reinstall these after the lift)


1. Remove the nuts on all twelve body mounts and took the bolts out on one side of the body.

2. Using a standard middle of the road floor jack and a 2 foot length of 2x4 jack up the body from the middle of one side of the body. There's a pretty good spot all along the bottom edge of the body to jack on.

3. lift the body high enough to place the 2" spacers. pretty much had to max out the the floor jack on the first side to accomplish this. Note: to remove the bolt from the front most body mount on each side you have to remove the rubber mounting pad first (two bolts on the bottom of the pad) then the bolt can be removed at an angle.

4. Place new bolts through the body mounts and spin the nuts on if possible hand tight.

5. Lower the body and repeat process on the other side.

6. Then go around and tighten all the BM down while a helper holds a wrench on the top side.

Note: As you lift the body make sure to massage the brake lines in the front through the holes in the wheel well.

Also do not interchange the old and new hardware they have a different pitch or something.

See above about Radiator mods.

Pics or it didn't happen...

I was waiting for someone to bring that up. I'll try the next time I'm home but I won't be home till the end of next week. Till then it didn't happen....but did.

More lies! I cant decide between a one or two in lift. I'm making my own. I have the material just can't decide what to cut it down to. McMaster Carr sells 6ft rods of uhmp or whatever it's called for cheap

send 2 sets of 1" and i'll send you before and after pics to help make the decision - once i decide whether a 1" or 2" lift looks better. i'm always happy to help! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />

Does anyone have a photo of the area the T case shifter rubs? I am having trouble visualizing this.

Can get the pics next weekend, though I think it's pretty staright forward once you see it. Just imagine that the the body was raised 2 inches but the the shifter did not move so now the shifter interferes a little with the plastic console. Easily taken care of by modifying the plastic console slightly.

That seems to vary from vehicle to vehicle - I had no shifter issues when I installed the 2" BL on my 95 SR.

Can you post a link to where you bought the D12 kit?

Anyone have a picture of the general location of the 12 bolts?

thanks!

Here ya go http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/ForSale/MonteroBodyLift.shtml

On my SR there are 12 BM all together. 6 on each side. IIRC there is 1 up front, 3 along the side, and 2 in the rear. All easy to find/locate. for the two in the back just lift the carpet and pop the rubber caps off. Along the sides you have to remove the plastic trim holding the carpet down and the hard plastic lower portion behind the seatbelt. Far front are a little tought to get to throught the engine compartment but doable. May have to remove the air intake.