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1\" body lift

Has anyone done a 1" body lift on a 88 and up truck yet? I'm thinking of doing one on my 94 Z71. I know that there's a kit available for the 87 and older trucks and Blazers, but I can buy the pucks from Off Road Design and do it myself.
I'm thinking that longer Grade 8 bolts might be all I'd need to get for this, or what am I missing?

John
95.5 YJ with "stuff"
94 GMC Z71 without "stuff"
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Re: 1\" body lift

that should be it. the only thing you might run into, i dunno, is the steering shaft. it probably has enough give that a 1" wouldnt affect it. for my 3" i only had to install like a 1" adapter. other than that though, you should be fine with the pucks and bolts

Mike ~
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Re: 1\" body lift

I don't think you want "Grade 8" bolts, though they are strong, they are also rigid and will snap!/wwwthreads_images/icons/frown.gif
I am pretty sure all the bodylifts use "Grade 5" bolts for this reason.
I looked into doing the 1" body lift a while back for my 1990 and came to the conclusion, that it was not worth "re-inventing the wheel" since Performance already makes a 2" kit for these trucks, plus you can get the brackets for the bumpers this way. http://www.performanceaccessories.com/catalog/blk.html

Scooby Dooby Doo !!!
 
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Re: 1\" body lift

I hear you Scooby, but don't like the look of a 2" body lift on a stock Z71. I have to remove a bunch of body mount bolts, and figured I'd do a little something different while I was there.
So I guess I'll grab some Grade 5 then. I doubt the steering shaft will really be an issue with just 1" of lift.
So, how many body mounts are there on one of these trucks?

John
95.5 YJ with "stuff"
94 GMC Z71 without "stuff"
http://SonsofThunder4x4.com
 
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#5 ·
Re: 1\" body lift

I put a 3" on my '95 about six months ago. Pretty simple install. I think there are 8 bolts on my cab (I have an extended so I think it has one more set of mounts) and there are eight bolts on a short bed. Hope it helps.

Kris. '95 K1500
 
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