body lift kit is it straight forward

[gazterrano]

far as im aware you can go up to a 2" lift without having to extend pipes & hoses etc on my T2 (pretty sure) im thinking of putting a inch & half kit on mine & before i start are they any hidden secrets these kits dont tell you about , anything to look out for guys....

 

[Fez_uk]

keep it on level ground, Take front and back bumpers off. .

 

[gazterrano]

keep it on level ground, Take front and back bumpers off. .

ah, there,s a thing thought they stayed on!

 

[makeitfit]

Get 'em off, it's much easier to get at things to start with.
Undo all of them but leave the bolts in place, then jack up one SIDE first. Pull out the high side's bolts, put in the spacers and refit bolts.
Let down and repeat other side.
Then remember to go all round tightening the buggers up again
£63 quid kit but that's for 50mm inc bolts.

 

[Paul]

far as im aware you can go up to a 2" lift without having to extend pipes & hoses etc on my T2 (pretty sure) im thinking of putting a inch & half kit on mine & before i start are they any hidden secrets these kits dont tell you about , anything to look out for guys....

Did a 2 " lift on ours only thing that needs any modding is the bumpers where they fit to the body, easy job only took about half a day, there was a download for doing it but it went missing.. :nenau

 

[Fez_uk]

also worth putting some wd40 on the last rear ones. theres a small hole which can be used for this when you take the rear bumper off.

 

[gazterrano]

Get 'em off, it's much easier to get at things to start with.
Undo all of them but leave the bolts in place, then jack up one SIDE first. Pull out the high side's bolts, put in the spacers and refit bolts.
Let down and repeat other side.
Then remember to go all round tightening the buggers up again
£63 quid kit but that's for 50mm inc bolts.

cheers pete, ill take your advice remove, £63 does sound decent price, there wanting £99 for inch & half mmm

 

[gazterrano]

also worth putting some wd40 on the last rear ones. theres a small hole which can be used for this when you take the rear bumper off.

yeah im guessing some right craps thrown in that area so will give em a good soak good point

 

[stinka]

interested to see how people are modding bumpers to get them to look right again

 

[makeitfit]

cheers pete, ill take your advice remove, £63 does sound decent price, there wanting £99 for inch & half mmm

http://xpajun.com/product_info.php?cPath=53&products_id=128
They also do a neat gear lever and hi/lo lever extensions for £10 I think :thumbs
Also forgot to mention, slacken off the steering coupling too. Also if you've still got all that plastic poo round your viscous, that'll need undoing too.