50mm bodylift on 80 series

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50mm bodylift on 80 series

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thinking of doing a bodylift on my 80 series. wanting to know where to get blocks from and what other mods would have to be done eg lifting radiator, hi lo ratio stick and auto shifter. do you keep factory bushes in and what needs to be done to front and rear bumpers to re attach as they are fitted to chassis,any advice would be great.
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Re: 50mm bodylift on 80 series

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WHY :?: :?:
80 Series on 35" creepies, manual with twin factory lockers.
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Re: 50mm bodylift on 80 series

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why not :o
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firestonecruiser wrote:why not :o



do a search on body lifts

do's and don'ts

reasons for and against

you'll find a million reasons why

and a million reasons why not

then you need to decide if its what you want/need or not

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Re: 50mm bodylift on 80 series

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Personally I wouldn't bodylift my 80, the body is just too big to risk it wallowing around.

Plus the effort of moving radiators/levers is too much compared to putting in bumpstop spacers to stop guard rub.

There's still plenty of people who have done it with no problems but I would much rather lift it and improve suspension.
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Re: 50mm bodylift on 80 series

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cheers for that may look at replacing with 4 inch spring lift then
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Re: 50mm bodylift on 80 series

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i've got the 4'' supension lift and also a 1'' body lift only due to rubbing when flexxing the old girl,
i still can run when i remove the sway bars :x

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would i do the body lift again narrr so many headache
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Re: 50mm bodylift on 80 series

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OME have just released the 4inch long travel shocks for 80s and nissans in the fantastic SPORT range :) mmmm.... 4 inch suspension lift :wink:
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Re: 50mm bodylift on 80 series

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done the body lift a few weeks ago on firestonecriusers 80 series ,easy as only took 2hrs no probs at all,
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Re: 50mm bodylift on 80 series

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Would love to see some pics of the process?

I reckon body lifts are a good simple solution. Lifting suspension does not necessarily mean improving it.

Cheers

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