Well, we had a small problem while installing the
Atlas II transfer case from Advanced Adapters. As it turns out we had
two problems, number one; the factory body mounts had seen better days
and number two; the Skyjacker suspension really needed about another
inch to prevent the tires from coming into contact with the wheel wells.
Both problems solved with one call to Daystar. Check it out, we
installed a replacement body mount kit with another inch courtesy of
Daystar.
This disclaimer is included with the new body
lift/bushing kit. READ IT!
This kit is so simple to install, a
fifteen year old can do it. As long as he can loosen the
partially rusted body mount bolts. We did one side at a time
and worked slowly making sure that while jacking the body off
the frame high enough to install the longer body mounts we did
not pull any wires or hoses apart. It is unlikely that an
extra inch will do this but it is better safe than sorry. I
would highly recommend that you remove the negative cable from
the battery. One more thing before proceeding, if you did any
of your own wiring, off road lights, winch or whatever those
wires may be tighter than the factory stuff, pay careful
attention here. Thus endeth the sermon.
I wish there was more to show,
however there really isn't the under body Daystar mounts
install pretty much how you would expect. I can't tell you
how important it is to thoroughly read the instructions
before getting started though. There are some factory
pieces that come off the mounts you need to retain and
reuse. Once the one side is done leave the mounts loose
and gather up your tools and head over to the other side.
There a total of 11 mounts to deal with, 5 on each side
and one in the front middle of the Jeep, Daystar includes
plenty of hardware.
A quick rear view, notice the one
inch gap between the rear frame and body. This kit was
installed before the Goodyear tires and KMC wheels
were mounted.
Here is the scene under the
hood, remember you are raising the body, the frame
does not move, thusly the engine does not move.
The radiator is mounted to the body, not the
frame. It must be lowered to match the amount you
raised the body, in this case one inch. Here John
is removing the four bolts that hold the radiator
shroud to the radiator. We felt, as did Daystar
the radiator itself didn't need to come down, only
the shroud had to drop a bit to keep the fan from
rubbing.
You can use a hacksaw, we
opted for a hand grinder with a cutting wheel
in it, the result is the same. You need to
elongate the hole so you can drop the shroud
one inch.
Ok, install the
bolts, snug them down and rotate the fan
to make sure there is no contact. Once you
are convinced that will be no interference
tighten everything down and go around the
Jeep and tighten all the body mounts.
Wow! What a
difference an inch makes. The tires
are 32X11.50 in size, combine the 6
inches of lift from the Skyjacker Mono
Linear kit and the inch from Daystar
and we now have enough room for those
35" Goodyear M/T's. One other
side effect was more room for our
Atlas II T-Case which we were in the
process of installing while our body
mount problem cropped up.
Daystar can be reached at:
Daystar Products International Inc. 841 S. 71st Ave. Phoenix, AZ. 85043 800-595-7659 www.daystarproducts.com
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