Can someone with a A C 2" BL tell me the exact diameter of the pucks?
I am attempting to make my own, and possibly custom pucks for anyone who is interested.
But I need to test my prototype first.
Thanx

Measure the diameter of the stock rubber pucks.

If got some quality ones that would be cool. especially if you could sell them for less.

Pretty sure that this is goona work...and yes they will be high quality...I"m goona call this mod the PMBL [poor mans body lift]

Nice...keep things updated.

There was a post here way back when about using hockey pucks. I don't remembe the upshot, but if you hunt around for it that may help save you some time.

2X4 Blocks? That would only be 1 1/2 inch lift unless you stack them. Unfortunately I can't say I haven't seen this before.

I would guestimate that the AC ones we installed last weekend were approximately 3 inches in diameter and of course were 2 inches tall.

Good luck.

I made my own BL kit. I only wanted 1.25" of lift to clear my tires.
I turned UHMW disks 3" diameter x 1.25" long.
The bigger problem with making your own kit is the 12mm extra fine pitch bolts needed for the back 2 body mounts. The 10mm bolts for the middle mounts and the drive shaft saftey hoop are fairly common fine pitch metric hardware and the 6 bolts with nuts you can use grade 8 standard bolts.
For the 12mm bolts, I had to order 12 bolts minimum and they were custom made after our purchasing dept spent quite a while looking for anyone who could get them otherwise.

I have 10 of them left, and they may work for a 2" lift (they wouold work for 1.75" for sure) if you can't find them elsewhere let me know.

McMaster-Carr has that sort of stuff if you need weird bolt sizes.

Go here: http://sportztrailers.com/ they sell blocks separately. About $2.50 each plus shipping.

I didnt see any for Xterra. But I guess if the measurements are the same any will do. I know others have thought of this before but if you could piece a BL together starting here, I be a guy could save some cash.

EDIT TO ADD: Ok, I didnt look very good before HERE are some that are 3" wide X 2" tall.

Having a real tough time finding the bolts...McMaster-Carr has bolts from hell, but not the ones that I need...I will probably end up re-threading two for the middle...or one for the middle, beings I broke one off in the hole.
Hopefully I can buy two for the rear from MMNIAC
Thanks for all the support guys...how bout giving me some trucks?

Might want to check out 4crawler's site. I know he does alot of custom lift stuff and answered alot of my questions when I was lifting my old toyota pickup. He could probably supply you with parts or at least point you in the right direction. I'm interested to see what you come up with, keep us updated.

Oh here's a link to his website: http://4crawler.com/4x4/ForSale/ProductLine.shtml

Ditto!

I've searched around but I can't find the thread from a couple of months back where someone listed out in detail the components of the 2" BL including details of the bolt sizes. Anyone know where this is?

Found it in the backyard mechanic
Posted by 01salsaxterra
This is for a 2000-2004 Xterra, Frontier might be a little different.

Here they are in no particular order..
(2) 12mm x 180mm x 1.25" bolts (black ones) (rear of truck by bumper going up)
(2) 10mm x 160mm x 1.25" bolts (black ones) (2nd to last body mount toward the rear bumper)
(6) 6" x 7/16" x 14mm bolts (gold ones) (the other 6 body mounts of the truck)
(6) 3/8" nylock locking nuts
(6) 3/8" washers
(8) 1/2" washers
driveshaft safety loops spacers (2)- 5/8"o.d. x 2" long
(2) 10mm x 80mm x 1.25" thread
(10) 2"h x 3" wide w/ 1/2" hole body lift pucks

oh yeah, I forgot that I posted that.
I was looking into piecing a kit together, but ended up buying a never installed bodylift from another member. Very easy install, I lucked out.

4crawler is definitely the site to get the pucks from. I think they were $2.50 each.
No need to go hunting around for them.

Good luck, and be sure to post where you ended up buying everything.

Are there custom brackets that need to be made for the bumpers so that they line up right afterward?

I thought I read somewhere that there is something that needs to be done with the transfer case shifter, what are the parts for that?

I mean I don't see it being hard to get the pucks bolts or radiator relocation brackets but those would be two concerns I would have.

If you're using stock bumpers still then you still have enough on the OEM mounts to drill out new holes for the 2"..Or if your running Shrockworks rear then it'll have the holes already in it.And depending on if you have the front bumper from them with the 2" bl option or not.

As far as the radiator drop goes you could always just remove the bottom fan shroud and call it good to go as far as that goes.

And for the t-case shifter you'd have to notch it outso you'd be able the get your shifter into 4lo.Some poeple sya that they didn't have to go that route and it shifts right in.I haven't had the chance to see if mine actually does or not after putting in my BL.

There we go

I'll look into it and see what the cost would be compared to just buying the kit. I've never really wanted to do a BL but now I'm thinking about it. If the cost is considerably less than buying the kit I may go for it.

OK, I went out and pulled out one of each of the types of body bolts: 1 rear, 1 in front of rear wheel and 1 front.

I'm a little confused with your list Salsa. There are only 2 different bolt types. The very rear ones are M12 X 1.25 pitch. The other ones are exactly the same: M10 X 1.25 pitch. Why the 7/16" bolt you listed. Is there a reason to have a little beefier bolt there?

I went up to the local hardware store and they had the correct bolts, just not ones that were long enough. Probably have to order. In my estimation, the bolts should be about $2-5 each meaning $20-50 in bolts, $25 + the standard $10 shipping on the pucks making them $35. That means a cost of anywhere from $55-$85 for just the bolts and pucks. Reuse the washers and nuts. Find some 2" bushings for the safety loops, and work out the other brackets for the radiator and brake lines and you should be under $100 for a pieced together 2" body lift.

When I find the bolts are repost.

The rear bolts are 12MM 1.25 thread bout 4 1/2 long
the CENTER bolts are 10MM 1.25 thread bout 4 1/4 long
all other bolts can be 7/16 or 3/8 I dont know the length...havent had one out yet...
Sorry for the confusion

Ok, I typed that list of bolts directly from the AC instructions parts list that came with my body lift kit.
There are 3 different types of bolts as listed.
two are metric M12x1.25, M10x1.25 that bolt directly up into welded nuts in the frame. Those are the rear four mounts.
The other 6 use a nut and bolt that goes through the floor and are accessible by peeling off the plastic covers under the carpet.
AC (performance accessories body lift) went with 7/16" bolts. I didnt argue since it came that way with my kit.

Good luck piecing a kit together.

Save some money by eliminating the follow items.
1. T-case lever extension (just notch the floor for auto, and cup holder for manual)
2. Radiator relocation brackets
3. power steering bracket relocation, just bend up a piece of metal accordingly, or zip tie like a lot of others have done. LOL
4. I am not using my driveshaft safety loop since I have full skids and the safety loop only protected below the truck not above. And I also have to cut my safety loop off since the bolts were seized on.

Good luck.
I'm really happy with my 2" body lift and how smoothly everything went.
Do a search on here for Body lift instructions, there are several REALLY good write-ups on how to do it.
Burn the AC 2" body lift instructions.

OK, now I realize they went with the 7/16" bolts because M10 x 1.25 bolts are kinda pricy in the length needed for the 2" BL. ($10-12 vs $1-3 for the 7/16"). For those 6 bolts really you could use any size or thread type you want since they use their own nuts.

I'm still trying to find the important bolts which is no surprise since others went thru the same thing.

If anyone else has an in on the bolts, just to remind, you need:
(2) M12 x 1.25 pitch x 180mm
(2) M10 x 1.25 pitch x 160mm

EDIT TO ADD 11/14/06: I found the M10 x 1.25 pitch x 160mm here locally. $12.40 each!

M10x1.5 is a metric course thread and M10x1.25 is a metric fine - the lenght is an issue but they can be found.

M12x1.75 is course and M12x1.5 is fine - the required M12x1.25 is a rare extra fine thread bolt - finding them in the required length is next to impossible.

I will reply to your PMs tomorrow from work.

So....has anybody put their own kit together yet? If so, any snags along the way(bolt length, washers, etc...)