Installed New Polyurethane Body Mounts & ORD 1\" Body Lift..(Pictures Added)
Finally got my new body mounts and ORD 1" body lift installed on my V3500 4X4 Crew Cab Pick-up. My truck has a 4" suspension lift, and now 1" of body lift for a total of 5" of lift. After installing the body lift, I could barley notice the difference in lift, but it is there. The only modification I had to do was trim the fan shroud, and nothing else.
There was just barely enough shift link rod left to reconnect it without having to lengthen it. I had to go buy mounting hardware for the pick-up bed from Home Depot. There are some factory 12" long "shoulder head" bolts located in the center of the bed, and finding 13" long bolts at your average hardware store is out of the question; so I used some "all thread" to create 13" long bolts to work in the bed. Home Depot did have some "shoulder head" bolts long enough to use on the other bed mounts for the body lift.
Those polyurethane body mounts are definitely stiffer than the factory rubber ones. The new mounts are transferring a little bit more engine and tire noise through the body than the factory rubber ones did, but the truck feels much firmer in its handling.
Finally got my new body mounts and ORD 1" body lift installed on my V3500 4X4 Crew Cab Pick-up. My truck has a 4" suspension lift, and now 1" of body lift for a total of 5" of lift. After installing the body lift, I could barley notice the difference in lift, but it is there. The only modification I had to do was trim the fan shroud, and nothing else.
There was just barely enough shift link rod left to reconnect it without having to lengthen it. I had to go buy mounting hardware for the pick-up bed from Home Depot. There are some factory 12" long "shoulder head" bolts located in the center of the bed, and finding 13" long bolts at your average hardware store is out of the question; so I used some "all thread" to create 13" long bolts to work in the bed. Home Depot did have some "shoulder head" bolts long enough to use on the other bed mounts for the body lift.
Those polyurethane body mounts are definitely stiffer than the factory rubber ones. The new mounts are transferring a little bit more engine and tire noise through the body than the factory rubber ones did, but the truck feels much firmer in its handling.
