Suburban body mount/lift plan of attack?

[Abusfullofnuns]

Alright guys....I finally decided to get started on my suspension change out. The first thing I have to do is the body mounts and the body lift.

There are 14 mounts on a suburban, and I’m not sure how to get started. I’ve got the gas tank out of the way. I also had to remove my truck vault, which is a hassle by yourself. Everything has been soaked with penetrating oil. I doubt I’ll have too much trouble, my sub is super clean with zero corrosion. The three mounts I’ve tried so far came loose without much fight.

What I don’t know is in what order to replace. I have to install the 1” lift in order to do the rear spring swap that I plan. Will there be enough give/stretch to go one at a time? Should I do the whole rear/front first? Or one complete side? I’ve never installed a body lift, but assume I don’t want all loose at once.

Thanks for the help.

 

[chris85]

I’ve done a body lift before and going side-side was pretty simple and if you got enough jacks you should be able to raise up a side pretty evenly. Might not be a bad idea to remove the front clip to reduce the length your raising too. There’s only 2 mounts up there anyway.

 

[Abusfullofnuns]

The drivers side is completely loose. They all came right off. I need another jack and we’ll see how she goes.

 

[rampage]

When I replaced the body mounts on my Blazer I did one side at a time. Loosened all mounts on one side, jacked up under each mount, stuck a 2x4 on either side of mount to disperse the load then went to next mount. One jack job.

 

[Abusfullofnuns]

Yeah.... I just built a load distributor with a 2x4. I jacked it up in the middle and I’ve got plenty of clearance. Just need to figure out how to get the rear carriage bolts out, and gain access to the front one. They seem to be really stuck.

 

[rampage]

Just need to figure out how to get the rear carriage bolts out, and gain access to the front one. They seem to be really stuck.

The reason the carriage bolts in the rear of the Blazer are stuck is because they’re tack welded to the floor. Don’t know if it’s the same for a ‘burb but I imagine it would be.

 

[chris85]

The reason the carriage bolts in the rear of the Blazer are stuck is because they’re tack welded to the floor. Don’t know if it’s the same for a ‘burb but I imagine it would be.

Oh yeah.....forgot about that.

 

[Abusfullofnuns]

#5 was tack welded. #7’s upper washer was seized to the bolt. Well, it still is. I decided to grind the head of that one and try to push it through. No bueno. Now it’s stuck in the frame. I’m going to have to cut it from underneath, but the family made me quit. I only had a couple of hours to work today. All the rest are done on the drivers side. Definitely a lot taller, but maybe it’ll settle once the other side is done tomorrow

 

[chris85]

There’s always at least 1 that’ll put up a fight.