Suburban ORD 1” body lift surprise

[obijuank5]

I started this project with a full tank and never reading the instructions. That’s on me.
Before I mess this up, there’s four threaded pucks and one style bushing I have never seen before.


Is the rubber just slipped into the hole like a grommet?
There’s no fastener on the top side so that’s cool. Is there anything really holding it there? When I did read the instructions, it’s still not there.
It’s probably so simple once I get to it I bet.

Some pro tips would be nice. Carriage bolts would be nice for the ones in the bed floor but I’m not going to the hardware store now.

 

[obijuank5]

Also are we for real right now?

 

[Wes Harden]

My 77 the middle pucks just sat in place. Didn't add a body lift so not sure how those pucks are secured

 

[nvrenuf]

Interesting. That must be a Sub thing, my 91 Blazer didn’t have anything like that.

 

[muddybuddy]

@obijuank5 what is the location of these on the body? Around/behind the 2nd row doors?

 

[obijuank5]

Yea they are under the bed floor. I got em done, I just had to thread four pucks to replace the crooked ones. Only had a bolt with sliced in it, not a real tap. Installing those crooked ones would piss me off forever.
#masheenist

It’s pretty Hokey Pokey but they just are supports, not actually through bolted. It looked plastic under the dirt so I was being a little cautious but they are rubber. It was only like a 3/8 hole in the isolator so I bored it out for the big ass bolt to pass through with a light press fit. The front core support bolts should have been 5.5” instead of 6”. Happened on the crew cab but forgot about it. The bed bolts should have been carriage bolts but thankfully I have kids to hold wrenches. Definitely a two person job because of that.

 

[Wes Harden]

Even thou I reused the carriage bolts I re spot welded them.

 

[obijuank5]

I feel like @sweetk30 having to sweep up the crust after truck work.

 

[imiceman44]

I feel like @sweetk30 having to sweep up the crust after truck work.
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That's like me when I replaced the gasket on my exhaust flange, I had that much debris.
@sweetk30 iirc had a couple of buckets of rust

 

[sweetk30]

keep collecting @obijuank5 ....... you will get to a 5gal bucket on 1 vehicle some day .

i got 2 to bring in and scrap soon . i will make sure to take pics for you .

 

[obijuank5]

Man I have sent trucks to the scales with less rust than what was on the ground.

 

[imiceman44]

Man I have sent trucks to the scales with less rust than what was on the ground.

Same here.
It's unfortunate at the time they didn't have the value, and when the value went up I only had what I wanted to keep

 

[sweetk30]

We in the heavy rust belt are crushing mid 2010 teens i see stuff hit the scale so new its scary . . . Frame design sucks for rust out . Bad motor designs . List goes on .