Solid body mounts
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Crappy weather in North Georgia today, so i'm in the garage machining an aluminum solid body lift for the CJ. Gotta do something for it every day or it starts getting cranky...
Solid body mounts
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Sorry for the question, but ..... Why? It seems like the rubbed pucks have to be there for a good reason, like keeping the frame from cracking and allowing the body to flex a little independent of the frame.
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Not any different than the M.O.R.E. pucks, doesn't seem like...assuming there'd be urethane bushings to go with 'em
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You want the 'cushion' of a poly or rubber spacer with the solid one, so the body mounts flex and not break.
Also-only snug the bolt down-Again you want the mount area to flex as the body does.
I have run the MORE 1" body lift for many years, with no issues.
LG
Also-only snug the bolt down-Again you want the mount area to flex as the body does.
I have run the MORE 1" body lift for many years, with no issues.
LG
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Just curios. Are you tying your rollcage into the frame? Or are you going to install the solid mounts as a body lift? My son is going to fabricate my rollcage and tie it into the frame. He stated I need to replace the stock body mounts with solid aluminum. I know they makesolid aluminum body mounts for just about every US made vehicle. So I thought it would be easy to find some for a Jeep CJ ....... I was wrong
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If your tieng the cage to the frame I do not see why you would need solid mounts. You have already removed all flex from the frame.
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I have actually seen cases where folks cut openings in the body so the roll cage goes to the frame underneath without being attached to the body itself. The bars of the cage pass through these holes in the body with rubber grommets/bushings. This allows the body to still flex without the roll cage interfering. Sorry, didn't have any pics of this.
Then there are also tie-in kits that use a rubber bushing (think leaf spring bushings). These kits can be bought, but look easy enough to make. The body is actually "sandwiched" between roll cage on top and these frame mounts underneath. These would still allow some Limited flex due to the rubber bushings, but do limit it as well.
Then there's always the external roll cage that doesn't attach to the body at all.
