Project Willy's has recently outfitted with a new suspension lift along with a new set of tires. Next we needed just a touch more lift to help accommodate the 33" tires that arrived. We contacted our buddy's at M.O.R.E. for one of there reputable 1" body lift kits. Over the years we have always been very satisfied with M.O.R.E.'s quality and craftsmanship. The 1" M.O.R.E. body lift is a very complete and stout kit that is available for CJ, YJ and TJ's. What makes the M.O.R.E. kit better than other 1" body lifts is the material they use to make it. The 1" lift pucks are constructed of 6061-T6 aircraft quality aluminum. The bolts and hardware are all grade 8 (zinc coated). That means the pucks will never dry out and crack like the rubber ones. The bolts that secure your Jeeps body are way overkill to ensure this kits is the last body lift system you will purchase. Here at Offroad-Review we are strong believers in doing things right the first time. "Do it once, Do it right". M.O.R.E. must have the same thoughts when there producing new product ideas.
Why run a 1" body lift?
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1" increased height allows more clearance for the tires your running now or in our case to help accommodate for larger tires.
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Allows you to lift your motor 1" for more clearance
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The 1" of clearance between the frame and body allow more air to keep your drive train cooler (personal assumption)
Installation:
The install process was extremely straight forward and simple. This is my 5th 1" body lift kit I have installed on a Jeep. The only tools required to perform this install are a floor jack, wood block and a few sockets and a ratchet.
First step to installing this lift is to loosen all the body mounts on the Jeep. On one side remove the bolts altogether. (Doesn't matter which side you start on first) There are 11 total mounts. 5 down each side and 1 mount located under the grill. After removing one side carefully place a jack under the body. Fortunately for us project willy's came factory equipped with steel rocker panels. We used this location to position our jack. If you don't have rocker panels, find a sturdy location under the body to place your wood block. I would suggest distributing the weight of the body along the bottom of the rocker panel. I used a 6x6 piece of wood approximately 1ft. long to use between the jack and the rocker panel. Next step is to simply lift the body up enough to slide the new 1" pucks between the body and the factory rubber mount. Using the supplied grade 8 hardware I hand tightened each mount down before lowering the jack.
You are going to want to leave the lifted side slightly loosened to allow the body mounts to move freely when lifting the other side. The same steps were taken on the other side completing the installation of the lift pucks.
More Installation:
M.O.R.E. provides a lowering bracket for your transfer case linkage. No drilling required just simply bolt the new bracket in place and attach the factory linkage to it. Mountain offroad also includes two zinc coated spacers to be placed under each side of the grill. These are placed between the factory rubber mounts and the frame attaching to an existing bolt securing the sway bar system. The final step to installing the 1" body lift included lowering the fan shroud to accommodate the new lift. The lift took about 1-hour to complete and was moderately easy to install.
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