help! body lift problems
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help! body lift problems
i hav a huge problem!
i jus put a body lift on my 1994 f150 xl I6 automatic transmission truck and now my 4wd is stuck on! that happened when i lifted it. its lifted 3 inches. how do i unstick the 4wd?!?!
thanks
i jus put a body lift on my 1994 f150 xl I6 automatic transmission truck and now my 4wd is stuck on! that happened when i lifted it. its lifted 3 inches. how do i unstick the 4wd?!?!
thanks
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You have to "adjust" the hole in the floor the shifter goes through. When you lift the body, and not the drivetrain, you limit the movement of anything mounted underneath the floor.
Pull up the carpeting and you'll see what I mean.
Pull up the carpeting and you'll see what I mean.
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If the lever is hitting, yes.
When you lift the body, you're moving the hole further up, and mechanically that's the equivilent of making it smaller.
When you lift the body, you're moving the hole further up, and mechanically that's the equivilent of making it smaller.
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I put a body lift on mine with a standard trans. and had the same problem but with both shifters. Instead of cutting the hole bigger I just heated up the shift levers red and rebent them to where i wanted them. This way I could reuse all the factory interior pats and have a very nice looking finish. BTW I removed the shifter from the truck to heat up and bend.
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I like the 'BTW'- good advice! 
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torch the handle. if you don't it could mess up the travel of the shifter (i.e. hitting the dash or seat) measure twice and bend it once--remove the ****. mine has a bend right at the floor and cutting would not work.
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so when i remove the shifter from the vehicle i just unclamp it fom underneath? i tried loosening the clamp, but i cant get it pryed open enough to take the shifter out. any suggestions on how to get the shifter off the truck? how bout removing the ****?