Pre Body Lift Works

After Preparation and pondering on the lift fabrication ... now its time to start removing and loosening body parts that are in the way of the body lift. I have divided the body lift installation process in to 3 parts. This part will take about 2 hours ( working alone)


Tools


1) Jack stand x 2 nos


2) Trolley jack x 1 or 2 ... the more the merrier


3) Screw drive Philips and slotted


4)NO . 10 ,14, 17 socket or T- spanner and tyre Spanner


5) Long Nose pliers 






Part 1


1) Loosen the front wheel nuts, jack up the front section of the car , rest it on the jack stands and remove the wheels . This will help clear some working space with the wheels out of the way. 





2) The front lip plays a part to prevent water from splashing on the bonnet and front windshield when you hit a water puddle ... Has to go :) to make clearance and improve approach angles . 





3) After the front lip is removed it will expose some hidden bolts holding the bash guard . There is about 8 no of NO10 bolts . A T Spanner or Ratchet will work perfect here. The yellow circle is roughly where the screws are.








4)You will see the radiator fan cover which need to be removed to make way for the fan after the lift is completed. The yellow circle are the clips , just press it in and yank the whole piece out.


I did not re install the cover. If you wan to re install it, cut the bottom rounded edge at least 50mm linearly to make way for the fan. 





(After the cover is removed)






5) Now start remove the mud flap and the inner guard of the wheel arch on the Right side. There is roughly around 8 nos of Philips(+) screw ( Yellow Circle) and 4 nos of small plugs (Red Circle). Then pull out the inner guard, dont worry if it loses it shape or folds a bit here n there it will respiring back into shape.





(After the inner guard is removed)

(Part of all the trouble taken is to gain access to the Front mounting.)




6)  IMPORTANT!!!! Loosen the steering shaft bolt before moving on to the other side . 
Failure to do so will damage the steering Column / Rack Or even U Joints when you jack up the body ! 

L Handle/ Ratchet Spanner with a NO14 Socket will do the job.   





7) If you notice at the location where the mudflap is before it is removed there is a wire clipped to the chassis. Remove that clip and just lightly tie it with a cable tie first, you can tighten it later.
Navaras with ABS! look for a wire near the upper arm and un clip it from the chassis

8) When you are done repeat Step 5 on the left side wheel arch and when you are done unclip the fuel hose from the chassis near the firewall with a slotted screwdriver.






9) Last but not least , pop the hood and remove the engine cover .There is 2 numbers of   No10 bolts holding it down .After u unscrew it ,Slightly tilt up the cover and pull it outwards . The high lighted area will press against the radiator cover because of the lift . Leave it aside you can grind it off later when the lift is done and fit it back or just raise the mounting of the cover to clear the radiator cover

Now U are ready to LIFTTTTT!!!!