As for lining up the body, I've not bolted mine down yet, still waiting for more garage time. There's an alignment hole in the front LH side by the emergency brake, and a alignment slot by the RH rear mount, that I've heard mentioned. I'm using a couple pieces of round steel to line up the frame to body, using these two locations.
Yes, by body will have a 1/8" lift on it, but I figured that would be better than just repairing the bad holes, I thought the mismatch in frame height could cause stress when I tightened the body back down. Either way, my old body bushings were about 1/2" the height of the new ones.
I started out lifting the rear, like mentioned in the turbo buick link, but really the side lifts better and gives good access. I made sure to put wood between the body and the frame when working, just in case the jack gave out.
At 55 mph, no one will notice the difference. 🙂
Yes, by body will have a 1/8" lift on it, but I figured that would be better than just repairing the bad holes, I thought the mismatch in frame height could cause stress when I tightened the body back down. Either way, my old body bushings were about 1/2" the height of the new ones.
I started out lifting the rear, like mentioned in the turbo buick link, but really the side lifts better and gives good access. I made sure to put wood between the body and the frame when working, just in case the jack gave out.
At 55 mph, no one will notice the difference. 🙂