Body mounts replaceable?
 

This was bought for me as a first vehicle.. 96 blazer 4dr 4wd. 232k on it. Not terrible condition, but i put it through inspection and the body mounts failed it. They aren't my forte so i'm here to get another opinion before i take it somewhere and spend actual money.

I want to know if these are replaceable/repairable done by myself (hopefully), or if big money is going to have to go into it with welding or anything thats out of my ability. I can tell one is in really bad condition, and i don't know whether anybody will be able to tell the depth of damage from rust/corrosion. Just hoping to get an idea



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Pretty easy to change them out but takes quite a bit of time and a buddy or two would be very helpful. Download the instructions for a body lift from BDS and do everything to raise the body up but don't worry about replacing/moving certain lines. Once you get the new mounts in just bolt everything up the way it was before. Plan on a good 8 hours with help but easy to do, just very entailed with everything you need to do.

Make sure u get a new set of bolts with everything. I installed side steps on my 4 door and now I gotta find a way to get a broken bolt out...

Hopefully this helps. Entire kit with bolts for about $300-$350
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Ive done these on other cars before with just a floor jack and some wood blocks to lift the body up and swap the mounts out.

I just did this on my 96 4 door Blazer along with a 2" body lift and I went with the Prothane Motion Control replacements off Ebay and Wow what a difference. Mine didn't look that bad but I did have one of the bolts break and that was a real pain to drill and tap. I did the work myself but I do have a lift which makes life much easier. Before changing the body mounts my drivers side door would drop a little when you opened it but not no more. It also feels tighter going down the road and takes the bumps and washboard country roads way better now.

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thats going to be the biggest problem with doing this job. in a perfect world its just basically removing one bolt per body mount and replacing. i replaced body mounts in a old k5 blazer years ago and every single bolt broke off. so i guess expect the worst.

im glad we dont have inspections in our state, everything i won would fail

Spray with penetration oil for a couple of days once or twice a day. It helps.

I'd also consider brushing and sanding the rust and coat it with a rust primer and paint it before replacing. May need a couple hours to dry before putting it back together.

I'll have to replace mines as well in a years time or so and also one of the frame supports rusted away.

Looks really good, On a scale of 1-10, how much smoother is the ride would you say? What manufacturer did they come from? Red the only colour?

I wouldn't say smoother but tighter and you don't get the body roll feeling when going around a curve changing lanes etc. They are Prothane Motion Control and they do have them in black but I didn't see them in black for $105.

Can anyone recommend an installer in the Northern CA area to install the body bushings/mounts? Thank you chuckrangel@sbcglobal.net