razor1
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- Dec 27, 2015
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- St.Petersburg Fl
- Ram Year
- 2018
- Engine
- Hemi 5.7
Here goes with what I found out so far with the brackets from Illicit fabrication. All totaled, the install after drilling 8, 5/8 inch holes in the factory brackets the install time was about 3 hours. Just a quick tip,the drill bit is about 20 bucks at Home Depot. Now keep in mind I have a friend that has a drive on lift. If you doing this on your back in the driveway or in the garage it might be a little more time and cussing involved. The hardest part out of all of this so far that I've seen is getting the holes drilled, some spots are tight. I have not had time to get up underneath it yet, after it's settled I'll get some measurements to make sure it's squared properly, I hope to do that this weekend. As far as the quality goes the quality pretty doggone good. All the hardware is grade 8. One thing I did realize before installing it is that the Crush spacers need to be 2 and 11/16 inches wide. Mine were a little bit over that and had to have them milled down. My son is a stainless steel fabricator so he
milled them for me. Pretty straightforward installation just take your time. Once I give the truck a little time to settle, I'll give you a better report after that.
One other thing I did measure is the ground clearance at the bottom end of the bracket. 5 1/2 inches of ground clearance between the bottom of the bracket and the street. Any other questions I may have not addressed go ahead and ask me.
milled them for me. Pretty straightforward installation just take your time. Once I give the truck a little time to settle, I'll give you a better report after that.
One other thing I did measure is the ground clearance at the bottom end of the bracket. 5 1/2 inches of ground clearance between the bottom of the bracket and the street. Any other questions I may have not addressed go ahead and ask me.
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