Flip kit

TheMaddog · Mar 13, 2012

Alright, I'm sure I already did a post about this, but I couldn't find it.

And write ups about it? I'm about to buy my own and do it.

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Hollabakzach23 · Mar 13, 2012

This may be a dumb question. But at least you'll get a free bump

what's a flip kit??

TheMaddog · Mar 13, 2012

Lol. It lowers the back end of your truck, where the back axle is over your leaf springs, a flip kit lowers it by flipping it, so itd be axle, then leaf spring.

Thanks for the bump

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WhiteExpress · Mar 13, 2012

Flip kits are pretty damn easy. Just remove the leafs, slide em under bolt it back together.

then... and this is THE single most important part.

WELD THE BRACKETS TO THE AXLE!

I didn't do this very important step (which, it never mentions you have to do). My brackets allowed the axle to twist, shot my pinion through my bed, twisted my driveshaft... Huge mess. All because I didn't tack weld 2 stupid little brackets.

TheMaddog · Mar 14, 2012

Will do. Thanks lol

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HemiBabe · Mar 14, 2012

Look in the DIY on one of the last pages I did a write up with instructions just no pics. And yeah, weld it for sure

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Hollabakzach23 · Mar 14, 2012

TheMaddog said:
Lol. It lowers the back end of your truck, where the back axle is over your leaf springs, a flip kit lowers it by flipping it, so itd be axle, then leaf spring.

Thanks for the bump

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Makes sense now thanks for that!

TheMaddog · Mar 14, 2012

No problem bud.

Will do, dad said no because I don't have a real job. I babysit, and now lawns, I don't care. It's a source of $$$. So I'm just gonna do it anyways and dad can sit out on this one.

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KGBIGCOUNTRY · Mar 14, 2012

X100000000000 on getting the perches welded

TheMaddog · Mar 14, 2012

Perches?

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KGBIGCOUNTRY · Mar 14, 2012

Brackets, they are calling spring perches....

TheMaddog · Mar 14, 2012

Ahhh, alright. Yes sir, will definitely have to get someone to weld it on.

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TheSatinPumpkin · Mar 19, 2012

Yep weld the perches w/ the flip kit. Just read a new thread today of a member snapping the perches causing the axle diff to point downwards.

couple of minutes of tack welds can save a lot of hassle down the road.

TheMaddog · Mar 19, 2012

im on it, about to get it, as soon as i get paid again lol

WhiteExpress · Mar 19, 2012

SLT8 said:
Yep weld the perches w/ the flip kit. Just read a new thread today of a member snapping the perches causing the axle diff to point downwards.

couple of minutes of tack welds can save a lot of hassle down the road.

Really? Mine pointed up towards the bed. Strange!

TheMaddog · Mar 19, 2012

hows that work

TheSatinPumpkin · Mar 19, 2012

Yep your right

TheMaddog · Mar 19, 2012

Could you take a picture of the whole flip kit. I just want to make sure I'm
Doing everything right.

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HemiBabe · Mar 20, 2012

Here's mine:
It was welded completely on both sides instead of tack welded

TheMaddog · Mar 20, 2012

alright, now all i need is someone to weld it, but who?

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