My lowering parts list so far -
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time consuming install
12vrunner
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Boy you aint lying it seriously killed me. All i got left to do is to torque bolts and to put shocks and springs back in. I just wanna give a shoutout to garys hemi a member on here. He helped me get through the painful process. I am anxious to see what these brackets are about. Seem solid as can be. But dam i went throught some drill bits half being harbor freight though. And the drilling angle can be difficult but it all come out in the wash.
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Gary's Hemi
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Glad to help out man. The install sucks, there is no other way to put it. Would be alot better install w/ 1/2" hardware instead of 5/8". They are worth it in the end though.
12vrunner
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Well when you think the hassle is over its not. It took everything i have to torque all the bolts to 180 ft lb but i got it done. Tommorow will finish springs and shocks and i shall be done.
12vrunner
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Well i got it all on finally. Have yet to drive it but so far a very well thought of kit and seems solid. A picture of a centered wheel hell ya. I cant wait to see how it performs. And again was a job to install.
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Sorry if I missed something, what happened to the rest of this thread. I have the exact same truck and would like to know the end of the story.
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I ended up doing my second truck with the Ground Force 2/3 . Little more expensive but no vibrations, great ride . Had to push the rear axle over 3/4" to recenter it, but was the only thing.
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fljab
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Same truck as mine? No end to the story just yet. I was on tonight transferring all the part numbers and relevant images to a word document to be able to refer to it. I have other mods in the works too. I bought 20" wheels and will likely get them mounted with new tires before lowering, but right now just doing the normal living, making my payments and other bills, so not a lot of progress on getting lowering parts.
I have a couple of small issues with the truck that I'm going back and forth with the dealer on, and really don't want to change much just yet. Add to that I drove through some paint or something and have it all over the driver's side of the truck; I'm getting that detailed off in a couple of days.
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I finall have all parts that I need I Believe,
Bell Tech 964 kit
QA1 shocks
Illicet no cut brackets
i bought the spoon adj arm(i've noticed alot of people dont care for it)
I may consider ballistic fabrication
also what does this mean?
The front Ford sway bar endlinks are needed also
Bell Tech 964 kit
QA1 shocks
Illicet no cut brackets
i bought the spoon adj arm(i've noticed alot of people dont care for it)
I may consider ballistic fabrication
also what does this mean?
The front Ford sway bar endlinks are needed also
Gary's Hemi
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The Spohn adjustable panhard bar is good. People just dont like the Spohn upper & lower control arms due to the bushings/joints in them.
The front sway bar endlinks that you want are 2008 Ford F150 endlinks. Those bring the sway bar back level to work properly
The front sway bar endlinks that you want are 2008 Ford F150 endlinks. Those bring the sway bar back level to work properly
chris52010trx4
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Are these on just a 2inch rear drop or 2/4... I'm lowered 2inch in the rear and wanna go 5100 due to good experiences when lifted ... and would like them for this application now... over the 4600
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Gary's long since sold his truck,and isn't on here much anymore.
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You can track him down on facebook if you want to hunt him up,Gary Trail is the guy you're looking for. I still talk to him fairly often,i'll send him a message to check in here ,and he might pop in.
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Gary's Hemi
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Logged back in for the 1st time in 1 yr(hard to believe it has been that long) & have all kinds of alerts & pm's. Lol
Gary's Hemi
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I am not entirely sure how that 5100 shock would be with just a 2" rear drop. I had a 2/4 kit & they worked well for that. It would be the same as running a Belltech Street Performer(length wise extended & compressed but not valving & so on) with 2" rear springs which I think people have done.
chris52010trx4
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See if I knew the stock shock extended and compressed length I could be able to search the 5100s for a close fit and then swap the bushings and sleeves correct?... and so if guys are using those belltechs on a 2" drop it may be possible?...thanks for replying ! I just really loved the 5100s on my last truck but this ones dropped and I'm not entirely sure I'd be happy with the 4600s ... mind you I haven't tried but also would rather not spend the money to not be happy with them.
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