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Old 04-09-2010, 11:44 AM
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What Did I Do To My Truck Today.

Thursday April 8th;
After installing my Rize Kit with the King Shocks, Limiting Straps and Bump stops, Refer to Thread http://www.truckmodcentral.com/forum...ead.php?t=2688 I've taken my truck on the trails countless times. I've been hearing my front passenger suspension bottoming out on me. So I took it back to Wicked Creations who took the front suspension apart to cycle it. He then send the shocks to King, who's business is right next door, who added a 2" spacer on the shocks, an extra rubber bump and re-valved them.

Results of bottoming out:




Before--------------------------------------------------------------After

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Before spacer, Shock Set hight:



After spacer, shock set hight:



 
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Old 04-09-2010, 11:55 AM
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Good call. Weird for someone to have a problem of too much travel!
 
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Old 04-09-2010, 12:16 PM
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I also had them re-weld my winch/light bar support, refer to post https://www.f150online.com/forums/ot...t-bar-tlc.html




I had also picked up 4 new spring leaf U bolt from Deavers the other day and since Wicked Creations were working on the suspension I had them install it instead.



Old Set

 
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Old 04-09-2010, 12:21 PM
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You should send me your truck. Ill pay the shipping and even send you mine in exchange.
 
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Old 04-09-2010, 12:23 PM
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Looks like your UCA's took a beating too.
 
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Old 04-09-2010, 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Stealth
Looks like your UCA's took a beating too.
Yup it did, good thing it is stronger metal than the Camburgs' so it only dinged it not bent it.

Bent Camburgs



 
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Old 04-09-2010, 12:40 PM
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Man that truck takes some serious abuse

Lookin good Leo
 
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Old 04-09-2010, 12:41 PM
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Yeah, I remember those old pics now.
 
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Old 04-09-2010, 01:09 PM
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Gimme those 38s
 
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Old 04-09-2010, 01:18 PM
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Leo is never stops with you does it? Haha I'm only kiddin man. Looks awesome and glad you got that fixed. So with the spacer your running 10inches of lift up front?
 
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At first I thought this thread was going to be another one of those huge threads on TMC haha
 
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Originally Posted by mhockey9090
Leo is never stops with you does it? Haha I'm only kiddin man. Looks awesome and glad you got that fixed. So with the spacer your running 10inches of lift up front?
Same hight, spacer allows the shock to travel further up without bottoming out. Notice in the second 2 picture where the first shock is threaded down to the second is threaded up.
 
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Old 04-09-2010, 11:36 PM
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My Kings were just at King this week too Its odd basically they did some similar stuff to mine. I think they are back with Sonny at Downsouth now though getting his final touch.

Would you say your Kings ride pretty smooth? or do you have them set up to be stiffer? I sent mine in to get a smoother ride and eliminate the "topping out" problem I was having.

Is your spring rate an 18"x800#? I thought that is what your springs read, mine is an 18"x700#; I wanted to swap out to a 16"x600# but Sonny and King said no need because of what they did with the 18" springs.
 

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Holy nasty weld.
 
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Friday March 9th;

Finally got my boy some new shoes, refer to thread: https://www.f150online.com/forums/wh...new-shoes.html

This is what his shoes looked like yesterday



Now with his new shoes on







 


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