Which mechanics are qualified and knowledgeable in this area when it comes to trucks & 4X4s? Lift kits, intake, exhaust, re-gearing axles, et cetera?

Which store has a good selection of off road accessories at a reasonable price?

Who do you recommend for maintenance besides the dealerships?

 

for 4x4 parts and service, lifts intakes gears etc, try 4wheelparts in San Jose, good group of guys.

 

up and down truck center in santa clara is also a pretty good group of guys. Not too big of a shop but they will work with you. I had a spacer and aal i wanted installed and no one else would install parts that I brought in. they would only install the parts if they could supply them. but I already had the parts. so i went over to up and down and they worked with me and got it done and everything went rather smoothly.

actually. as they were installing the spacer they noticed a vacuum hose was not connected. they wernt sure if they just forgot to plug it back in somewhere or what. but they ended up contacting a lot of people trying to figure it out. and they eventually had a guy go over to the dealership to look at an actual truck to figure it out. i think thats some pretty good service if you ask me. it ended up just being an empty line.

They also gave me a free alignment

i also bought my parts from 4 wheel parts in san jose and brought them over to up and down.
up and down's labor rates are cheaper than 4 wheel parts.
4 wheel parts does price match tho for parts.


I also recommend advanced truck accessories in gilroy. they do a good job except they take forever. (tell me it will be done oen day its not done until several days later)

 

ooooo... pick me !! I can help ya out. I will be the cheapest, plus you can help me help you and you can learn a thing or two if interested.

(sorry, I know old thread, just passin some time)

 

On my 2X4, I have the Pro Comp Coil Spring Spacer + Add-A-Leaf. It still looks higher in the rear. You think we could put some adjustable shocks on the front to bring it up some more?

 

ya I could help you out with that. You planning on replacing the whole spacer up front ? Going with a full Coilover ? Whats brand you thinking about getting ?

 

At this point, I still don't know what my options are. I spent good money on the Pro Comp Coil Spring Spacer (parts + labor + alignment), so I don't really want to get rid of it if I don't have to. I was wondering if there was an adjustable shock that I could use with it.

 

if you already have spacers on, there is no way to lift it anymore up front without a full cross-member drop. Your UCA and balljoint angles are gonna be crying.

 

hmm... i will have to look into that one.

And we are planning a camping trip here pretty soon (a couple guys on the site plus a few of my buddies and theirs) we are headin up feb 29 - March 2nd to either Cow Mountain, Pillbury, or Indian Valley. You should definately come along.

 

I think he meant that big ole Pro-Comp coil spacer. The 5" one. The lift does drop down the diff and make for factory angles. It just keeps the stock shocks and springs up front and makes the mounting point higher up. It looks kinda odd tho IMO.

 

http://performancelifts.com/images/items/DAY04F150.jpg
http://www.explorerprocomp.com/PDFs/is/64201.pdf
http://us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.c...5_1981_3965716

It is the Pro Comp 64201

It is a 2 piece set which places a polyurethane coil spring spacer beneath the upper strut mounting plate & top spacer onto the strut assembly.

From the installation instructions, it appears as if I can replace the OEM shock with something like a Rancho QuickLift that uses the OEM coil springs.

Any thoughts?

 

aw I see now, mSal was right. With the set-up you have you are already pushing your upper control arm angles. Putting in the adjustable shocks would push them even further and wouldn't be a good idea. Looks like the next step is a full suspension lift that will drop down the front cross members and allow for stock suspension and steering angles, then you can put the spacer and AAL on top of that if you want more lift.

 

http://www.anyonesoffroad.com/

 

Pillbury trip ! Couple guys from this site are going. Go check it out. It would be great if more guys could make it.

https://www.f150online.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=319931

 

• San Francisco Ford: We've never done one. Our techs will have to read the manual and learn it as they go. Shouldn't be a problem though. But we'll still have to charge for the hourly work, including the time the tech has to read the book and if he has to call Troyer for support.
  
• Oakland Ford: Sure. Our techs have installed electric fan kits into their own cars. They work great. But we can't perform that service out of this service bay. We can't do after-market modifications here. Only factory authorized work within warranty parameters.

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• We install those on the Mustangs all the time. Not a problem. We should be able to do it in about 2-3 hours. Just let me know when you want to do it and we'll schedule the job.