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  1. b2therad
    10-29-2009 05:02 PM
    b2therad
    They are in the mail bud. Hoping to get them some time this week or maybe monday.
  2. madmaxwell87
    10-20-2009 04:44 PM
    madmaxwell87
    Inner tie rods as in like the first connection inside of the actualy tie rod right underneath the frame? A 2.5" spacer is too much lift for your ball joints and im sure tie rods too. Anything over 2"s and you need new upper control arms to compensate for the added spring height. Where did you find a 2.5" lift? Is it coils or a actual spacer? The rough country spindles are great too
  3. madmaxwell87
    10-20-2009 03:19 PM
    madmaxwell87
    Hey, thanks for the compliment.You've got a nice truck too. The spindles are spingtech that I got off ebay and painted. I dont have any rubbing anywhere except a little of the tire on the back of the wheel well cause the coil spacers have settled.
  4. b2therad
    10-19-2009 10:26 PM
    b2therad
    I definitely will. All I am waiting for is doestch to email me back. Once they respond then the lift will be on the way.
  5. 04wes97
    10-19-2009 09:49 PM
    04wes97
    Hey man, watch those aluminum blocks, they warp real easy...then you got your rear end rollin around in there. keeps moving your pinion angle, then you end up loosing a u-joint riding down the road. plus you have an extremely uncomfortable ride for the few months before it goes. Trust me, i've been there.
  6. 04wes97
    10-19-2009 09:47 PM
    04wes97
    Yeah, me and a buddy did the front and rear. All the metal from a local race shop, the d-hooks from a tractor supply store. and paint, i got about 140 in both bumpers. An they are tough as can be.
  7. jdruzik
    10-19-2009 09:37 PM
    jdruzik
    Welcome to the site... This is the place to come for knowledge and to share information... Great looking truck... Keep coming back...
  8. b2therad
    10-19-2009 09:05 PM
    b2therad
    The doestch 5/4. That will put me at exactly 8/7" of lift all the way around. I had the 7.5" lift, but I sold it because I decided that I was not going to be able to afford to have a truck that big.
  9. b2therad
    10-19-2009 07:37 PM
    b2therad
    No sir, but I will hopefully at the end of the week along with an actual lift kit. I dont really need one, but I want one. You may find that you dont need one either.
  10. b2therad
    10-19-2009 05:35 PM
    b2therad
    No sir.. not to my knowledge. As far as I know the 2.5" spacers bring the upper and lower control arms up to compesate for them being so expanded. The lower control arms being brought up is what is causing the tie rod ends to rub the frame. The lift spindles let you keep the control arms in a stock location and does not cause them to move into an uncomfortable spot which means no rubbing. The daystar spacers should not affect it at all either because they dont cause as much of a pre-load as the 2.5's. You might to get new shocks though if you are going to combine the spacers and the spindles. You might not have to, but I recommend it.

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    Year
    1997
    Make
    Ford
    Model
    F150
    Body
    Supercab
    Trim
    XLT
    Color
    White
    Location
    North Augusta, SC

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