About to Begin Front End Work...Need Tips, Tricks, Sanity
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About to Begin Front End Work...Need Tips, Tricks, Sanity
Hey Guys, I am about to start a series of projects on my 06 FX4...mainly to restore, improve, and tinker.
My first job is going to be the front end. I made a post awhile back about already having the Bilstein 5100's in my garage, and I was curious as to what else I should do at the same time. I have decided to do Upper/lower control arms (Moog...or whatever else is recommend...Detroit Axle?), Sway bar end links, and I guess tie rod ends.
Can someone chime in with some advice as to what else I should do? I'm curious about things like torque specs, what parts I should lube (and with what), and common issues I should expect to run into so that I can stay sane as I do this, and hopefully be prepared.
Afterwards I know I will be taking it in for an alignment.
Lastly, I will be swapping over to 275/65/20s, and I would like your thoughts on which setting I should go with on the shocks for enough clearance and NOT having a truck that sits high in the front. Or perhaps you recommend the highest setting and adding a block in the back...I dunno...school me on this please.
Thanks Gents
My first job is going to be the front end. I made a post awhile back about already having the Bilstein 5100's in my garage, and I was curious as to what else I should do at the same time. I have decided to do Upper/lower control arms (Moog...or whatever else is recommend...Detroit Axle?), Sway bar end links, and I guess tie rod ends.
Can someone chime in with some advice as to what else I should do? I'm curious about things like torque specs, what parts I should lube (and with what), and common issues I should expect to run into so that I can stay sane as I do this, and hopefully be prepared.
Afterwards I know I will be taking it in for an alignment.
Lastly, I will be swapping over to 275/65/20s, and I would like your thoughts on which setting I should go with on the shocks for enough clearance and NOT having a truck that sits high in the front. Or perhaps you recommend the highest setting and adding a block in the back...I dunno...school me on this please.
Thanks Gents
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While I never saw it, on my 2004 I found that the springs on the front struts, both sides had just about collapsed. When I replaced them with Monroe HD struts, it raised the front end up 2" and the truck sat level instead of down in the front. I replaced all of the bushings in the front end with polyurethane units. The ones on the sway bar were just about gone. Made a huge difference in how the truck drove. Being that yours is an FX4, check the rear for a sway bar. The newer ones don't have a sway bar. Don't know about an 06. Hellwig is worth it's weight in gold at my house.
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While I never saw it, on my 2004 I found that the springs on the front struts, both sides had just about collapsed. When I replaced them with Monroe HD struts, it raised the front end up 2" and the truck sat level instead of down in the front. I replaced all of the bushings in the front end with polyurethane units. The ones on the sway bar were just about gone. Made a huge difference in how the truck drove. Being that yours is an FX4, check the rear for a sway bar. The newer ones don't have a sway bar. Don't know about an 06. Hellwig is worth it's weight in gold at my house.
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