hey guy...you mentioned that your axle kept "rolling"...did your truck drive sideways when this happened? Right now my axle is crooked...my local 4x4 shop took one look and said its been "torqued"...i'm gettin it checked out tomorrow...i just wanted to see if your problem is the same and what you did to fix it...thanks...


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-Brandon Warford
97 F150 4x4 Sport Brt. Red SuperCab
4.6l Triton V8
3.55LS
3" Performance Acc. Body Lift & lift lips
1-1.5" torsion bar adjust. so it sits level
Clear Corner Lenses
315/75R16 Yoko. Geolander MTs
American Racing Atlas 16x10
Pioneer 8000 3D series
Boston Acoustic 5x7s
Sony Xplode 4ch Amp
(2) 8" RF XLC Subs
True Dual Exhaust
--(2) Stage 3 Flows (Exits like the Lightning)
Custom 4x4 Sticker
Viper Alarm
FUTURE MODS:
4.56 gears
Repaint around Headlights where clearcoat is coming off >=(
Possibly a Manik Brush Guard and Roll Bar--we'll see
Thats about it for now!
Killintime4fun@aol.com
"THROUGH the river and OVER the woods to grandmother's house we go."

"...the road curves to the right and there are a lot of signs that say you cannot turn left...TURN LEFT."

 

Nice truck, it kinda looks like mine. I think we have the same problem. 4x4 guy said that the u-bolts weren't tightend correctly. The welded plates on your axle where your blocks and wedge sit, well mine rolled up onto the top of welded plate where there is a 1/2" gap. There is so much pressure the wedge is actually splitting in half down the middle and oozing out the sides of lift block. Instead of drive shaft being lined up nicely it at a V and rolls to accomidate what I'm doing. It goes into the shop Tuesday the 6th. He's going to reset the axle, put new wedges in that are bolt al the way through instead of split and slide in, which he thinks what the guy who put the lift in did. So I hope that this fixes my problem. It almost sounds like half of yours slipped. Hope my info helps. Check to see if you have any gaps at all where your blocks are.
Later,
Menace

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98 Ford F150 XLT 4.6L
SuperCab w/ Shortbed
Air-Raid/K&N Filter
Rancho 4" Suspension Lift
3" Body Lift
38.5x14.5 Super Swamppers
TSL SX
17" Weld Racing Scorpios
4.56 Gears
Westin Chrome Nerfs

 

dgmenace,

How bad is a "little" rubbing?

The reason I ask is I am trying to determine the largest tires that will fit without moderate rubbing. I've been looking at 38x12.50's.

P.S. No problems noticed with axle rolling. I just had my plates flipped to accomodate trac bars, though.

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'98 Ford F-150 S/C ORP
4.6L, 3.55LS, AT,
Teal with silver two-tone
Delta Flow 40-Series Flowmaster with dual rear exit, Hypertech Power Programmer, Clear Corners, Clear Taillights(before ticket), AirForce One FIPK, Superwhite head and fog lights, Billet Grille w/ bumper insert, Lighted Logo on grille, Westin PCS nerf bars, Granatelli MAS, JL Audio Stealthbox w/ two 8's, Pioneer 3-way 6x9's, two Kicker Amps
4.10LS, 5" RCD lift, 3" Performance Accessories 3" body lift, Gap Guards, Chrome Traction Bars (Rancho), 16x10 Eagle 1439's, 315-75/16 Pro Comp A/T




http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=1434673&a=10754263

 

Big D 98,
It's mainly when I have to crank a hard left or right, but I don't have any wheel well walls at all so my engine is exposed to everything. The guy who owned it before might of taken them out cause it rubbed bad but with out them it's only hard turns mainly parking spots or when I have to make a U-Turn. You might ask some of the other guys because I can't be for sure without wells.
Later,
Menace

 

Hey dgmenace, could you take a pic of inside the wheel well. How much of the wall did he take out? And if you don't have any walls, what exactly is it rubbing on? Thanks.

 

dgmenace,

Why only 10 mpg? It is because of the 4.56's (and the tires).

I got 17-18 before lift. Now, get 14-15. Sometimes 16 on highway.

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'98 Ford F-150 S/C ORP
4.6L, 3.55LS, AT,
Teal with silver two-tone
Delta Flow 40-Series Flowmaster with dual rear exit, Hypertech Power Programmer, Clear Corners, Clear Taillights(before ticket), AirForce One FIPK, Superwhite head and fog lights, Billet Grille w/ bumper insert, Lighted Logo on grille, Westin PCS nerf bars, Granatelli MAS, JL Audio Stealthbox w/ two 8's, Pioneer 3-way 6x9's, two Kicker Amps
4.10LS, 5" RCD lift, 3" Performance Accessories 3" body lift, Gap Guards, Chrome Traction Bars (Rancho), 16x10 Eagle 1439's, 315-75/16 Pro Comp A/T




http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=1434673&a=10754263

 

Yes, it's the gears and tires. The best I've had was 12mpg.