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Old Mar 10, 2011 | 01:56 AM
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heres my 4x4 block removed, lightning leafs, 2" shackles out back and the t-bars fliped side to side and front to back with the stock keys and cut the bump stops out with i think 295/50/22 and no rub.
 
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Old Mar 10, 2011 | 09:38 AM
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i heard of rangers doing that, wasn't too sure if the f150's were capable of doing that. looks awesome! and how much of a drop do you think you achieved in the front, doing that?
 
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Old Mar 10, 2011 | 02:40 PM
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coobies5...i agree 100%. i have no f'in idea why people lift 2wd trucks, but now that i think of it i guess i can see why u would want your truck lower to the ground, and have 4wd
 
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Old Mar 10, 2011 | 04:15 PM
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hay thanks man it all works great i dont now for sure how much drop i got but here is a pic from before Name:  ford3.jpg
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Old Mar 10, 2011 | 07:08 PM
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I'm wondering if you can double that with drop keys yet? I'm about to order chevy drop keys instead of stock keys.
 
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Old Mar 10, 2011 | 07:45 PM
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I'm wondering if you can double that with drop keys yet? I'm about to order chevy drop keys instead of stock keys.
DUDE....I want to know this as well! I can do it, but, my upper ball joint angles would be ridiculous! they already are pretty bad, but man, it would look sweet!

Also, good luck and looking forward to some pictures when you get the chevy keys put in.
 
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Old Mar 10, 2011 | 07:47 PM
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hay thanks man it all works great i dont now for sure how much drop i got but here is a pic from before
That looks like a pretty big difference! and how far out is the bolt on the keys?
 
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Old Mar 11, 2011 | 12:05 AM
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That looks like a pretty big difference! and how far out is the bolt on the keys?
they are in perty far to get it the same as the back it can tuck the tires a little when they are let out more.
 
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Old Mar 11, 2011 | 12:21 AM
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they are in perty far to get it the same as the back it can tuck the tires a little when they are let out more.
you can tuck in the front?
 
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Old Mar 11, 2011 | 12:36 AM
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You take some good pictures man. I always like them. Your truck is looking good!! That other truck in the first pic looks nice too.
thanks man
 
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Old Mar 11, 2011 | 12:46 AM
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you can tuck in the front?
yea a little here it is not the best pic and i can go down a little more than that ill go down like that again when i get the back lowere to.Name:  ford4.jpg
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Old Mar 11, 2011 | 01:29 AM
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how was your upper ball joint angles being that low?
 
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Old Mar 11, 2011 | 01:35 AM
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not to sure have not checked it out to much i just got it all done befor i left town for work so when i get home ill look at it real good. Just ordered the c noch so i can get the back down all the way its sitting on the bump stops now do you think i should get some pinion shims to just in case ?
 
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Old Mar 11, 2011 | 08:12 AM
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That's what I want!! C notching a 4x4! Brysonh and that is just flipping the torsion bars?! I don't see how u will get an alignment?
 
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Old Mar 11, 2011 | 11:21 AM
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not to sure have not checked it out to much i just got it all done befor i left town for work so when i get home ill look at it real good. Just ordered the c noch so i can get the back down all the way its sitting on the bump stops now do you think i should get some pinion shims to just in case ?
awesome, try and get some pictures if you can. with leafs, shackles and block removed, you're resting on bump stops? I have block removed, shackles and hangers and i have like 1" or so between my bump stops and axle. I never hit it when i'm driving, but if i put like 300lbs in the bed, it'll rest on the bump stops and it tucks in the back, not a harsh ride whatsoever. I may get my friends L leafs today or tomorrow for a couple $$ I don't think they'll lower me a lot, and i'm not really wanting them to lower me, but if they do, that just means i'll have to flip the keys and see what happens.

also, with shackles, hangers and block removed, i have 6 degree shims, because the u-joints were binding pretty bad, it would just click-click-click-click constantly when i was driving at low speeds.
 
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