installing a lift for the first time
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09-08-2002, 08:31 PM
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installing a lift for the first time
Hey everyone,
i am planning on installing a lift on my truck, and sonce it will be the first time, i would like to get as much info in advance as possible. i will be putting the fabtech 6" on a 02 screw fx4. i will be able to buy all of the tools needed except a lift. i could possibly have access to a lift, but i would like to do the job at home if possible. any info yall can give me would be greatly appreciated. Examples would be, tools needed, potential problems, tricks that may make the install easier, etc.
thanks in advance
jesse
i am planning on installing a lift on my truck, and sonce it will be the first time, i would like to get as much info in advance as possible. i will be putting the fabtech 6" on a 02 screw fx4. i will be able to buy all of the tools needed except a lift. i could possibly have access to a lift, but i would like to do the job at home if possible. any info yall can give me would be greatly appreciated. Examples would be, tools needed, potential problems, tricks that may make the install easier, etc.
thanks in advance
jesse
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Finally, someone out there with ***** to install the fabtech 6" kit. I think fabtech is the highest quality of suspension kits out there. quarter inch thick bracketry can't cut you wrong. i was always a doubter of the 5" systems. i didn't know what that was about. are you gonna go with new torsion bars? i'll assume you're gonna put 35" tires on with your lift? If you go get a four wheeler magazine (Aug '02 I believe), there's an article that installs an 8" lift on a cheby 3/4 HD 4x4. That kit looked very similar to your ford kit. The only way to lift these IFS fords is to either replace the IFS with a solid axle (the most reliable, but hardest to return to stock), replace the knuckles (your kit, not the easiest, but better than dropped brackets), or using IFS system drop brackets. I can't tell you how to prepare to install one of these kits, cause I haven't done one yet. All I'm doing is reassuring you that you bought the right kit.
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09-14-2002, 09:23 PM
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here what your truck would look like after the lift
my also is a 2002 fx4 stand 6'8" tall with 315/75/16 on 16x10 rims
https://www.f150online.com/galleries...gallery394.jpg
https://www.f150online.com/galleries...gallery394.jpg
Last edited by hmiz; 09-15-2002 at 12:16 PM.
