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Jay
| | Posted on Saturday, February 01, 2003 - 08:46 pm: | 
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How tough was it to install? Any special tools needed. Also will it correct a 5" suspension lift?
Thanks for ant input. |
Carter Simcoe (Carter)
| | Posted on Saturday, February 01, 2003 - 10:16 pm: |
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I don't know, but thats a pretty big lift around here. Got any pics of your truck?? |
Scott (Scott_Bowden)
| | Posted on Saturday, February 01, 2003 - 10:25 pm: |
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You need a shop press.
On that size lift you will probably want carden driveshafts. You will then need to align the pinion with the driveshaft. They call them castor correction but the castor will end up being off. It takes some measuring to get the pinion and driveshaft parrallel so you don't have vibrations.
It stiffens/eliminates the front articulation.
I would recommend the realigning and lenghthening the radius arms and using stock rubber bushings. |
Bill Bettridge (Billb)
| | Posted on Monday, February 03, 2003 - 08:20 am: |
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Castor correction bushings won't do crap for a true 5" lift.
Regardless, they are useless and limit front articulation and additonally will break down very quickly.
Talk to John at RTE about having the swivel balls rotated - see on his website. Much better alternatice to corrected radius arms which can correct for castor, but cause driveline angle issues.
Bill |
John Cinquegrana (Johnc)
| | Posted on Monday, February 03, 2003 - 08:40 am: |
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FWIW Jay, I have them on my Rangie...but I only have a 3" lift.... It did help with my steering wander but caused more vibes up front....
You do need a 20 ton press to do the job...
You're better off looking at other alternatives (Like Bill and Scott mentioned...
It worked for me but I don't think it'll work for a 5 inch lift...
Just my experience... |
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