I figured I would post up some stuff about my truck and see if anybody's interested. I have been seeing a lot of posts about doing a coil/linked/radius/super duty, etc. suspension setup and figured I'd share what I have done with mine. My truck is a 1997 F350 CCLB with a 215 P-pump 12 valve cummins mated to a ZF5 and has been converted for the last 50k miles.
The current engine setup is:
-HT3B 23cm, HX35 12cm with drilled wastegate and slightly hogged out divider.
-5x.012 injectors
-055 delivery valves
-3k gov springs
-AFC Live
-215 pump at 20* timing
-5" downpipe, 4" exhaust
-Freshly milled head (50k ago) with oversized OE cummins gasket
-Stock head bolts, torqued to 130lb's. All the holes in the block were tapped and all the bolts were chased with a die to make sure everything was clean and would torque properly.
Heres a pic of the truck currently:
For the past year I have been working on developing high end aftermarket products for OBS Fords and have been using mine as truck to test everything out on. I just finished a 3 link front end with coilovers that we are turning into a kit for other OBS owners. Here are some of the pics of that stuff:
This setup rides and drives amazingly! Everything is tig welding and cut with a CNC plasma table.
Here are some of future plans for this pickup:
-Hard coolant lines, clean up the wiring, coolant filter system, remote oil filter, etc.
-Dodge AAM 11.5 rear end with self leveling airbag/link setup in the rear.
-Subframe that will reduce the crazy frame flex these trucks have. I am meeting with a mechanical engineer for coming up with a good design that wont lead to cracks in other areas of the frame.
I am sure I am forgetting a ton, but I figured I would share with you guys and see what you think! :Cheer:
-Jon
The current engine setup is:
-HT3B 23cm, HX35 12cm with drilled wastegate and slightly hogged out divider.
-5x.012 injectors
-055 delivery valves
-3k gov springs
-AFC Live
-215 pump at 20* timing
-5" downpipe, 4" exhaust
-Freshly milled head (50k ago) with oversized OE cummins gasket
-Stock head bolts, torqued to 130lb's. All the holes in the block were tapped and all the bolts were chased with a die to make sure everything was clean and would torque properly.
Heres a pic of the truck currently:
For the past year I have been working on developing high end aftermarket products for OBS Fords and have been using mine as truck to test everything out on. I just finished a 3 link front end with coilovers that we are turning into a kit for other OBS owners. Here are some of the pics of that stuff:
This setup rides and drives amazingly! Everything is tig welding and cut with a CNC plasma table.
Here are some of future plans for this pickup:
-Hard coolant lines, clean up the wiring, coolant filter system, remote oil filter, etc.
-Dodge AAM 11.5 rear end with self leveling airbag/link setup in the rear.
-Subframe that will reduce the crazy frame flex these trucks have. I am meeting with a mechanical engineer for coming up with a good design that wont lead to cracks in other areas of the frame.
I am sure I am forgetting a ton, but I figured I would share with you guys and see what you think! :Cheer:
-Jon