Lift Jumping From 6" to 10"

[powerstroker67]

Too bad some shops don't take the time and care to insure no problems during shipping.

We gotta get him a job at Rize, that kit was packed better than when it was originally shipped from Rize! Nice job!

 

[Zmann]

Don't know if you addressed your shock length issue yet bu if it were mine I would re index the brackets to get the shocks in the proper travel range , save some coin and gain some ground clearance in that location ,,

 

[EvilTwins]

We gotta get him a job at Rize, that kit was packed better than when it was originally shipped from Rize! Nice job!

I think he would cost too much to employ, then there is the whole benefits situation, at least the employee housing could be cheep. Inside Joke..... LOL oke:

Don't know if you addressed your shock length issue yet bu if it were mine I would re index the brackets to get the shocks in the proper travel range , save some coin and gain some ground clearance in that location ,,

That is where I was going, Sean mentioned removing the ones that are there now and installing brackets from a 2002 F-350. They are held on with "u" bolts and can be rotated infinitely around the housing. Just got a price of 86.00 for both, including hardware. Going to try a salvage yard being that I have about 6 of them within a 1/2 mile stretch of road. I can clamp em then once I'm satisfied I can weld them in place.

I got my one piece driveshaft painted up and installed last night. No more shudder on take off, drives smooth as stock.

I have also been researching what I am going to do for the front in regards to springs and shocks. I decided, why not combine the two!!!!!!

In all reality, I'm not smart enough to think of that. I took one look at S.D.P's 2012 and couldn't get the idea of Coil-overs off my mind. I had a long conversation with Trevor from Precision Metal Fab (no suprise there) and he provided me with that teaser pic. Yet another vendor with patients for a ton of questions and the know how to back it up.

Thanks Guys.

 

[Zmann]

cool

my 06 has the u bolt version also ,, however there is a locating pin that is supposed to hold it in a specific location ,, that is easy to bypass ;-)

and I don't think you need to ever weld them in place the locating pin is for assembly I have never seen mine move even with bypassing the pin

 

[Pahrump]

There is no way I was getting the height I needed with a jack. Well unless you are Pahrump and can balance a truck precariously on 6x6s, i think most of you have seen the pics. Just a jab buddy.

LMAO!!!!! good stuff bro....

Truck is looking good.

As for the shock mounts in the rear...you can drill out the rivets on the upper mounts and flip them over and re install using grade 8 hardware and it will give you like an extra 6" I have done it on a few 08+ trucks that I have lifted...works perfect.

Good luck!

 

[Biggsw784]

PMF is diffently one of the best!! I also had 40 questions to ask and Trev got all the answers I needed.

 

[EvilTwins]

As for the shock mounts in the rear...you can drill out the rivets on the upper mounts and flip them over and re install using grade 8 hardware and it will give you like an extra 6" I have done it on a few 08+ trucks that I have lifted...works perfect.

Good luck!

I saw that and wondered if it would work. My only concern was that they would give me too much drop and I would bottom my shocks. With these springs being the shape they are I am just not sure how much travel I have. I could just use two of the existing holes and drill two others. Looking at this pic....I might be pushing it. I will just have to mock it up.

 

[Danbonzo]

Looks sik bro!

 

[Pahrump]

You will be perfectly fine with flipping the mounts...it wont bottom the shocks, truck will ride WAY better after you get the shocks right.

DAMN you for making me want to lift my new one...I gotta save up some money though..between the ex wife, and the vette Im broke..

 

[Breaking Habits]

The more I looked at my truck the more the 38" Mickey Thompsons look a little "Stuffed" into the wheel wells. Also, when I turn left into any inclined driveway I have to proceed like I am driving a lowered ricer, otherwise the tire will smack my fender flare. I also have to pull my cab within the next two weeks or so but wanted to do this first as my "beater with a heater" wont be available for a till then.

I got the back in for now and on Wednesday (Feb 1) the Rize four link should be here from Louisiana courtesy of BenBou00. Always a pleasure doing business with good people.

All the NEW parts came from Sean at Street Diesel Performance (SDP). Not to mention the numerous phone calls because I'm psychotic. In all seriousness, Sean pointed me in the right direction, got me the right parts, and continues to keep provide support in regards to maintaining proper driveline angles.

Sean got me true 10" lift springs from Atlas, which in my opinion are very well built. Right down to the spring sliders. They are heavy as F&%K too. Not a one person job. He also set me up with Bilstein Shocks.

Here is the photo progression. Its not seamless but gets the point across.

SDP Provided some new "U" bolts as reuse if forbidden......and too risky. I cleaned them up and put a coat of rustshield on. The SEM seems to bite the best and cleans up really nice too.

I took an initial measurement at the top of the wheel well arch to see how much I gain and provide a reference for the front.

Here is the before shot. As I said, a little stuffed and not very well centered in the wheel well. These facts aren't very apparent in the pic. Current configuration is stock springs with a Pro Comp four inch lift block, one inch aluminum block, added spring to the pack, and a plate for the Pro Comp bars. THe math says 6" of lift, but I needed a ProComp six inch front spring and a 2" spacer from a leveling kit to get the truck to level out.

A couple without tires.

Got the spring out. The front bolts were TIGHT and Red Lock Tight'ed (made up word). I strongly recommend a two post lift and a can of break free with a 24 hour pre application to do this. There is no way I was getting the height I needed with a jack. Well unless you are Parump and can balance a truck precariously on 6x6s, i think most of you have seen the pics. Just a jab buddy.

Getting ready to put in the new spring and awaiting the arrival of my brother in law to help lift. I tried to do one side at a time but I couldn't get enough separation between the mounts and axle on one side to get the spring in, so I just removed both old springs.

Got both springs in and temporarily put the tires on........ Surprise !!!! Gained 5 1/2 inches. I did leave in the 1 inch aluminum block. Pure man pride wouldn't let me take it out.......

I installed my new Bilsteins, after wrapping them with 3M clear vinyl to ensure they don't get trashed by the winter salt. I got two years on my other wrapped Bilsteins and they still wipe up perfect with a cloth. Sean also made me install a new differential cover. He really didn't have to push me too much......I also installed a stainless brake line (blue colored) due to the extra height. I have done two sets of brake-lines in the last month and both sets wind up with a coil in them that I can't get rid of no matter what way I configure the ends. :doh:

My first issue so far sits with my exhaust.... With the spring installed it wants to live in the same area as the exhaust. So for now I am going to run the dump here and try to figure out what to do. I am probably going to do some kind of single or dual turn down. Any Ideas.

Well, here is the hot rod... All kinds of Early 70s Pro Street.. Come On Fed EX Get me my front end parts !!!!!! I can probably remove the bump stop as there is nothing for it to hit. Besides, if that spring compresses far enough to hit that stop.......I have much bigger problems.

After test driving it I noticed a drive line shutter on any acceleration. Once again SDP got the parts. Sean has a one piece drive shaft being made up as I type this. Once we get that baby installed I can feed Sean my output shaft and pinion angles and we can see if I need to put in an angled block in place of my one inch aluminum piece. I should be good to go. The angle doesn't look too drastic.

I know I am mentioning Street Diesel Performance a lot but some of the best vendors in the country are on this site. It is not often that companies take a personal interest in our projects like the ones here do. I like to give credit where credit is due.

Thanks!!!

This kind of service from Sean is no surprise. Hes a top notch fellow!

 

[Scarlet_Nape]

Truck looks great!!

 

[EvilTwins]

A little update, got my shock issue squared away. Now that I am sure it works I will chop the bottom off and paint them up to match. By the way....the splatter all over the place is from the initial run of my one piece driveshaft. Little too much grease got pumped in and turned the underside of my truck a splatter shield.

 

[Erikclaw]

Looks like you forgot to instal the traction bars. oke:

 

[EvilTwins]

Looks like you forgot to instal the traction bars. oke:

Nope, LOL just delayed. They interfere with my AMP Steps so I had to move the back articulation mount one set of holes forward. But the friggin bolts are frozen in the mounts. Lesson to all....never seize!!!!!

I got then drilled off now I gotta get em drilled thru with a nut on the inside. Real PITA.


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[weekendwarriorfsw32]

Looking awesome! Who's traction bars?

 

[EvilTwins]

Puttin a set of Rize bars on it. Maybe tonight. Depends what time I get out of work. Been killin the OT.


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[EvilTwins]

Got my rear shock mounts cut off and painted last night. One more task completed in the list of many.


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[EvilTwins]

I also got my Rize bars mocked up. I'm havin an issue with the lower heim joint on the drivers side. I can't get it to line up and I think it is due to the angle between the axle mount and the bar. I have not done the passenger side yet and can't say for sure if this is an overall problem or it's isolated to one side.

At this time the top heim is all the way in and the bottom has about three threads exposed on the inside of the bar. It appears that the only way to get the geometry right is to lower the front of the bar.

Is there a limitation to the amount of lift the Rize bars can accommodate?



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[EvilTwins]

Tragedy averted. Figured out the minor alignment issue with the traction bars.

 

[Danbonzo]

How much stress did you feel on traction bar when you leveraged it up into posistion after anchoring the bottom heim in place?