HEY: All you PMF RSK guys look here!!!!

[Strokersace]

After talking to Trevor and with Tom's measurements, the crossbar between the rsk hangers will need to be modified and moved forward. I ran into a speed bump on this project and its not completed yet. My plan is to get the truck back up and running with the current lift, the get precise measurements of room needed and then have Trevor build me a modded rsk.

 

[OBSWIZ]

FYI, I ran a SD tapercore IC and never had any clearance issues..

 

[Strokersace]

FYI, I ran a SD tapercore IC and never had any clearance issues..

You may have mounted your ic differently than I did. And your rsk crossbar is likely in a different spot than pmf's is. The bottom of my ic is within 1/4" if the bottom if the core support.

 

[OBSWIZ]

Like this..don't think I could have gotten it closer.

 

[Strokersace]

Hard to tell from that pic Cary. How much room is between the crossbar and the ic?

 

[OBSWIZ]

Should be between 1/2 and 3/4", I mount the IC's much closer to the Rad than how I see others do it so better air flow through the IC and more room for everything else.

 

[Strokersace]

I custom built all of the brackets so that there is 1/4" gap between radiator, a/c condenser, 6.0 trans cooler, and I/c. It's all as close as I felt comfortable with.

 

[Tom S]

I am gonna look at this one more time. Stokerace what is that black plastic piece behind the bumper?

 

[Strokersace]

I am gonna look at this one more time. Stokerace what is that black plastic piece behind the bumper?

The new plastic piece to the left if he ic in the picture? That's the airdam mounted under the bumper. Same as the Lightning one that has spots for fog lights. Am running it on the 2wd.

 

[g500xl]

Did you guys ever figure out an answer to this question. I'm looking at doing the same thing.

Thanks,

 

[Strokersace]

I think the consensus was that there wasn't enough room unless you had Trevor make a custom crossbar. I went with an 05 conversion instead.

 

[OBSWIZ]

Well as stated we been doing these for 15 years..no problems with any IC.

 

[Strokersace]

Well as stated we been doing these for 15 years..no problems with any IC.

You also don't use the PMF RSK. And that is what I was specifically going to use. Wanted as little lift as possible. Sky's kit was too tall for me.

 

[OBSWIZ]

I sell shocks for the "2.5" kits..funny same measurement as a 3" RS kit

 

[Strokersace]

I sell shocks for the "2.5" kits..funny same measurement as a 3" RS kit

Shocks have nothing to do with the rsk designs. The fact is that you've used a Sky kit with a tapercore and I was specifically asking about a pmf kit.

 

[OBSWIZ]

Yes I understand but just saying you want a lower kit and I pointed out its not lower than ours that fits a tapercore..so you can have a kit if you want one that meets your height requirement and fits your tapercore. Or not.

 

[Strokersace]

My height requirements were less than 3". Even if pmf's 2.25" kit is just 1/4" lower as you say, well its still lower. Not to mention its a bolt on and didn't require removal of bumper brackets. Last I looked at the sky kit, that was still the case anyway. Nevertheless, the designs are different regardless if they are the same height measurement. I'm glad you've ran them for 15 years without issue. That's great. But I didn't want to run the sky kit for the reasons I've already stated above. End of story.

Doesn't matter now anyway because I have all the room in the world around the tapercore since I installed an 06 SD suspension under it. And what do you know, it sits a full 2" lower than it would have with the lowest pmf kit!! Which is the height I wanted all along. Used all stock 06 parts - trackbar bracket, steering box, pitman arm, etc. Zero bump steer and rides incredible! All bolt on. Yes I know you developed this mod too and will likely say the way I did it is bad and I should have bought your kit for it to be right. Oh well. Eventually I'll put a pmf 4 link under it that doesn't require lifting it and I'll have the perfect (for me anyway) setup that's a full 5" lower than the 4 link axle conversion you push.

 

[OBSWIZ]

We don't require removal of the bumper brackets and haven't in years. And its not 1/4" difference its the same..

How can I say your install is bad since I haven't a clue what you did..sounds like your just got a issue with me.

5" lower than our 4 link kit..weird since ours is only 2.5" over stock..coil.

Whatever normal drama on the Forums.

 

[Strokersace]

We don't require removal of the bumper brackets and haven't in years. And its not 1/4" difference its the same..

How can I say your install is bad since I haven't a clue what you did..sounds like your just got a issue with me.

5" lower than our 4 link kit..weird since ours is only 2.5" over stock..coil.

Whatever normal drama on the Forums.

Ummm, if I read your earlier post you said that pmf's 2.5" is the same as your 3". Well I didn't and never have wanted a 2.5". I WANTED a 2.25". Do the math. That's 1/4".

Yours still requires welding, no? Wanted 100% bolt on so that's another season on top of the added height to not use a Sky kit.

And answer me this, why do most that have a 3" sky rsk like you push, need a 5" rear block to make it level? But people that run a 2.25" PMF rsk are level with a 4" rear block?

5" below yours is an overstatement. It'd actually be 4.5". You see, I'm running 2" blocks in the rear and 4800lb coils in the front. The front sits 1.5" lower than the rear because to me, that's a true leveled look with the way the body lines look. I'd assume that your "stock" coil spring conversion uses 4" rear blocks and is either level with the 2.5" 4-link kit, or requires a 5" block in back for level. Well based on the latter, I'm a true 3" lower in the rear and 4.5" in the front.

The only issue I have is when people ask legitimate questions, your "go to" response is - We designed this mod 15 years ago and have everything you need. Pm me. We specialize in..... And you stick your jabs in when you can to voice your disapproval of ones choices when doing it themselves - "oh never trust a bolt on only, we weld all of ours", "you cannot use stock SD parts, you will have issues. Buy our weld on... ". Obviously I'm paraphrasing but those are prime examples.

Another example is this thread I started last summer... In the title it says specifically "PMF RSK users". Your response in a thread specific to a PMF product and clearance for an aftermarket i/c is "we've ran one for 15 years with our kit no problem.". Well hell I'm not asking about how it fits with your product so how is input about fitment in relation to YOUR product going to help????? That's right, it won't.

 

[old man dave]

Stroker, do you have enough info to do a writeup on the 06 install?