My 96 CCSB - Superduty Coil swap and other mods
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I'm wondering if you will have to notch the trac bar bracket more when you put in the new box. That would explain my issues...
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More done this weekend. GETTING SO CLOSE!!!
Rear is installed and sitting on its own weight, Initially truck had about a 3" rake with the, probably mostly due to the Sky shackle flip in the rear. I removed the factory 2" block and it now seems to sit with about a 1" rake which is about perfect.
Getting the E brake cables routed was a job in itself, Some pics:
Got the rear shocks installed (bilsteins). Ended up using the factory superduty lower mounts. I went a few inches outboard of the factory location on the axle and since there is nothing holding them rotationally at this location, I welded the ubolts to the axle.
Driver:
passenger:
passenger:
Rear complete:
Rebuilt the entire ebrake assemblies and replaced the backer plates and seals in the hub. Those drum ebrakes are a pain. Took me forever to do the first side but the second side was quick once I figured it out. I also got a bit confused with the retainer nut on the drivers side, opposite hand thread! I knew that but had forgotten...
all complete:
I was at a loss for getting the bearing retainer nut off the hub and didn't want to drive it off with a screwdriver, anyway after realizing I couldn't get my hands on the proper tool on a sunday I made one in 15minutes with a junk 2 1/16 - 3/4 drive socket and my grinder. haha
My special homemade hub removal tool, worked like a champ:
Rear is installed and sitting on its own weight, Initially truck had about a 3" rake with the, probably mostly due to the Sky shackle flip in the rear. I removed the factory 2" block and it now seems to sit with about a 1" rake which is about perfect.
Getting the E brake cables routed was a job in itself, Some pics:
Got the rear shocks installed (bilsteins). Ended up using the factory superduty lower mounts. I went a few inches outboard of the factory location on the axle and since there is nothing holding them rotationally at this location, I welded the ubolts to the axle.
Driver:
passenger:
passenger:
Rear complete:
Rebuilt the entire ebrake assemblies and replaced the backer plates and seals in the hub. Those drum ebrakes are a pain. Took me forever to do the first side but the second side was quick once I figured it out. I also got a bit confused with the retainer nut on the drivers side, opposite hand thread! I knew that but had forgotten...
all complete:
I was at a loss for getting the bearing retainer nut off the hub and didn't want to drive it off with a screwdriver, anyway after realizing I couldn't get my hands on the proper tool on a sunday I made one in 15minutes with a junk 2 1/16 - 3/4 drive socket and my grinder. haha
My special homemade hub removal tool, worked like a champ:
The e-brake cable on my swap has yet to be solved. I see how you did yours and others before but I think I will move my frame bracket forward and hook the cables up how the obs truck does originally, don't want to use cable ties to get it to work. Can't wait to see yours done with those wheels cause I've been looking at those awhile and can't decide yet
JayTee013
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Ebrake
Yeah, my ebrake solution was not the most elegant, but it works. Actually works. Took it for a 5 mile test drive last night!
Yeah, my ebrake solution was not the most elegant, but it works. Actually works. Took it for a 5 mile test drive last night!
JayTee013
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Drove it 2 nights ago and did 5 miles. Only issue is a pissing power steering line. I used the original 1996 Hard line for the return and kind of tweaked it in to fit on the 2005 steering box, its leaking like crazy now. I kept the '05 return line and the '05 powersteering cooler off the donor and will be using both. That should fix it. Otherwise the truck rides really well. I like it alot. I may be going up a size or two on the tires and a set of 2" hub centric wheel spacers. The tires are looking a bit dinky now that I got the truck out of the garage and on the driveway but I still need to get the bed on to know for sure. The ebrake and brake system seems to be working OK. The vac assist power brakes are definitely not amazing, but it seems to stop just as good, if not better, than it did with the old brake setup, so I think that is good enough for me.
Strokersace
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Switch to hydroboost, and it will be an "oh s**t" type of stop! You'll wonder why you didn't do it immediately!
Night and day difference from the vacuum assist brakes. Especially when you have disc brakes in the rear now.
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Night and day difference from the vacuum assist brakes. Especially when you have disc brakes in the rear now.
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Had to move out of my house over the weekend due to the sale of our home, and successfully drove the truck across town to my parents. I will hopefully get the bed on and power steering and exhaust completed this weekend and it be 100%. Then I just need to find someone to properly align it. i'll get some pics up this weekend.
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The stock '05 bolts, no idea what size they were. They were marginally short but they worked.
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Mine were sticking through about 1/2-5/8" grabbed by 6 or 7 threads. However, I had a bucket of stock ford bolts that from when I completely disassembled the donor, so maybe the bolts I ended up using weren't the power steering box bolts after all, I don't remember...
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So here she is all done. Put almost 300miles on it over the 4th of july weekend, took it for a trip down to the beach and a few other cruises as well as driving it to work. I'm SUPER happy with it, so well behaved on the highway, backroads etc. Thing drives like a 2015. Stops like a dream too, no issues with the MC or vac boost. As far as I'm concerned its perfect. Got the exhaust and powersteering all sorted out as well.
Here's some pics:
And what it used to look like for reference:
This has been the best thing Ive done to this truck, looks and feels so much more modern and is a joy to drive again. Oh yeah, no more 15 point turns to blow it around in someones driveway, that superduty steering box is awesome!!!!
Here's some pics:
And what it used to look like for reference:
This has been the best thing Ive done to this truck, looks and feels so much more modern and is a joy to drive again. Oh yeah, no more 15 point turns to blow it around in someones driveway, that superduty steering box is awesome!!!!
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