-99 F350 Super Duty original height? and lift stuff
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Could some one that know what lift he's got under check som measurments,
I took measurments from center of the wheel hub straigt up to the point marked with red on the picture, the measurments is not 100% but approximately.
I had 93 centimeter front and at the rear 100cm rear.
This way we might get a clue of what lift I have...
The biggest problem is that here in Finland we have to do a yearly car inspection, and all changes needs to be marked in the registration papers, my lift is not marked in the papers, that means if I do not pay the inspectors to write it next time in the papers then my truck go in use prohibition, until I make the changes.
And right know we do not know what lift I have.
I took measurments from center of the wheel hub straigt up to the point marked with red on the picture, the measurments is not 100% but approximately.
I had 93 centimeter front and at the rear 100cm rear.
This way we might get a clue of what lift I have...
The biggest problem is that here in Finland we have to do a yearly car inspection, and all changes needs to be marked in the registration papers, my lift is not marked in the papers, that means if I do not pay the inspectors to write it next time in the papers then my truck go in use prohibition, until I make the changes.
And right know we do not know what lift I have.
At any rate, center of hub to the line you marked in the photo is 32.75" at front and almost 35" at the rear. Stock 4x4, stock springs, tires etc.
Your springs have been changed. The OEM rear spring pack is 5 leafs plus a possible auxiliary spring. I believe all SRW F350 models had the auxiliary spring while it was an option on the F250 models.
The front spring pack is just two leafs for all models.
While your engine may be late 99, your suspension looks like e99 to me. This is somewhat normal since the late 99 suspensions lagged quite a while after the engine changes were made. There are a couple of clues to denote the e99 suspensions such as driver's rear brake caliper is mounted towards the front and the end links on the sway bar has a shoulder on the bushings. Another clue is square profile U-bolts on the front axles but yours were most likely changed when the springs were added so that no longer applies.
Also beware, about 240,000 Late 99 7.3 engines actually shipped with the EARLY style front cover. If your engine falls into this category, then you can not use the HPOP reservoir gasket that has the screen (or you will crack the front cover). If you ever have to remove the reservoir, then make note of which type gasket you have and get the exact same type. Just an FYI to help you avoid a potentially costly mistake that has been made a few times over here.
I will attach a brochure that helps explain the differences between the e99 and late 99 engine parts.
Welcome to FTE.
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Thanks alot, all I know about early and late models is that on xtremediesel.com it says like this
Thanks again that's a lot of info there!
1999 Powerstroke Owners:To determine if your truck is an early or late 1999 model year, locate the tag on the drivers side door. Vehicles built before 12/7/98 are considered early 99 and vehicle built after 12/7/98 are considered late 99
And according to the tag on driver side its built late 99Thanks again that's a lot of info there!
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Thanks alot, all I know about early and late models is that on xtremediesel.com it says like this
Thanks again that's a lot of info there!
1999 Powerstroke Owners:To determine if your truck is an early or late 1999 model year, locate the tag on the drivers side door. Vehicles built before 12/7/98 are considered early 99 and vehicle built after 12/7/98 are considered late 99
And according to the tag on driver side its built late 99Thanks again that's a lot of info there!
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32.75" would be 83cm my measurement was 93cm so thats a lift of 10cm in front and 1" is 2,54cm so 4" would be 10,16cm so its almost 4" at the front?
Of course the measurements can't be exact when we compare like this but it's close, but there can easily be a difference of 0.5"-1"
The rear 35" would be 89cm and I measured 100cm so there is 11cm of lift on my truck and that would be just a bit over 4.5" of lift
Think I can get my self a 6" lift some day, if I now have 4" at the front then I think I could manage to get it made road legal with 6". The rules are so confusing here some inspectors say that the upper edge of the headlights can't be over 120cm from the ground that's just over 47" and some inspectors say from the lower edge....
I do know that I can go around all that by building new headlights in the front bumper, but there is also many other details that needs to be taken care of in that case...
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