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May 5, 2012 | 11:45 AM

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njneer1

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looks good Sean. how much do you need to raise the rear?

May 5, 2012 | 07:47 PM

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wpnaes

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Originally Posted by njneer1

looks good Sean. how much do you need to raise the rear?

The So Cal rake has grown on me... The used F350 rears are just sittin' waitin'... Plus, i really like gettin' her in the garage from time to time (1/2'' clearance).

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I guess I'm confused. I thought leaf springs only went on one way.

You're right of course, but termn8rx asked, so I tried to answer.

May 6, 2012 | 10:13 PM

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termn8rx

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Thanks again..Is the track bar the same?If not it will make a good club.. :-)

May 6, 2012 | 10:14 PM

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termn8rx

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Also thanks to all those who posted Lie o meter.Fixed mine today.

May 6, 2012 | 10:56 PM

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wpnaes

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Thanks again..Is the track bar the same?If not it will make a good club.. :-)

No need to change this bar, it'll work fine with the new V or X's.

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Feb 23, 2018 | 10:11 PM

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Flyboy1100

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Originally Posted by wpnaes

No need to change this bar, it'll work fine with the new V or X's.

w/o looking at part numbers, is the bar the same as the F250, wouldn't raising the front shift the axle slightly?

Feb 24, 2018 | 07:51 AM

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Yes, the axle shifts slightly (1/8-3/8th of an inch?), but I haven’t noticed any handling changes.

Likely the same bar on an F250, those years with a Dana 50 on leaves, but not certain of that.

Feb 24, 2018 | 12:28 PM

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Flyboy1100

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Thanks, jus starting to research this, front isn't sagging too bad, but big bumps bottom the front springs out, just looking for maybe 1-1.5" , nothing drastic, only plan to run 33's

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Feb 25, 2018 | 11:06 AM

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Flyboy1100

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From: ND

just for kicks i did look, the track bar in year 2000 at least is all the same between Excursion, F250, F350, F450, F550. but I only checked 2 places online and only 1 of them even listed the part, the other shows it on the diagram but not in the parts list.

the year 2000 service manual says it is a 3B239, and that covers all Superduty's so maybe it is correct