Lowering question?
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With a lift, you usually install larger tires along with it.
If you are handy with a computer, you can usually take a side view picture of your truck, download it into the computer and you can use paint or some other program to do simple modifications and see what it will look like.
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Wish I knew how to do that on my 'puter, maybe if I play with it long enough. Tire size is what concerned me. I'm only running 235/75's now but wanted low pro 17's or 18's for the look but if it's that close with these the others would never work. Just was wanting more of a street rod look, not slammed, with air ride for comfort. Mine does very little if any hauling or towing, it's more my main driver. I've got others but prefer driving my truck.
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You can lower the truck some with just the tires. If you changed your front tires from the 235's to some 215's, that would lower it since that is a smaller tire, without changing the suspension at all.
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I lowered mine the wrong way, but tire wear wasn't a concern for me. The truck looked low with running boards, but after I took them off, it doesn't look very low.
I had some rubbing issues in the front, but some slight fender mods cleared that up.
I had some rubbing issues in the front, but some slight fender mods cleared that up.
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jerd, what did you do for the rear. when i was doing some research i found things that said you had to flip the rear end. is that what you had to do? of i was thinking myself if i could flip the leaf shackles but if i drop the rear im worried about clearance between the rear end and the frame.
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You should have bump stops to prevent any contact.
But I pulled my middle leaf springs. Most people are against doing that. An axle flip kit is the other way. Has about the same results. Cheap. But I needed free at the time.
But I pulled my middle leaf springs. Most people are against doing that. An axle flip kit is the other way. Has about the same results. Cheap. But I needed free at the time.
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good to know. thats what i was thinking of doing just for the fact that i wasnt sure if ford offsets their rear ends like chevy so you could just flip the meatball and mount on top of the leafs.
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understand that once you apply heat to coils like that, you're changing the properties of the metal. the coil won't react like it did before, nor will it be as resilient as before to shock loads while on the road and going over speed bumps, potholes, etc. i've seen firsthand the effects of "heating" coils...not pretty.