Rear suspension question
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Rear suspension question
I bought a used 2011 F250 Lariat Limited SWB 6.7 and am in the process of getting ready to install airbags for an upcoming toyhauler purchase. I was installing the Rancho 9000XL shocks and noticed something that may cause a problem. I believe the previous owner had an additional rear blocks installed. After looking at this Im assuming I will have to remove these blocks since the airbags can not fit around the "arm" of the block. Problem I see is removing these blocks will leave me with a U-bolt that is too long. Im guessing Im going to have to buy stock u-bolts? Any suggestions?
Drivers side from rear of truck
Passenger side in front of rear tire looking back.
Drivers side from rear of truck
Passenger side in front of rear tire looking back.
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I know the bump stop gets removed but if you look just above the axel there is a block with an arm that sticks out below the bump stop and above the axel. The airbag cant go around that. Make sense?
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the airbag bottom sits just above the jounce bar.
Sam
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which references the jounce bar
at 1 minute 12 seconds you can see the lower airbag bracket around the bar
Sam
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Ok, now I see it. And boy do I feel silly now. I even did a search for this issue and didnt see anything. Thanks for your help!!
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I installed the bags on my F250 without any issues..(well, large hands in small spaces as always!)
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Back in 2008 the bottom bracket for the Firestone kit didn't fit how I liked it so I cut a small notch in the bag bracket so that it would seat nicely against the spring pack.
2011 kit is better, I'm sure the airlift product is good too.
I agree with Sam. Never be embarrassed about a question here. It's a great site with good people on it. We've all been there, done that, got the t-shirt. Hope the install goes nicely.
2011 kit is better, I'm sure the airlift product is good too.
I agree with Sam. Never be embarrassed about a question here. It's a great site with good people on it. We've all been there, done that, got the t-shirt. Hope the install goes nicely.
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Thanks everyone for all the help!
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