do u think i need ladder bars?
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Don't listen to anyone who says you don't.
Go look at some videos, and see for yourself.
The axle wrap on these things is ridiculous.
In the videos where they show the axle wrap with tunes, it's crazy for christ sakes, go watch that, then decide for yourself.
It is said that is the reason the seals weep so much on the diff's.
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Be sure you realise the difference between the options before ordering anything, if you do.
The arms going from the axle to the frame, in 2 seperate spots, makes the axle act as the worls largest stabilizer bar. Not good if you want wheel travel for offroading.
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I would also like to know.
Lifted is even worse, but stock is bad enough if you are running high power on the ol tuner.
Do you do a lot of towing, or mostly offroad?
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Before you do anything, check you're tuner for clutch slip, I heard of similar issues from guys that were about to lose they're lockup torque converter
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http://www.dieselbombers.com/general...dder-bars.html
As you can see there are decisions to be made before ordering stuff and bolting it on.
The main "overall" option with stabilising the rear axle, is weather you want to stabilise it with 1 fixed point, or 2.
With 1, you eliminate axle wrap, and maintain axle travel on uneven terrain. This is good for offroading.
With 2, you eliminate axle wrap, and stiffen the rear end, so you get very little side to side action.
This would be very good for day to day, highway, and pulling, but not offroad, as if you travel you're rear wheel over a hole, it will stay level with the other wheel.
(but the truck will ride more stable, you essentially are using the entire rear axle for a giant stabiliser. )
As you can see there are decisions to be made before ordering stuff and bolting it on.
The main "overall" option with stabilising the rear axle, is weather you want to stabilise it with 1 fixed point, or 2.
With 1, you eliminate axle wrap, and maintain axle travel on uneven terrain. This is good for offroading.
With 2, you eliminate axle wrap, and stiffen the rear end, so you get very little side to side action.
This would be very good for day to day, highway, and pulling, but not offroad, as if you travel you're rear wheel over a hole, it will stay level with the other wheel.
(but the truck will ride more stable, you essentially are using the entire rear axle for a giant stabiliser. )
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I don't know who you have looked at but One up off road, and Precision metal fab are two good company's to look at. I went with the Precision Metal fab on mine.
Here a link with some pics when i did mine https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...tion-bars.html
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