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As Cody said, shim your carrier down, start at about 3/16” flat stock and drill your two holes for the bolts to go through. This will likely solve your vibration that is probably a result of new driveline angles
I think the carrier bearing is a manual transmission deal. Two auto regular cabs here (one is mine) and no two-piece shafts. But hey, it might be an E99 thing too, who knows? Ford couldn't even tell me yesterday if the 2017 F350 sitting in the driveway has a Sterling 10.5 or an M275 Dana. Good thing I can tell the difference.
I don't have an e99 though. I have a 2000. It might just be on the manual transmissions!! Thanks!
My 2002 auto (CCSB) has the carrier bearing. I've replaced it twice in the 220k miles I've driven it.
Interesting. So it might not be just the manuals that had it. It must be depending on the cab / bed combo on some trucks. Then again who knows what has or hasn't been done to my truck or to the truck Jason has for that matter. There's no telling! Thanks!!
Interesting. So it might not be just the manuals that had it. It must be depending on the cab / bed combo on some trucks. Then again who knows what has or hasn't been done to my truck or to the truck Jason has for that matter. There's no telling! Thanks!!
I have a supercab/shortbed and a standard cab/longbed and both have one piece drive shafts. It looks like any extension beyond those (i e supercab/longbed or crew cab/shortbed) is going to have a two piece shaft. This is just what I have picked up from listening to you guys.
I have a supercab/shortbed and a standard cab/longbed and both have one piece drive shafts. It looks like any extension beyond those (i e supercab/longbed or crew cab/shortbed) is going to have a two piece shaft. This is just what I have picked up from listening to you guys.
Right. But the 2wd versions of the Supercab SWB had a carrier bearing as they lost the 20" or so worth of transfer case length. Typical steel driveshafts in the 3" to 4" diameter range are limited to about 65" in length before critical speed gets too low to be safe.
The regular cab truck I have here does not have a carrier bearing. It’s a one-piece driveshaft. As soon as I get the transmission and t-case in, I’ll measure new length and have one of the shafts shortened (donor 4wd or the 2wd).
Looking good! BTW, don't you have a scrap yard around? I would never, ever take any kind of metal to a dump around here.
Thanks! I do have a scrap yard pretty close by. I have everything I took of the truck on the free parts forum. If it's not gone in a week or so, I'll haul it off.
Are skyjacker shocks any good? I'm was trying to find Bilstein shocks but, Bilstein doesn't make shocks for a 3 inch front lift. They make 5100 series in 0-1, 0-2.5, 4-6, and 6-8 inch lift shocks. Skyjacker DOES have 3 inch lift shocks though. Assuming it's a 3 inch lift and not a 2 1/2 inch lift that I have anyway. Also, you guys said the 4 inch lift blocks I put on are factory 4x4 lift blocks? So for the rear I would need factory shocks? Kind of confusing!
Did you measure shock length from bolt to bolt as it sits?
With tires on the ground, the front shock has 21 and 1/2 in from center of bolt to center of bolt. The back has 24 in. I did not think of checking like that. I'm going to go back undo bilstein's website and look again at the specs now that I know the measurements.
The 0-2 1/2 inch lift full extended is 23 inches and change. Thats a bit short ain't it?
The 4-6 inch lift goes from 15 to 25 almost 26 inches. That's probably my best choice I would think?
I know what the front bracket looks like, but the rear bracket is dropped down quite a bit. Maybe this was a higher lift kit than I thought. Here is a picture of a 4-in lift on a truck similar to mine. The only reason I bring this up is because of how the four to six inch lift shock seems it would fit better on my truck. What do you think?
With tires on the ground, the front shock has 21 and 1/2 in from center of bolt to center of bolt. The back has 24 in. I did not think of checking like that. I'm going to go back undo bilstein's website and look again at the specs now that I know the measurements.
The 0-2 1/2 inch lift full extended is 23 inches and change. Thats a bit short ain't it?
The 4-6 inch lift goes from 15 to 25 almost 26 inches. That's probably my best choice I would think?
Logically, you sound good but I am not familiar with shock travel distances so don't blame me if we're wrong.
