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IFS kits
Hey I was wondering if there are any good Ifs kits for a 77 2wd f-100. I see places like flaming river make them for ford trucks up to 60 something but I can not find any that make them for 77's. What I want is rack and pinion steering and a mustang II suspension. It does not need to be air ride or anything crazy like that. I just want a better front suspension and better steering.
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there aren't IFS kits made for these trucks, because they have had twin I-beam IFS since '65.
As long as you keep a factory front sump oil pans, I don't see why you couldn't put in a rack with a little creative mount welding
you say beter steering and suspention, but better for what?
Are you building a showtruck or are you trying to cut out weight for a dragtruck project?
ford trucks that are this old handle like crap until they have new coils and shocks, kingpins, pivot bushings and radius arm bushings, but this is wear not a design issue. Then they handle surpizingly well.
might add a sway bar and a steering stablizer.
As long as you keep a factory front sump oil pans, I don't see why you couldn't put in a rack with a little creative mount welding
you say beter steering and suspention, but better for what?
Are you building a showtruck or are you trying to cut out weight for a dragtruck project?
ford trucks that are this old handle like crap until they have new coils and shocks, kingpins, pivot bushings and radius arm bushings, but this is wear not a design issue. Then they handle surpizingly well.
might add a sway bar and a steering stablizer.
Last edited by oldhalftons; Jul 24, 2004 at 11:25 AM.
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Try rebuilding the stock suspension with urethane bushings ,king pins and new springs, i think you'll be surprised how much better it'll handle.
a F350 brake upgrade wouldn't hurt either.
a F350 brake upgrade wouldn't hurt either.
Last edited by F150daniel; Jul 24, 2004 at 12:18 PM.
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Hello, There are several companies that offer IFS kits for ford trucks,
you will need to look them up on the web GOOGLE.COM is a good place to start.
One of two companies that I have personally checked out are
FATMANS Fabrication I think they are located in North Carolina and
Streetrod engineering out west
both companies sell bare bones kits or the full meal deal,
and yes they are available for 73-79 ford trucks.
They do require stripping down your current front end and some welding,
air bags or not and also rack and pinion sterring is an upgrade,
these are AWESOME kits, and look fantastic when installed, but they can be pricy$$$
Shades of Past car show in Gatlinburg, Tennessee is coming up the weekend after Labor day weekend, a good place to see these kits and might find a vendor selling them, they are available for a LOT of older vehicles.
Mark
you will need to look them up on the web GOOGLE.COM is a good place to start.
One of two companies that I have personally checked out are
FATMANS Fabrication I think they are located in North Carolina and
Streetrod engineering out west
both companies sell bare bones kits or the full meal deal,
and yes they are available for 73-79 ford trucks.
They do require stripping down your current front end and some welding,
air bags or not and also rack and pinion sterring is an upgrade,
these are AWESOME kits, and look fantastic when installed, but they can be pricy$$$
Shades of Past car show in Gatlinburg, Tennessee is coming up the weekend after Labor day weekend, a good place to see these kits and might find a vendor selling them, they are available for a LOT of older vehicles.
Mark
