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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 05:18 PM
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PROGRESS!!!!!

New Springs for front. Pro Comp 4" Rear Springs 3" wide.

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Next to stock '75 F250 front spring.



Spring by itself.

 
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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 05:18 PM
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Let me know what you guys think.
 
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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 05:59 PM
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The fact that its a '67-'72 F-series makes it all good, and being a 4x4 makes it that much better


I just realized your truck started life as a 2x4.
 

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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 07:24 PM
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awesome man!! sucks that you took the time to make the 1st set of brackets and didnt end up using them... but keep them incase you want to go bigger, so you can run 4" lift springs, and the drop brackets. What kindof welder you got?
 
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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 07:50 PM
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shackle angle looks a little to horizontal, but other than that it looks sweet!!!
 
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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 07:57 PM
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Ya the shackle angle isn't going to work perfectly, but I'm gonna leave it for now. I got my front d-shaft put in now, and am going to make a new post of some 4x4 action, first time ever with this truck!

Those hangers only took about an hour to make so I don't feel too bad about them. But they are sticking around just in case!
 
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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 08:16 PM
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Everything looks cool, except for the pinion angle.. it looks like the pinion is pointed down??
 
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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 08:24 PM
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Ya its a LP44, soon to be changed to a HP 60.

It works tho! I was surprised.
 
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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 09:29 PM
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I am really diggin it! Maybe its a 2wd to 4x4 thing, but its cool. I have been wondering, why did you want to ditch the drop hangers?
 
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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 10:00 PM
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Yeah, wouldn't that extra lift help straighten out those front shackles
 
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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 10:02 PM
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I wanted to get rid of the drop hangers cuz I didn't think they looked appropriate on my truck. Ivan an Pro pull off the drop hangers well, but they are also running 44" tires so they aren't near as noticable as with 36" tires. I also didn't like the way the front was riding, so I thought I'd give the Pro Comp springs a try, and so far they are gettin an excellent vote from me.
 
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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 11:15 PM
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Originally Posted by god.boots
awesome man!! sucks that you took the time to make the 1st set of brackets and didnt end up using them... but keep them incase you want to go bigger, so you can run 4" lift springs, and the drop brackets. What kindof welder you got?
Forgot to address your welder question. I have 2 welders, a Lincoln Mig 220v, and a Lincoln Arc 220. Used the Arc welder on this project, as I can burn in welds better with it.
 
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Old Jan 12, 2006 | 09:40 AM
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how much does a set of the pro comps run again??
 
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Old Jan 12, 2006 | 09:47 AM
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I got mine from National Tire an Wheel springs alone were 300, I was out of their "shipping zone" so for over sized and out of zone shipping it came to right at $340.
 
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Old Jan 12, 2006 | 10:20 AM
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dang, thats not bad
 
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