radius arm drop brackets
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From: Hughson
radius arm drop brackets
I have a 1978 ford f150 4wd and i recently installed a 4" lift kit from Rough Country. The kit came with the 7 degree C bushings but it still seems like my truck has a slight rake and sits lower in the front. Should i install some radius arm drop brackets?
What about a drop pittman arm?
What about a drop pittman arm?
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Ray is right - neither of those items will have any effect on lift. Better driveability, maybe. If you drop the radius arms, you'll likely need to change the C-bushings again. If it were me (and it was once) I'd work on lowering the rear to level it in - much easier and 4" is plenty for a lot of tire choices.
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From: St George, SC I-95
The only thing that will lift the front of the truck is either new coil springs or something like the twist in coil spring spacers. I do not recommend the spacers because in my case on a 96 ranger I had they made the tires toe in and eventually chewed them up. Maybe it wasnt all my problem but removing them from the 3" coils helped out an awful lot. Id go along with NOC and remove the 3" factory block and install a 2" block or maybe even none at all. My prefference is a truck that sits lower in the back than the front.
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From: iowa
depending on how much higher the rear is and if your not worried about it being loaded and sitting nose up then take the factory blocks out of the rear this will drop you about 2" in the rear and usually level the truck.
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Drop the coil spring buckets down up front 2", no cost and very simple to do to level it out.
You should also get a drop pitman arm for a 4" lift.
You should also get a drop pitman arm for a 4" lift.
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Dropping the coil buckets is a cheap method of lifting the truck. It works but I just wouldnt do it to my truck. The coil buckets are held on by 4 bolts that run through the frame and bolt into the motor towers. Unbolt the buckets completely and reinstall with the top bucket bolt hole lined up with the bottom frame hole. Then the bottom bucket hole will be hanging below the frame. I have seen people use 1 1/2x 3 Angle iron bolted and welded to the bottom of the frame and 2 holes drilled to line up with remaining holes in the bucket. This will give you 3-4"
I hope you understand. I think I even confused myself!
I hope you understand. I think I even confused myself!
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Originally Posted by STGFordCrazy04
Dropping the coil buckets is a cheap method of lifting the truck. It works but I just wouldnt do it to my truck. The coil buckets are held on by 4 bolts that run through the frame and bolt into the motor towers. Unbolt the buckets completely and reinstall with the top bucket bolt hole lined up with the bottom frame hole. Then the bottom bucket hole will be hanging below the frame. I have seen people use 1 1/2x 3 Angle iron bolted and welded to the bottom of the frame and 2 holes drilled to line up with remaining holes in the bucket. This will give you 3-4"
I hope you understand. I think I even confused myself!
I hope you understand. I think I even confused myself!
Ray
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