Why is it no matter how many tools you have, you never have the one you need??? Is this some kind of joint conspiracy between tool manufacturers and auto manufacturers? I have assorted metric wrenches and sockets up to 32mm, and if figures the I-Beam to Radius Arm bolt and nut are either 29 or 30mm. All of my sets jump from 28mm to 32mm...go figure!

Guess I'll just have to wait till morning when I can get the right sockets to finish tearing the front suspension apart to install my lift. What a bummer!

TrailDawg
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1993 F150 2WD
4.9L-Auto
Pro-Comp Stage-2 6" lift
Auburn Pro-Series Diff. w/4.30:1 gears
35x12.50x15 General Grabber MT's
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My wife thinks it's a conspiracy on my part to get every tool that exists.
Not true but she does have a good idea

 

I too have run into this unusual phenomenon! What gives! Out of 367 different tools I have(wrenches, sockets, drills, crescent wrench, socket wrench, pliers, needle nose pliers, channel locks, vice grips, toothbrushes, allen wrench, torque screwdrives, flat head..... umm you get the point). I always run into some other tool I need to perform a repair or installation?! But a real man can never get enough tools! Kinda of like the wife alwasy wanting to buy something for the house!

1994 Ford F150
300-6
Highly Modified and more to come!

 

Just tell the wife "every time she get a new pair of shoes, you get a new tool." Your guaranteed every tool you will ever need in a short period of time.

Nathan

 

 

I work on the same principle but my wife isn't into shoes.
This is her computer. Every time it gets upgraded so does my truck.
The great thing is that computer parts are more expensive than shoes (even when I can buy them wholesale) so my upgrades are better too.
Plus I use the computer. I don't think I would wear the shoes ;-)

 

Not sure if and when the trucks went metric. Try a 1 1/8" socket on the radius arm to axle half attachment bolts.
Mark
mjb1962(No Email Addresses In Posts!)

 

Traildawg,your problem is directley related to Murphys law of bad luck, I think, lol.

"bowties in the rearview mirror"

 

Well, I finally finished installing the lift kit today, and my truck looks KILLER!!! Even though it took twice as long as I had expected, it was well worth doing it myself. I did learn a few "rules" for when lifting a truck though:

1. Do the installation somewhere where you have access to a BIG air compressor. Those little 20 gallon, 2.5HP ones just don't cut the mustard.

2. Loosen the pitman arm nut BEFORE you begin tearing everything apart. Trust me, trying to drive your truck someplace to get the nut off with both tires pointing inwards about 20 degrees isn't fun (or healthy for steering components).

3. If you get a kit with longer radius arms, take the time to make sure you mount the bracket so it will center the hub in the wheel well, and triple check it by measuring. Don't believe that "mount the bracket 15 inches back from the original location" crap......I had to set mine back 16.5" to center the wheel in the well.

4. Make sure to have access to a oxygen sediline torch to help free up "stuck" bolts and nuts. Road grime and 10 year old greese are tougher than super glue.

Now, If I can just get the wife to snag the digital cam from work again maybe I'll get some pics of it on here. lol

TrailDawg
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1993 F150 2WD
4.9L-Auto
Pro-Comp Stage-2 6" lift
Auburn Pro-Series Diff. w/4.30:1 gears
35x12.50x15 General Grabber MT's
http://www.geocities.com/ProjectTrailDawg

 

My wife claims I own every tool in the Sears Craftsman catalog. Oh yeah, I'm also on a first name basis with the UPS delivers guy. HEH HEH


1977 Ford F-100
400m/c6
280,000 miles
Stock on the outside
modified/rebuilt everything

 

I sure hope you didn't do that 16.5" measurement. The reason they say 15" is to keep your caster where it should be. If you did the 16.5" measurement, I don't think you'll ever be able to get the caster corrected for that amount. If you've already taken it in to be aligned and the caster is within specs, let me know.


Dustin Siebert
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Just a funny little thing I though would fit here,

An old friend once told me you can never have too many tools or too much fishing gear.

 

All you need is a pair of vise grips and a big hammer.

Everything else is a luxury.

 

traildawg...

That's oxgyen-ACETYLENE torch. Just so you know...

1989 F-150 : 5.0, shorty headers, Flowmaster cat-back, K&N filtercharger intake, March pulleys, "Multi-brand" performance ignition, soon to be Mass-Air...doesn't know she's not a Mustang

 

Thank's Mr. SpellChecker.......aka Hotrodmex :P

TrailDawg
https://www.ford-trucks.com/dcforum/User_files/3aaa4bac6f539876.jpg
1993 F150 2WD
4.9L-Auto
Pro-Comp Stage-2 6" lift
Auburn Pro-Series Diff. w/4.30:1 gears
35x12.50x15 General Grabber MT's
http://www.geocities.com/ProjectTrailDawg