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Old Jan 27, 2010 | 05:24 PM
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installing a lift
I have a 1988 f150 and Im in the process of installing a 4" suspension lift. I still have the Ifs front and I put the axle pivot brackets on and the springs. My question is I havent put the pitman drop arm drop or the radius arm drop brackets on yet and the front tires are way out of alignment. It is way pigeon towed and I was wondering if the radius brackets and the pitman arm will fix this?
 
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Old Jan 27, 2010 | 10:29 PM
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I do not think so, its common with the front setup.. Although I could be wrong.

Why not go with a solid axle? Are you off-roading it or just lifting it to look cool?
 
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im lifting it for both slight offroading and to look alittle better, its my daily driver so i didnt really want to solid axle swap it.
 
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Acctually without the pitman arm drop brackets and the alignment would be WAY off on that rig install them and see if it fixes it
 
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