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I normally don't loan out tools unless I know the person well enough and know that they have what it takes to buy it from me if they trash it. If not, I would rather just help them work on it so if the tool breaks, it is on me. No big loss here as I have the tool back and the money for it. I just cant see how he managed to bend it up like that with F150 springs.
Picked up a tool I loaned out. A friend used it to do coil spacers on a 2015 4x4. At least he made good and paid me what it cost before handing this back to me.....he said it got the job done, but from the looks of it...barely.
Put spacers where? Why didn't he just lower axle down far enough to get coils out?
You will end up lowering axle almost to ground but with floor jacks stands, and low profile jack it's easy unless this job was something else
OoOOooooo, I bet your excited! What kind of cement did you pour?
It's 5" of 4000 psi with fiber and mesh. This lift only needs 3.5" of 2500 PSI. Concrete guy wanted to know if I was parking a small tank on it.
Originally Posted by WE3ZS
Yeah Eric, you are doing pretty good with fulfilling that wish list recently!
Looking forward to seeing the installation pictures and stress testing with the EX.
That wish list was pretty dormant while the kids were growing up. Only good part about getting OLD is being able to buy some toys.
Originally Posted by copsey
What lift did you go with Eric?
It's a Bendpak HD-9 XW along with 2 rolling jacks. 4 post is safer for a doddering senile old fool to operate and it will do everything I can possibly want to do. I'm not quite to doddering and senile yet, but I am hoping to make it there before too long.
Not operational yet, but the heavy lifting is done. Cherry picker worked real well for assembly. The instructions BLOW!
Today I pulled both batteries and put them on the charger. Cleaned drivers side ground at frame with a wire wheel. Added a 2/0 cable from frame ground to engine block. Put the batteries back in swapped positions. Also redid the connection to the output post on the 230 amp alternator. It has the 'juice"
Nice rig love the color my wife's is the same except yours don't tell her I said this looks.in better shape lol. Kidding she just has paint faded and that oxidation due to California sunshine!
I love the rack though did you just attach it to the preexisting rack system already up there or bolted into roof?
Thanks ! It is definitely above average for a New England truck, but it's no prom queen.
The Surco safari rack attaches to the original tracks on the roof. The PO of my truck removed the factory cross bars long ago like most people do (since they make a mess of the paint).
Put spacers where? Why didn't he just lower axle down far enough to get coils out?
You will end up lowering axle almost to ground but with floor jacks stands, and low profile jack it's easy unless this job was something else
All I know is he has a 2015 F150 4x4 and raised the front end with a leveling kit. It looks pretty good now. I was able to take the spring compressor apart today and bend it mostly back into shape using my 20 ton press. However, it is probably fatigued and will bend back easier now. It took a lot of force to bend that barstock in that direction though.
I couldn't agree more, I loaded out a 600 ft lbs torque wrench to a friend one time, never again! Well maybe it wasn't so bad, I got a new wrench out of the deal! $$$$$
dont loan out money, i loaned a friend 100$ he paid me back 50 cents here and 2 dollars there over a course of months, it was like i never get it back
All I know is he has a 2015 F150 4x4 and raised the front end with a leveling kit. It looks pretty good now. I was able to take the spring compressor apart today and bend it mostly back into shape using my 20 ton press. However, it is probably fatigued and will bend back easier now. It took a lot of force to bend that barstock in that direction though.
Well I'm not entirely sure of his application I just know with my 2005 F350 I raised truck high up then lowered it slightly to the highest point of my Jack stands. Then removed shocks and stabilizer bar in front and anything that allowed front differential to lower down. It will get to a point where pressure comes off springs and they fall out. Sure I had to lower it more to adjust for the 2.5" leveling spacer that goes on top of spring but I never had to compress them.
Different strokes for different folks I suppose, that would be some scary **** to use a tool like that under that pressure and it bend. I wouldn't reuse that tool I would trash it. Seems like you said it would always have that weak spot.
04-05-2016, 02:53 PM
