Advice on 6in. lift
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The only problem i had when i put the lift on was when i was bolting up the front crossmember i had to do a little grinding to one of the brackets cause the welds were too thick for it to line up. Took a few hours of grinding with a grinder but not too bad. I also had to get a shop to press out the Front CV axle from the stock steering knuckle. I would recommend replacing the ball joints while you have it apart if you have some miles on them. It is really easy to do while you are installing the lift. I also put mine in so if you got any questions ill try to help as much as i can along with the other guys. Here is a pic of the bracket i had to grind down. There are more pics of the install in my gallery.
Last edited by cletusjermal; 03-13-2008 at 06:06 PM.
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I personally did my install as well. It was awhile back but I did have a small issue with the ft. crossmember too though. Rather than grinding down the factory welds of the ft. support frame, I actually opened up one bolt hole (just a little bit) on the passenger control arm hole. I was able to line everything else up. I supported the ft. crossmember with a jack and lined the rest of the bolts up fine.
I haven't experienced any other issues with the set-up. I have an expedition and my rear system is Coil, so I wouldn't be able to give any input on the rear.
I am running a 3" body lift as well so I cleared 37's no problem. I'm actually thinking about going 38's next.
Hope I was of help.
I haven't experienced any other issues with the set-up. I have an expedition and my rear system is Coil, so I wouldn't be able to give any input on the rear.
I am running a 3" body lift as well so I cleared 37's no problem. I'm actually thinking about going 38's next.
Hope I was of help.
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Originally Posted by bigrigpapa
Hey Cletus, howz La today ? I kinda miss it there, we just moved up to Va from Houma, La on the 1st of Feb. I don't miss all the mud there was down in Houma though. Nice to see rocks again !