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Old 03-06-2003 | 12:47 PM
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Great post. It was posts like these that saved me a lot of money.
 
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Old 03-06-2003 | 12:49 PM
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Great write up Cliff!


In your 4th post, change the word Torsion to Sway Bar

Coil sprung L's don't have torsions, thats actually the "Anti-Sway bar"
 
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Old 03-06-2003 | 12:59 PM
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Thanks Yomie ...
 

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Old 03-06-2003 | 06:34 PM
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can't wait for the rest of the pictures, I need to print out this writeup and do mine this weekend!




WTG guys!
 
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Old 03-06-2003 | 06:49 PM
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This is the kind of thing that made this board so great. Unfortunately it seems lately that it has become a "insulting" board instead. Thats why I have been posting less and less in the Lightning forum. I know, nobody misses my ***, but I wish the brotherhood could become what it once was
 
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Old 03-06-2003 | 07:59 PM
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Your write up is spot on! One thing to add.......The roush shocks are the same length as the factory bilsteins. I highly recommend adding a pair of SoCal Speed shop shock extenders to the rear. I actually felt a more controlled rear end after the install. BTW, I lowered my L another inch in the back with shackles to give it a 17" (F) and 17 1/4" (R) fender to center wheel measurement.


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Old 03-06-2003 | 08:32 PM
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Originally posted by The Black One
Your write up is spot on! One thing to add.......The roush shocks are the same length as the factory bilsteins. I highly recommend adding a pair of SoCal Speed shop shock extenders to the rear. I actually felt a more controlled rear end after the install. BTW, I lowered my L another inch in the back with shackles to give it a 17" (F) and 17 1/4" (R) fender to center wheel measurement.


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But they are valved differently, right? I had the 1" shackles
in the rear, but I am gonna go back to stock. Mine settled
out at about 16 1/2" front and rear. But I need to fix
the dayum bump stop problem in the rear ...
 
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Old 03-06-2003 | 09:30 PM
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Sorry for the large pics folks, i'll try to make them a tad more modem friendly tomarrow.



 
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Old 03-06-2003 | 09:31 PM
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Old 03-06-2003 | 09:34 PM
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For some reason my cam glitched offloading the rear pics...but cliffs should surfice =)

Many thanks to the old guy for keeping me amused! =) (oh yea and i had to stop and eat dinner, TWICE, so he could catch up, but I ended up having to help him out )

Anyways hope this helps ya guys out! (and cliff ya know I am just messing with ya! =)

Brandon
 
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Old 03-06-2003 | 09:38 PM
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Nice post and an excellent step-by-step "How-to" including photos.
 

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Old 03-06-2003 | 09:38 PM
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Originally posted by The Black One
Your write up is spot on! One thing to add.......The roush shocks are the same length as the factory bilsteins. I highly recommend adding a pair of SoCal Speed shop shock extenders to the rear. I actually felt a more controlled rear end after the install. BTW, I lowered my L another inch in the back with shackles to give it a 17" (F) and 17 1/4" (R) fender to center wheel measurement.


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Ibelieve the shock 'bodies' are the same size, the length of the actually piston/shaft are shorter to accomodate the decreased height, otherwise you will bottom out the shock and thats bad =)

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Old 03-06-2003 | 09:42 PM
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That's OK ... Just wait til the next time ... I am in training
for the SUSPENSION OLYMPICS !!! (Man, are my quads sore!)

One other thing ... When you're working on the rear, remember
to block/chock the front wheels for safety sake ...

Be safe, Lightning brothers!!!

PS ... It would be nice if we had a really nice place to put all
these pictures so we don't end up with a thread years from now
that shows these irritating life threating boxes like this ...

 

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Old 03-06-2003 | 09:44 PM
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Originally posted by TorontoF150
Nice write up!

Posts like these deserve a medal, and so do their authors

BTW, do you have a pic showing the stance of the truck now?
SHe took a pic of it today actually =) but hasn't sent um to us, was WAY too dark last night for pics.

Brandon
 
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Old 03-06-2003 | 09:50 PM
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Originally posted by Crazyone
SHe took a pic of it today actually =) but hasn't sent um to us, was WAY too dark last night for pics.

Brandon
Um, yeah ... like what color is a black cat in a coalbin at midnight?
For you, Young Grasshopper, COALBINS were in every house to
store COAL in way back in the good ole' days. <HAR HAR HAR>
 


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