Holy Crap!!! thats why ford left the gap on our front bumpers!!! What an amazing pic!

 

is cutting the stock springs a wrong way to go about lowering the car? it really is only used as my DD.

 

Yes, imho, the contact point of the end that you
cut becomes a point, rather than a flat surface.

But it can be done. I just wouldn't drive very
enthusiastically with that mod installed.

 

Hey Don,

14.5! Holly mackerel. Do you have a c-notch in the back?

Anything new this year? I know you were talking about a 3 link.

Den

 

so whats the most affordable way to drop it 2-3 inches?

 

so whats the most affordable way to drop it 2-3 inches?

Ground force Shackles 2.5 drop in rear. Ground Force Part # 91200. Just my 2 cent. Cost about $ 90.00.

Correction: This part # is for the 2004. Part number for your Truck may br different.

 

I would go with the Hothkis. Its a complete kit and since you said you were inexperienced with suspension, you wont have to deal with peice mealing different parts together. One of vendors said they had a used Rouch kit a couple of weeks ago. Thats what I have. Regretfully, they dont manufacture it anymore.

 

Actually I mis-spoke ... On re-measuring after Stan's springs
it's not quite that low ...

The three link or four link went out the window when Kenny Brown went belly up ...


Who's Don?

Your welcome, Mike ... LOL

Cliff

 

One of the great Lightning shots of all time. Gotta be race rubber to be tweaking that frame so badly.

Also, note how far out of alignment the bed is relative to the cab. I don't know whether the X-Factor will help, but I know it can't hurt!

 

Sorry Cliff,
I must have been too heavy on the sauce when I posted this. How can I ever forget? I've been called much worse than that...

TB

 

I will be building my own this year. There is definitely a need for some frame strenghtening especially in the rear.

I noticed this last year. The stock bumper attached to both frame rails and helps to prevent torsion. I noticed some funny stuff going on in the rear especially noticeable with the slicks at the track.

I had to put my hitch on to tow and I immediately noticed while driving how much rigidity was added. Take a look at the hitch and how well it works as a frame brace. Also, take a look at what Toyota did to their Tacoma X to strenghten the frame especially in the rear.

I am convinced that the stock bumper and hitch add a significant amount of rigidity in the rear.

The challenge in designing a new frame brace is to add this rigidity back without the weight. Just behind the roll pan I will probably weld a brace to tie in the two frame rails and cross brace the rails in each corner.

It never ends.

TB

 

I have no hitch ... Maybe that is some of the problem, eh?

 

well i have a 2000, so the back needs to be lowered 2" to even it out, but i would like it 2" lower than that so whats the most affordable way to go 2 in the front and 4 in the back