got the keys on and truck is level.The ride is not harsh but is a bit stiffer,I'm wondereing if i also need longer shocks to help the added stifness.

 

You may need new or better shocks, but you don't need a different length. Your bumpstops limit how much travel you have.

 

well,i have the factory rancho deals,but i would think they have to be strecthed alittle form how the would be factory.My thing was i just wanted to get level no higher.my truck just did not have enough adjustment to get level without the keys.It now sits about like yours in the picture.How does yours ride and what shocks do you have?

 

My torsion bars are barely turned up. I have a 3 inch body lift. Also I have the same shocks as you, except Ford told Tennaco to paint yours white and put their Rancho labels on them.

 

slowrancher

How much did it lift your front end and where did you get them.

TIA John

 

probly 2 and a half inches from stock or maybee alittle less.I ordered them from a link someone gave me on this site,I'll have to look it up for you.I was impatient and paid over 100 dollars for the keys,becuase i did'nt find many places selling them.they have to sell them cheaper somewhere.the ones for my chevy were like 50 bucks.

 

got them from full throttel suspension.

 

I MINE FROM TRUCKIN SUSPENSIONS.COM FOR $50 IS THERE STILL ROOM FOR MORE ADJUSTMENT TO GO EVEN HIGHER?

 

you could go alot higher,but i would think it would be aloot stiffer

 

You can only go so high before your suspension "tops out" or is stopped by the bump stops. Jack your truck up untill the front wheels clear the ground. That is as high as you can go no matter how much preload you put on the torsion bars. You think these trucks ride rough with the torsion bars cranked up some, just think how bad it will be with absolutely no down travel in the front suspension.

 

I found the keys from victoria performance and they want $200.00 dollars for them. Were did you find the keys?

 

Slowrancher, you do not need new shocks and you have not "stretched" out your old shocks as you say. In essence, you did not change the "geometry" of your suspension at all. You also in essence, did not lift your truck. You simply moved the control arms to a different location in there normal range of travel while at rest. That results in your truck sitting higher in the front but no changes as far as the suspension is concerned. Think about it like this...Your suspension (and mostly the shock) is designed to work through the entire length of the suspension travel, right? Now, did you change anything that altered the amount of suspension travel or change the full extended distance from the control arm to the upper shock mount?? No. Also, shocks would not 'stretch'. If the shock was too short for an application, it would be the limiting factor and thus it would limit suspension travel instead of the bump stops. The shock or the mount would eventually give way because it's not designed to limit travel. You are not in this condition so no worries. Now, did all that help any

 

well,that makes me feel alitle better!I just wanted to level the truck and keep the good ride.I drove it a good bit today and my ride is pretty good,so i'm pleased with the keys.The qeustion about the price of the keys i paid over 100 bucks,but somebody said they got them for around 50 in this post.

 

I just ordered the keys for 2002. Did you need an alignment after you installed the new keys? I should have mine by the end of the week.

 

Yes, you need to have the front end aligned.