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Old 12-18-2010, 09:02 PM
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Question about fabtech lift springs

I got a pair of fabtech 3 inch lift coils and upper arms. I have a 1999 4.2 V6 F150 that has stock suspension. Does anyone know if I can put those parts on it or do I need the 3 inch lift spindles too. And also what size of shocks would be the right ones to use.
 
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Old 12-18-2010, 09:35 PM
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You'll be fine with the coils and ucas but your gonna want shocks for around 3" lift max
 
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Old 12-18-2010, 10:18 PM
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Do you know if I will need to align it or buy anything to align it
 
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You'll need an alignment and camber bolts that run about 50 and replace the UCA bolts. T
 
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Old 12-18-2010, 10:55 PM
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Ok i got some bolts with the oval shaped washers that bolt the uca to the frame. Those are the camber bolts right? So what are the other bolts that I need?
 
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That's all you need then other than shocks and the alignment. O and probably new balljoints unless you got them with the uca's since I'm gonna guess and say they're used
 
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Old 12-18-2010, 11:17 PM
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ya theyre used i got the fabtech upper arms, 3 inch lift springs, and bolts for 125 off craigslist. now Im sure ill replace the ball joints but what if I didnt, what differance would it make and how much better would the new ones make it. I appreciate your help btw thanks
 
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Old 12-18-2010, 11:26 PM
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No not a bad deal but you will need to get new balljoints. It's just not worth the trouble to install everything then replace them a little bit down the road. Your looking at 50-100+ in ball joints and they use chevy balljoints btw invade you weren't told that
 
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Old 12-18-2010, 11:31 PM
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So i gotta get chevy balljoints for the f150 fabtech control arms? If i go to autozone to get them should I just ask for upper ball joints for a 99 silverado?
 
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Old 12-18-2010, 11:43 PM
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Yup it's a funny thing but if you say 99f150 they'll give you a stock uca.
 



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