Solid Axle vs Ride Height
10-13-2015, 12:56 PM
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Solid Axle vs Ride Height
Hey guys, wanted to ask some questions about solid axle swaps.
Primarily I'm curious about ride heights. For the most part people do these swaps to beef up the front and for gigantic mud or crawling tires. That's not my intent. I'm going for more of an adventure/expedition rig, where the maximum tire size I'm likely to run will be 35", and probably something narrow. So really, I don't need any additional ride height for tire clearance, although, I'm not opposed to adding a bit for the sake of brake over clearance. I found one kit that I really like, which uses 4" or 6" lift springs for a gross lift of 6" and 8" respectively. 6" wouldn't be the worst thing in the world, but I think 4" or less gross lift would be much better. So I'm wondering if the advertised lift on the kit is simply a result of the components used, or if there is a clearance issue with the oil pan, frame rails, etc.
Here's the kit:
http://rpmfab.com/products-page/f-15...-60-1997-2003/
I would love to see some pictures of SAS f150's at stock or near stock ride height, if any exist.
Thanks for reading, all feed back appreciated!
Primarily I'm curious about ride heights. For the most part people do these swaps to beef up the front and for gigantic mud or crawling tires. That's not my intent. I'm going for more of an adventure/expedition rig, where the maximum tire size I'm likely to run will be 35", and probably something narrow. So really, I don't need any additional ride height for tire clearance, although, I'm not opposed to adding a bit for the sake of brake over clearance. I found one kit that I really like, which uses 4" or 6" lift springs for a gross lift of 6" and 8" respectively. 6" wouldn't be the worst thing in the world, but I think 4" or less gross lift would be much better. So I'm wondering if the advertised lift on the kit is simply a result of the components used, or if there is a clearance issue with the oil pan, frame rails, etc.
Here's the kit:
http://rpmfab.com/products-page/f-15...-60-1997-2003/
I would love to see some pictures of SAS f150's at stock or near stock ride height, if any exist.
Thanks for reading, all feed back appreciated!
10-13-2015, 06:43 PM
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Originally Posted by 92stroker
Hey guys, wanted to ask some questions about solid axle swaps.
Primarily I'm curious about ride heights. For the most part people do these swaps to beef up the front and for gigantic mud or crawling tires. That's not my intent. I'm going for more of an adventure/expedition rig, where the maximum tire size I'm likely to run will be 35", and probably something narrow. So really, I don't need any additional ride height for tire clearance, although, I'm not opposed to adding a bit for the sake of brake over clearance. I found one kit that I really like, which uses 4" or 6" lift springs for a gross lift of 6" and 8" respectively. 6" wouldn't be the worst thing in the world, but I think 4" or less gross lift would be much better. So I'm wondering if the advertised lift on the kit is simply a result of the components used, or if there is a clearance issue with the oil pan, frame rails, etc.
Here's the kit:
http://rpmfab.com/products-page/f-15...-60-1997-2003/
I would love to see some pictures of SAS f150's at stock or near stock ride height, if any exist.
Thanks for reading, all feed back appreciated!
Primarily I'm curious about ride heights. For the most part people do these swaps to beef up the front and for gigantic mud or crawling tires. That's not my intent. I'm going for more of an adventure/expedition rig, where the maximum tire size I'm likely to run will be 35", and probably something narrow. So really, I don't need any additional ride height for tire clearance, although, I'm not opposed to adding a bit for the sake of brake over clearance. I found one kit that I really like, which uses 4" or 6" lift springs for a gross lift of 6" and 8" respectively. 6" wouldn't be the worst thing in the world, but I think 4" or less gross lift would be much better. So I'm wondering if the advertised lift on the kit is simply a result of the components used, or if there is a clearance issue with the oil pan, frame rails, etc.
Here's the kit:
http://rpmfab.com/products-page/f-15...-60-1997-2003/
I would love to see some pictures of SAS f150's at stock or near stock ride height, if any exist.
Thanks for reading, all feed back appreciated!
10-14-2015, 09:42 PM
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Currently sasing mine. Right now with stiff *** springs I'm sitting at about 8" which is huge!. Hopefully after i get my springs swapped it will drop down to 4-6 range.
10-14-2015, 10:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Collin
Currently sasing mine. Right now with stiff *** springs I'm sitting at about 8" which is huge!. Hopefully after i get my springs swapped it will drop down to 4-6 range.
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10-15-2015, 11:03 AM
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Originally Posted by 92stroker
Hey guys, wanted to ask some questions about solid axle swaps.
Primarily I'm curious about ride heights. For the most part people do these swaps to beef up the front and for gigantic mud or crawling tires. That's not my intent. I'm going for more of an adventure/expedition rig, where the maximum tire size I'm likely to run will be 35", and probably something narrow. So really, I don't need any additional ride height for tire clearance, although, I'm not opposed to adding a bit for the sake of brake over clearance. I found one kit that I really like, which uses 4" or 6" lift springs for a gross lift of 6" and 8" respectively. 6" wouldn't be the worst thing in the world, but I think 4" or less gross lift would be much better. So I'm wondering if the advertised lift on the kit is simply a result of the components used, or if there is a clearance issue with the oil pan, frame rails, etc.
Here's the kit:
http://rpmfab.com/products-page/f-15...-60-1997-2003/
I would love to see some pictures of SAS f150's at stock or near stock ride height, if any exist.
Thanks for reading, all feed back appreciated!
Primarily I'm curious about ride heights. For the most part people do these swaps to beef up the front and for gigantic mud or crawling tires. That's not my intent. I'm going for more of an adventure/expedition rig, where the maximum tire size I'm likely to run will be 35", and probably something narrow. So really, I don't need any additional ride height for tire clearance, although, I'm not opposed to adding a bit for the sake of brake over clearance. I found one kit that I really like, which uses 4" or 6" lift springs for a gross lift of 6" and 8" respectively. 6" wouldn't be the worst thing in the world, but I think 4" or less gross lift would be much better. So I'm wondering if the advertised lift on the kit is simply a result of the components used, or if there is a clearance issue with the oil pan, frame rails, etc.
Here's the kit:
http://rpmfab.com/products-page/f-15...-60-1997-2003/
I would love to see some pictures of SAS f150's at stock or near stock ride height, if any exist.
Thanks for reading, all feed back appreciated!
