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Old 02-28-2015, 08:59 PM
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Raptor grill lights, what do you guys think? It was a lot more fab work than I expected
The amber gets old,I'm seeing it on rangers and ford escapes now lol. I think when I do my switch backs I might add the raptor lights in a cool white color.
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Originally Posted by 02_Black_On_White
talk about a rake.. Jesus Christ that things bull doggin' hard.
Yep lol, either tighten torsion bars or take the factory axle pad out. I am leaning more towards taking out the axle pad so I am only on 1 block. Tomorrows project.
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I finally got leaf springs out of a F-250 LD, and put an add-a-leaf in them and installed them today. My U-bolts where just barley long enough for the amount of lift I got. Before from the center of the hub to the bottom of the fender was 26.5", and after it is about 29.37". Sorry I didn't take a picture of the truck in the spot I did this in before I redid the leafs. Anyway, here is a before pic: After:
Looks good. Now you need to get rid of that mirror window tint.
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So I went out and measured, the rake isn't as bad as the picture shows. The back is about a half inch higher than the front. I remember why that was a bad spot lol the concrete isn't level, that is why we have the weird angle that the gravel drops off to the cement.


To buckshot, not sure what mirror window tint is haha. I don't have tinted windows though. I was thinking about it but it would make visibility worse for scouting during hunting season.
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To buckshot, not sure what mirror window tint is haha. I don't have tinted windows though. I was thinking about it but it would make visibility worse for scouting during hunting season.
The rear windows of 97 came with a mirror tint from factory. You can swap out the side windows for a 98+ easily to get rid of the tint. It would really help the improve look of your truck, along with window tint imo.
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Originally Posted by Red-Ford
So I went out and measured, the rake isn't as bad as the picture shows. The back is about a half inch higher than the front. I remember why that was a bad spot lol the concrete isn't level, that is why we have the weird angle that the gravel drops off to the cement. To buckshot, not sure what mirror window tint is haha. I don't have tinted windows though. I was thinking about it but it would make visibility worse for scouting during hunting season.
okay haha, fair enough. Just the picture maybe.
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Originally Posted by Buckshot482
The rear windows of 97 came with a mirror tint from factory. You can swap out the side windows for a 98+ easily to get rid of the tint. It would really help the improve look of your truck, along with window tint imo.
Thank you, didn't know that haha. I don't think I'll mess with it, maybe some day I get bored and decide I need a project.

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okay haha, fair enough. Just the picture maybe.
Yee IDK lol but I did the straighten feature with the paint program and it looks a bit more level. I guess I will leave it or maybe tighten the torsion bars a little bit to get level.


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Originally Posted by Buckshot482
The rear windows of 97 came with a mirror tint from factory. You can swap out the side windows for a 98+ easily to get rid of the tint. It would really help the improve look of your truck, along with window tint imo.
X2 I need to do it too. I just haven't had the opportunity or thought about going and finding some rear quarter windows that open out. I want to though. If I find some that have no tint on them from factory I might get them and tint them myself so they're the shade of tint that I choose and so they tint color won't possibly be different between front and rear windows.
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Originally Posted by Red-Ford
Thank you, didn't know that haha. I don't think I'll mess with it, maybe some day I get bored and decide I need a project. Yee IDK lol but I did the straighten feature with the paint program and it looks a bit more level. I guess I will leave it or maybe tighten the torsion bars a little bit to get level.
Only thing is that you probably won't find a good pair online to order and you should be sure that your local salvage yard has a truck with the right ones. I say right ones because our trucks came with the windows that open out and also could've came with ones that don't open at all.
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Originally Posted by Jackedup00
The amber gets old,I'm seeing it on rangers and ford escapes now lol. I think when I do my switch backs I might add the raptor lights in a cool white color.
What. That's a great idea. I might have to steal if from you lol. I think I'd look pretty good with my switchbacks. I like the raptor lights but am just not big on the Amber.


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