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Old 08-15-2018, 08:32 PM
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I have a 2016 f150 and I put on a zone 6" lift kit. Is there anyway I can revert it back to stock height, I want to run a leveling kit instead of a lift.
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Old 08-15-2018, 08:38 PM
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Nope. The part of the frame that was cut was for mounting the lower control arms, and without the lifts cross member, you would have no mounting points.
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That's what I thought, I still have the piece I cutoff to put the lift on it. I'm just gonna weld it up good, grid it down then paint it and it will work fine.
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Why downgrade to a leveling kit? Why not just lower down to 4"?
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Really. All you need for most lift kits are just smaller blocks in rear and smaller front spacers.
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Really. All you need for most lift kits are just smaller blocks in rear and smaller front spacers.
That's a level kit, not a lift kit. Lift kits drop the front differential so CV angles are in spec.
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Originally Posted by redranger04g
That's a level kit, not a lift kit. Lift kits drop the front differential so CV angles are in spec.
No I am saying the difference between 4 and 6 inch kits are the sizes of the blocks and spacers. Referring to the previous poster that asked about dropping down to 4 inch.

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Nope. The part of the frame that was cut was for mounting the lower control arms, and without the lifts cross member, you would have no mounting points.
What type of lift kit are you using that requires cutting off the lower control arm mounts? I would like to avoid that kit in the future. Assuming the OP has a zone lift kit (because that is what he said) the only thing cut off should have been one of the mounting brackets for the front differential. It shouldn't be an issue to weld the piece back on. It's not super critical to alignment.
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What type of lift kit are you using that requires cutting off the lower control arm mounts? I would like to avoid that kit in the future. Assuming the OP has a zone lift kit (because that is what he said) the only thing cut off should have been one of the mounting brackets for the front differential. It shouldn't be an issue to weld the piece back on. It's not super critical to alignment.
Yes and no. You do have to cut the lower control arm brackets, but you remove the inside section, not the outside section that mounts to the lower control arm...so my bad on that. As for re-welding, I'd be more worried about compromised strength, not alignment. Hopefully the OP can get a high quality weld on his old brackets. That section will see some loading and the bolts were fairly large.

From Zone's site, page 9.
http://4x4media.info/instructions/zon/F2634.pdf
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Welding destroys the strength of the steel in a localized area by nullifying the heat treatment. It's even more crucial on our trucks which use a much greater percentage of 70,000 psi steel and "proprietary" heat treatment method to maintain frame strength. Older trucks used to rely on thick, low strength steel, and even though welding would destroy the heat treatment for them as well, the older frame's much greater thickness and bulk would help reduce failures down the road.
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