Shindog

Edit.... Black on White not Black on Black! Sorry man! Its been a long day!

Red-Ford

Yeah your front end is WAY too low. 24.25" is the max recommended for stock height, you should be around 27". Crank your T-bars to were the yellow stuff is on the bolts and you should be good. When you crank your T-bars, make sure you are under 28.25", I'd shoot for around 27-27.5" if you want a decent ride.

Screw01

crank up those tbars!!!!! the bolts look like they're about to fall out!

02_Black_On_White

haha your good homie!!! The front tbars are definitely not loaded as I though!!!! When you hear these guys talking about not cranking them because it'll cause damage they just mean not to crank them over 24.24" center of the hub to center of the fender lip. They have to be cranked some what or you'll be be riding on the bottom control arm bump stops :notgood: you'll need to play around with them for a few days. Once you get them even drive around for a bit because they will settle ever so slightly. It took me about a week of tweaking to get them perfect. Good luck! Edit: those are the lift knuckles not stock, you can tell by the fact that the aftermarket knuckles are longer (4") on the top half and they do not have the factory metal brake dust shields.

Red-Ford

And when 02_Black_On_White says 24.25", that's for a stock 4x4 truck with no lift.

Shindog

Great input! Thanks a lot! Ill go to cranking tonight after it cools off a bit here . Quick question, when cranking these up I under stand you need to crank evenly but do you crank with wheels off the ground? I'm shooting for 27-27.5 inches from hub to top of fender measured in the middle of wheel well correct?

Red-Ford

Your max measurement is going to be 28.25" from the center of the hub to the fender, if you want to keep a decent ride while saving parts, shoot for around 27.5". You do need to crank them evenly, make sure you're on even ground before you start the project and make sure both sides are level when you start the project. If one side isn't the same as the other, it doesn't matter if you crank the bolts the same amount. You do not need to lift the truck at all to crank the T-bars unless it's hard for you to get under the truck. Make sure when you're done cranking you get an alignment as cranking T-bars throws off your alignment.

Shindog

Last question... I want to replace front shocks. What shocks do I order with this 4" lift?

jprevat

iTrader: (1)

Yeh, like everyone else said you need to get those bolts to put some pressure on the keys. For what you are doing you can do it with your truck on the ground.

Bilstein make a really good shock for our trucks but I am in love with my Fox setup. You will get 1000 opinions on shocks but those will be two better options.

02_Black_On_White

Don't forget to take it back to the shop that installed it and call them morons. I'd once over all the Torque specs, who knows what else they forgot to do.