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Old 11-27-2016, 10:25 AM
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Haven't got the stabilizer yet though...in the works!
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Nice man! I joined up as well, -



Haven't got the stabilizer yet though...in the works!
Finally! I saw you talking about it and glad you pulled the trigger on them. Any idea with what stabilizer your gonna go with?

Your truck's front end is looking good too man!
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With those shocks can you crank your Tbars all the way to get close to level or level without worry? I don't plan to lift my truck other than simply trying to make her sit level. Because I do not wish to put any extra stress on components.
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With those shocks can you crank your Tbars all the way to get close to level or level without worry? I don't plan to lift my truck other than simply trying to make her sit level. Because I do not wish to put any extra stress on components.
Yea man they allow up 0-2" of lift on 4wd models and 1-3" lift on 2wd models. If you put any lift on your going to be putting extra stress on other components in your front end, its not just the shocks.
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So I can't crank my Tbars up and possible put something small in the rear to make the truck sit level and stuff 35s in there without extra wear and tear? : (
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They look cool man...I have Fox shocks on rusty!

Better than expected with a 1" crank. Quite an improvement over Bilstiens. You get what you pay for here. I've had them on for 2 months.

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Originally Posted by F150Screw5.4
Finally! I saw you talking about it and glad you pulled the trigger on them. Any idea with what stabilizer your gonna go with?

Your truck's front end is looking good too man!
Thanks, - I remember when stabilizers were a must have, -duals were the most common and all major shock manufacturers made kits specific for various models. Double and triple shock loops per side were popular as well. Back then, 36's were the smallest tires anyone would run lol. I ran 44's for quite a few years until they became illegal w/height laws. You can still shock the hell out of the front ends w/SAS, just not as popular. Don't see it as much, not like you did when I was high school anyway lol.

I haven't seen many stabilizer kits offered for this IFS personally yet. In fact, the kit Drillrig posted is the first one I've seen for these trucks. Anything over 33" tires should have one IMO.

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Originally Posted by Jbrew
They look cool man...I have Fox shocks on rusty!

Better than expected with a 1" crank. Quite an improvement over Bilstiens. You get what you pay for here. I've had them on for 2 months.
how is it improved of bilsteins? are bilsteins really hard riding ? or too soft for big heavy tires?

why no shock boots? wont dirt eat up the seals
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how is it improved of bilsteins? are bilsteins really hard riding ? or too soft for big heavy tires?

why no shock boots? wont dirt eat up the seals
I can't speak for how Jbrew feels, but I feel as if the construction of the Fox shocks are extremely well built, and I trust the seals. These shocks are only $50 to be rebuilt by Fox, so even after 50k miles I'll just pay $200 again total for shocks.


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