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Old 03-26-2017, 05:51 PM
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Aluminum right, you have any pics ? Spacers or drill them out. Iduno, more apt to find rims that fit, you have a nice set on the truck now IMO.
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The 9.75s with 6x135 axles are wider too if I remember correctly so running an adapter up front might be necessary to retain equal width
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Spindle lift widen the front by nearly 3" any ways. The truck in question is 2wd.
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I wonder how much the front end geometry is different from 10th to 11th gen, wonder how involved it would be to either retrofit 11th gen knuckles or modify some onto the front of a 10th gen. Either that or combine 10th and 11th gen knuckles so they bolt on like 10th gen knuckles but have the hubs for an 11th gen.
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Originally Posted by Carcrazygts2
Spindle lift widen the front by nearly 3" any ways. The truck in question is 2wd.
Yes it's a 2wd, and the spindles did widen the front, like a lot lol. That's why I'm trying to stay away from adapters and just machine the front rotors. The 9.75 diff is not much wider than 8.8 at all and will probly have to run spacers out back to get the rear to match the front width. I mocked it up last week and took measurements for relocating shock/spring mounts. Gonna be running late model fx4 wheels with 35/12.5s for now. May even run a 37 when I wear those out. I have More than enough room.
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Originally Posted by Cmanjr
I wonder how much the front end geometry is different from 10th to 11th gen, wonder how involved it would be to either retrofit 11th gen knuckles or modify some onto the front of a 10th gen. Either that or combine 10th and 11th gen knuckles so they bolt on like 10th gen knuckles but have the hubs for an 11th gen.
I was wounding the same. Making a raptor front suspension work would be awesome. Probably would be easier on a 2wd
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Originally Posted by Sethparker050
Yes it's a 2wd, and the spindles did widen the front, like a lot lol. That's why I'm trying to stay away from adapters and just machine the front rotors. The 9.75 diff is not much wider than 8.8 at all and will probly have to run spacers out back to get the rear to match the front width. I mocked it up last week and took measurements for relocating shock/spring mounts. Gonna be running late model fx4 wheels with 35/12.5s for now. May even run a 37 when I wear those out. I have More than enough room.
I'm liking that a lot. Looks like they could have come factory.
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Thats making me wanna find a 09+ rear end. The front is somewhat easy.
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Originally Posted by BrowningSCrew
Finally got my spacers on yesterday. Not much but it's flush with the fenders now.




what size spacers love this look it would look awesome on mine got a link or some info ?
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Originally Posted by Carcrazygts2
Thats making me wanna find a 09+ rear end. The front is somewhat easy.
you think all the sensors would play nice?


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