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Old 04-05-2018, 06:13 AM
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Hey guys I’m new here, got a 99 5.4l F150. That I lifted 5 inches a week ago.. rough country lift kit. It’s been good so far but the problem is my upper control arm is maxed out and I can’t seem to find any extended upper control arm or any other fix anywhere I don’t know what else to do. The front also has a bit of camber. Any advice? Thanks in advance
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Camber correction kit..
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And that’s also gonna fix how my upper control arm and ball joint is basically maxed?
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The phrase "Maxed Out" is not a sufficient description of the state of your control arm or the problem that you are experiencing. I'm sure many are willing to help but you must make yourself understood. Remember, words are your friends.
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Originally Posted by Burplef1fiddy
And that’s also gonna fix how my upper control arm and ball joint is basically maxed?
No.. it's gonna allow you to properly align your camber. You need to look at a uni-ball UCA for that fix. Like mentioned above by Tagoo.. we need some Pic's of what you are talking about.. if you have a proper lift kit installed , it should of came with new lift spindles that corrects that problem. Personally, I have never heard of a 5" lift kit.

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Originally Posted by techrep
No.. it's gonna allow you to properly align your camber. You need to look at a uni-ball UCA for that fix. Like mentioned above by Tagoo.. we need some Pic's of what you are talking about.. if you have a proper lift kit installed , it should of came with new lift spindles that corrects that problem. Personally, I have never heard of a 5" lift kit.


ok later on today I will post pics once i take them. And I do have lift spindles... they are 3 inch lift spindles and I also added 2 inch lift coils
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That’s how I got a total of 5 inches of lift
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Originally Posted by Burplef1fiddy


here you go guys sorry if the angles may have not been too good. Just snapped some quick pics before work.
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Now I know that the problem starts where, in this kit you’re not supposed to stack that 2 inch leveling coil with the 3 inch lift spindles that I have on. Now I’m just trying to solve that issue.


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