New England B.S. Thread

I'm totally opposed to the BL, but if you need 1" to safely clear a larger tire than it could be argued

 

I've considered this also. I wonder how a body lifts holds up bouncing around on the trails, and how it might affect the fitment of other after market components that expect the body to be in it's original place.

Does setting the 5100's to 3" stiffen the spring a lot? Maybe a 1" spacer with the 5100's at 2" wouldn't be a bad idea... (or 2.5" with a .5" spacer?) Just trying to avoid the F-650 ride quality.

 

What did I do today. Enough said lol
86' F150 4.9 Straight 6, single weber and a 4 speed. Sat since 95' fired right up with a jump.

 

I assume if your using a heavy urethane/similar product and grade 8 hardware it should hold up?

Spacer combo could be a good idea. I had the CO on my 95 cranked and the ride and flex was terrible. Spacer def coulda helped.

 

Body looks clean. Any rot? A bit of lift and that dog will hunt!

 

That and grade 8 hardware will be cool

 

he drivers floor by the rocker well...where is was is gone, The bed is gone for a reason. Fenders are gone on the insides. Frame is mint only 65k on the truck. He plans keeping it stock height because it was $100. The exhaust rotted at the manifold so it runs manifold and breathing is quite hard lmao. Great beater and woods truck, We had cops waving at us today.

The trans is no sycro'd so it's a complete blast to drive double clutch or not on my behalf.

 

Bizarre Thorley promo vid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5fb_aJw8yQ

 

I am not sure honestly how it would hold up for trails.....I go offroading maybe 5 times a year so I am not too concerned with it being a trail beast. Im going for 3" up front with 885x paired with billies at zero.......let the coil do the lifting. I'll prob add the toytec top spacer as well........out rear Im almost ready to pull the trigger on a set of expo standards because I have the longer billies for the rear that go with a 2"-4" lift. the expos will give me a solid 3" so Im hoping to keep the stock rake just jack the whole truck up 3". I'll consider the BL once I do that.

 

I don't plan on making mine a trail rig. I want a good balance of on road and off road. I feel my truck does pretty good with that right now. With what I've read, and what I have done for wheeling, I guess I'm really lucky I haven't broken my front shocks. I've also hit a couple good potholes, enough to need an alignment.

Looks like more coil, less spacer is the way to go. I don't mind some stiffness, I don't expect it to ride like a caddy. (I've had one, not a fan of the road feel, or lack there of) Most of the stiffness I have now is from the AALs. The heavy stall mat in the back helps with that.

 

Hey Dave-remember how I showed you my LCA skids on the RI trip and said they were about 500? Well I misspoke--by more than 300:
http://www.iconvehicledynamics.com/...coma-Lower-Control-Arm-Skid-Plate-System.html

Guess I forgot what was what...

 

FUCK that's cheap!

 

bamf has them cheaper

 

But his aren't set up to function as the lower mounting point for 2ndary shocks

 

who needs a secondary front shock?

 

Mornin' all. What a beautiful monday

 

you need a better sig pic now that your trucks all grown up.

 

Too true, I just don't want some pic of it sitting on asphalt. jk

 

dick