01f1502wd's build thread: project Stormtrooper

if you weld without gas it leaves holes everywhere

 

^oh it did. I went over it.... A lot lol thats why it looks like a lot of spot welds. If i had gas and i sucked it would be bumpy


And boom goes the dynamite.

 

so these traction bars I have need new bushings..... the part number on them is MO 2125. I cannot find them anywhere.....

 

Fabtech didn't have them?

 

not on their site, but im going to call them tomorrow morning

 

Good luck man. They should have them or direct you to who does.

 

thank ya sir!

 

Could you fab some up??

 

ok I ordered bushings. the traction bars werenet from fabtech...they were from a company called fabritech, they went out of business a couple years ago but daystar still makes the bushings. I put in my order earlyier this week so I should have them this week.

and now I will need shocks. I could go with the crappy fabtechs for my kit or I could get ones with the two eyelets (which would open the options a lot) and get a little bracket that would use the top eyelet and make it a post mount to bolt right up (theyre 25 for a set)

I took off one of my front shocks (thank god for my lift, I didnt have to jack it up any they plopped right out.) so I got it to compress fully got the measurement (14in) and then with help from a friend we tried to pull em apart.....didnt work...so we said F it and hooked one end to my front tow hook then the other to a shackle on the back of his FJ40 and pulled it apart, worked like a charm. so yup I need new shocks all around for sure. so I need ones that are:

14in +/- 1in colasped and
24+/- 1in extended
with eyelets on each end or

shocks for a 97-03 f150 2wd with the 7.5in lift.

thanks gents!

 

You want suggestions for shocks?