Ford Powerstroke 03-07 6.0L Discussion of 6.0 Liter Ford Powerstroke Turbo Diesels

6" lift?

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Old 05-03-2012, 09:27 AM
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Jesus, I keep forgetting you have leafs in the front, even though you said it 100x's. I personally would do a 4 link on mine... because it's basically already set up for it.

Stick with the leafs. It'll be the cheapest and easiest. You'll need a drop pitman arm for sure, extended brake lines more than likely, extensions for the sway bar end links and probably a few other things... I'm not terribly familiar with the leaf spring lifts for these. Karl would probably know pretty well.... ahem.... Karl....?
 
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Old 05-03-2012, 10:57 AM
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Lol ok cool... I know I need pitman arm and sway bar links... But I wasn't sure what else would have to be in the kit?
 
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Old 05-03-2012, 12:02 PM
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Looks like that kit has a trac bar drop kit... just going to need to look at the angles once it's on there, an adjustable trac bar wouldn't be a terrible idea. Have you read anything about the balljoint flip for the trac bar yet? That might be a good idea with the lift, help keep everything aligned and get rid of some bumpsteer.
 
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Old 05-03-2012, 01:17 PM
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I have no clue what the balljoint flip is? I'll lookit up...

She sent me a quote for $1,200 for a 6" I'm waiting to hear back from here what it all includes...
 
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Old 05-03-2012, 02:35 PM
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·******** Front Lift: Leaf Springs
·******** Front Sway Bar Spacers
·******** Bump Stops
·******** Steering Correction: Pitman Arm
·******** Rear Lift: Springs and U-bolts
·******** Shocks: Front/Rear ES9000 Shocks
·******** Shock Boots Not Included
·******** Max Tire Size: 37X13.50
·******** Wheel Size Range (Inches):16-20
·******** Wheel Width Range (Inches):8-10
·******** Min-Max Backspace (Inches)4.0-5.0
This is what she quoted me for $1,100
 
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Old 05-03-2012, 08:10 PM
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What I don't see there is a drop bracket for the track bar. The track bar and drag link are supposed top be at the same angle for best results.

I COMPLETELY agree with Heavy Assault in buying a kit, I pieced mine together and spent mucho more than I needed to.

Don't sweat the bump stops, I get my tires dirty and never changed the bump stops.

Avoid at all costs stacking blocks, its a bad idea. Ever see a truck spit a block out of a stack? Its only cool when its not yours. Either get a single block of the desired height or get a spring lift, I have a 6" rear spring lift on my rig.

Finally, those generic, white tube nitrogen shocks are stiff! Trust me, I have 4 of them on mine. I would either get the "oil" shock or a Bilstien. Speaking of shocks, around here, shock boots are good sand collectors, we leave them in the box.
 
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Old 05-04-2012, 11:04 AM
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The link he provided back on the first page shows a drop bracket for the trac bar... not sure if it's the same kit he's talking about now or what...
 
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Old 05-04-2012, 11:15 AM
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That's exactly what she quoted me for... I'll have to tell her I need the drop bracket for the track bar...

Should I look into doing ladder bars?
 
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Old 05-04-2012, 01:09 PM
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Anytime you've got blocks that are getting to be 4" or bigger I'd say ladder bars are a GREAT idea. Even stock blocks with a ton more power added on will still wrap the crap out of the axle. I'm looking at doing ladder bars on my truck with the factory F350 blocks, which are 3 5/8". Just want to make sure I'm transferring as much power as possible and save some u-joints.
 
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