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Aliass24 said:
I turned mine down 8 turns to drop it 3/4”
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I’m at 8 now, about to take it a few turns down still. Not sure why I’m getting so much height out of these
 
Alright, so 12 turns total. I’m at 1.75” of rake, 1.5” of lift over stock. So I’m happy with that as long as @halo.f150 confirms I don’t have it backed off too much. There is still tension on the coil so I’d expect it’s ok. CV angles look better than when I had the spacers in.

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Bannerman said:
See explanation below on what a diff drop kit is.

Drop bracket kits probably will give you a smooth ride, all the way to the mall. 😂

I kid. But seriously don’t hammer on that thing if it’s what you have, there are so many additional potential points if failure vs stock. The added leverage that the bracket will induce will eventually twist and/or fail those mounting points. It’s basically an expensive spacer kit.
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Says the guy that's idea of off roading is taking his bike to the trail head. 😆

The "diff drop" is a Toyota thing. Ford hangs the diff from the top and spacers wont work. So I figure you're not to educated on the Ford and BDS. With 13.5" of clearance to my front diff and 1/4" solid steel skid plate on it, 2' of clearance to my front bumper and a lifetime warrantee on my brackets. I figure I wont have to "hammer" it as much as a lesser truck. Your truck looks good, Elka is great stuff.
 
Bannerman said:
Alright, so 12 turns total. I’m at 1.75” of rake, 1.5” of lift over stock. So I’m happy with that as long as @halo.f150 confirms I don’t have it backed off too much. There is still tension on the coil so I’d expect it’s ok. CV angles look better than when I had the spacers in.

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Awesome - thanks for pioneering and thanks for the reports. It's crazy how we (and others?) seem to be getting way more lift out of spacers and coilovers than what the manufacturers suggest. You and I both got about 3/4" more out of our "2-inch" spacer lift. You were only supposed to get 1.5" out of these coilovers and got MUCH more. A headscratcher for sure...
Can you give some commentary on the ride quality? I know its new, but just curious what your first impressions are. I'm hopeful that you having to BACK OFF the preload on the spring to get the intended 1.5" lift perhaps yielded a plush/compliant ride vs. having to crank down on the preload and stiffen everything up. Crazy you had to back it off THAT much. I hope it's not too wallowy though.
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High_Country said:
Awesome - thanks for pioneering and thanks for the reports. It's crazy how we (and others?) seem to be getting way more lift out of spacers and coilovers than what the manufacturers suggest. You and I both got about 3/4" more out of our "2-inch" spacer lift. You were only supposed to get 1.5" out of these coilovers and got MUCH more. A headscratcher for sure...
Can you give some commentary on the ride quality? I know its new, but just curious what your first impressions are. I'm hopeful that you having to BACK OFF the preload on the spring to get the intended 1.5" lift perhaps yielded a plush/compliant ride vs. having to crank down on the preload and stiffen everything up. Crazy you had to back it off THAT much. I hope it's not too wallowy though.
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I can give a more thorough ride report later this week once I’ve had it aligned, but initial impressions are that the ride is more planted. With the way I have the coil overs dialed out, I would not call it stiff at all. Probably would say that the compression is about the same as stock, but the rebound is dialed up a little, it is much less bouncy. Once I get some miles on it I will give a better write up, but as it stands right now I am pleased.
 
Alright brainiacs,

I'm stuck trying to get these new ball joints in. I can't get enough thread to get the pin through the castle nut that was supplied with the SPC ball joints. I really don't see how I can get it in any further to get enough thread. Am I missing something?

The SPC measures at 0.64" at the narrowest point and the stock is 0.58".

For those that have their kits or have installed them, can you verify:
1. what your ball joint nut looks like
2. if the ball joint stud is the same as stock
3. what numbers are on your ball joints?

Picture of the bottom of the ball joint stud. I've put well over 100ft/lbs on this and it ain't goin any further.
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Stock ball joint at narrowest point of taper
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SPC ball joint at narrowest point of taper
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Top of ball joint stud. Its touching the outside and won't go down further.
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ChsTremor said:
Alright brainiacs,

I'm stuck trying to get these new ball joints in. I can't get enough thread to get the pin through the castle nut that was supplied with the SPC ball joints. I really don't see how I can get it in any further to get enough thread. Am I missing something?

The SPC measures at 0.64" at the narrowest point and the stock is 0.58".

For those that have their kits or have installed them, can you verify:
1. what your ball joint nut looks like
2. if the ball joint stud is the same as stock
3. what numbers are on your ball joints?

Picture of the bottom of the ball joint stud. I've put well over 100ft/lbs on this and it ain't goin any further.
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Stock ball joint at narrowest point of taper
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SPC ball joint at narrowest point of taper
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Top of ball joint stud. Its touching the outside and won't go down further.
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Is that a pre-2021 uca? And, not trying to be a clown, did you use a jack to lift the assembly into the uca?
 
Yeti said:
Is that a pre-2021 uca? And, not trying to be a clown, did you use a jack to lift the assembly into the uca?
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I’ve got the whole thing a part right now. I talked to Kevin at halo and he said the ball joints are the same pre 21 but the ucas changed. He confirmed I have the correct ucas.

PS - don’t make fun of my rusted CV axels.
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ChsTremor said:
I’ve got the whole thing a part right now. I talked to Kevin at halo and he said the ball joints are the same pre 21 but the ucas changed. He confirmed I have the correct ucas.

PS - don’t make fun of my rusted CV axels.
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I would call SPC with the part number to verify they are correct. Sounds like that spindle taper may be too thick
 
Bannerman said:
Alright, so 12 turns total. I’m at 1.75” of rake, 1.5” of lift over stock. So I’m happy with that as long as @halo.f150 confirms I don’t have it backed off too much. There is still tension on the coil so I’d expect it’s ok. CV angles look better than when I had the spacers in.
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Thanks for the great information and feedback on this kit - appreciated
 
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