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Finally, I have located a suitable parts truck for my Dana 60 front axle, which is a 94 F-350 turbodiesel. I plan on running a reverse shackle setup in the front using the stock F-350 springs, similar to the sky manufacturing bolt in piece. I will manufacture it out of 4" OD 1/4'' wall thickness square tubing to save time welding plates together.
http://www.sky-manufacturing.com/new/detaproduct.php?id=162
I plan on centering the front leaf spring bolt directly underneath where it would have been positioned on the front shackle originally, and drilling the hole 4 inches underneath the leaf spring bolt in my new support. In the rear I will bolt up a rear axle stock shackle in the existing bracket.
My question is, am I correct to assume that in order to raise the truck 4 inches I need to repostion the hole at the front of the frame exactly 4 inches below the original mounting postion?
Does anybody have a sky kit or ORU that can measure the drop down from the old mounting point?
I think I have it figured out I would just like to hear from anybody who has already done this to give me some alignment pointers, as I will be building the front leaf support this coming week.
Its an 83 F250 2wd that it will be going on. (I already have the rear leaf mounts to install)
http://www.sky-manufacturing.com/new/detaproduct.php?id=162
I plan on centering the front leaf spring bolt directly underneath where it would have been positioned on the front shackle originally, and drilling the hole 4 inches underneath the leaf spring bolt in my new support. In the rear I will bolt up a rear axle stock shackle in the existing bracket.
My question is, am I correct to assume that in order to raise the truck 4 inches I need to repostion the hole at the front of the frame exactly 4 inches below the original mounting postion?
Does anybody have a sky kit or ORU that can measure the drop down from the old mounting point?
I think I have it figured out I would just like to hear from anybody who has already done this to give me some alignment pointers, as I will be building the front leaf support this coming week.
Its an 83 F250 2wd that it will be going on. (I already have the rear leaf mounts to install)