These just arrived on my doorstep today....
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nice! what lift kit?
Looks like J springs?
Looks like J springs?
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Its a 850J/863 combo. Wanted a more level lift. The brown box has the shocks, SS brake lines, and MAF drop brackets.
Sackman said:
Duck and cover dude
Sackman said:
There's still time to send them back but you'll get stuck with MAF's exorbitant "shipping" (aka raping) charges plus they'll probably charge you a restocking fee.
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haha, thats funny walking eagle. I had thought about slee
brackets, however, I didnt like that setup as well, but the main thing
that pushed me toward MAF's was they wouldn't over correct my
caster. No, im sure this is the way I want to go, but thanks for
lookin' out for me guys.
brackets, however, I didnt like that setup as well, but the main thing
that pushed me toward MAF's was they wouldn't over correct my
caster. No, im sure this is the way I want to go, but thanks for
lookin' out for me guys.
The only other thing about the front brackets is bolt on sliders are pretty much out. They get in the way. I know somebody put them on anyway but I didn't care for the results when he was done.
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yeah I saw those results too... 
looked like a lot of cutting up of
the sliders. I am planning on putting on some sliders within the next
couple months, but they will be sliders that I fabricate from some 2"
tube iron I have. Someone on here did a very nice job of fabricating
some that were welded onto the frame, yet still detachable. I
am looking to do something along those lines.
looked like a lot of cutting up of the sliders. I am planning on putting on some sliders within the next
couple months, but they will be sliders that I fabricate from some 2"
tube iron I have. Someone on here did a very nice job of fabricating
some that were welded onto the frame, yet still detachable. I
am looking to do something along those lines.
Walking Eagle said:
What? Stable? I am Stable at 95mph too,... so what? Thats not the issue or point. Im not hatin just asking what you mean by stable or what you expected the diffrence to be by not going with the castor plates instead.
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Does the sticker on your springs say 850J 0r 850? as well as the 863's?
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the front say 850J and the rear say 863
Jason Andrews said:What? Stable? I am Stable at 95mph too,... so what? Thats not the issue or point. Im not hatin just asking what you mean by stable or what you expected the diffrence to be by not going with the castor plates instead.
Just saying they did all I wanted them to, and I haven't had any of the theorized hang ups on them - but I'm only running 3" fronts, and no rears like sackman has. By stable I mean no twitching like not running no caster correction, I mean hands off at 75mph, no freaky stuff in the corners. And I expected the difference from castor plates to be that since the radius arms sit the same as stock - basically level, when the truck sways in a corner, and the outside tire goes up, and inside goes down, the outside one comes back and so does the inside - unlike when running plates and the arms are at an angle and the outside wheel goes up and forward, and the inside goes down and back, and starts steering the truck like a derby car.
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Walking Eagle said:
Makes sense, this is why I would have to agree with you that the MAF drop brackets are a better setup.
Correcting you though, I only got the 3" MAF fronts, no rears.
Sackman said:
opps, I meant, I only have 3" fronts, no rears, same as Sackman. Made sense when I was writing it, not so much when reading
And not running no was probably not my best attempt at english either