Hi Gang,
So I went for it last week. I deleted my AHC and installed an stage 2 Ironman 2” lift . The shop I had do the install did a pretty horrible job to say the least. All I will say is they did not empty the hydraulic fluid prior to beginning the installation and I will leave it at that (SMH). They removed all 4 shocks, torsion bars, and rear springs. They replaced all items and installed my center diff drop and Total Chaos UCA. What they did not do disconnect the AHC or adjust the torsion bars to level out the height in front. I was fine with that and figured I would take care of that myself. Knocked both those things out with no issue.
Now aside from the ride quality changing I noticed more engine noise. Almost sounds as if the engine fan is working double as hard as it used to and also feels like the truck struggles to get out of 1st and 2nd gear but once in third it feels normal. Does anyone have any ideas as to why this would happen? I checked the transmission fluid and it is clean and at level. Hopefully my tranny isn't going out.
Lastly they did not reinstall my ASFIR skid plate set because the diff drop bracket misaligned the stock set up and they did not want to drill new holes into my plates. If you've done this modification please share your experience. I'm looking to take care of this mod on the weekend. Like always TIA!!
So I went for it last week. I deleted my AHC and installed an stage 2 Ironman 2” lift . The shop I had do the install did a pretty horrible job to say the least. All I will say is they did not empty the hydraulic fluid prior to beginning the installation and I will leave it at that (SMH). They removed all 4 shocks, torsion bars, and rear springs. They replaced all items and installed my center diff drop and Total Chaos UCA. What they did not do disconnect the AHC or adjust the torsion bars to level out the height in front. I was fine with that and figured I would take care of that myself. Knocked both those things out with no issue.
Now aside from the ride quality changing I noticed more engine noise. Almost sounds as if the engine fan is working double as hard as it used to and also feels like the truck struggles to get out of 1st and 2nd gear but once in third it feels normal. Does anyone have any ideas as to why this would happen? I checked the transmission fluid and it is clean and at level. Hopefully my tranny isn't going out.
Lastly they did not reinstall my ASFIR skid plate set because the diff drop bracket misaligned the stock set up and they did not want to drill new holes into my plates. If you've done this modification please share your experience. I'm looking to take care of this mod on the weekend. Like always TIA!!
