I just finished my spring swap this past weekend, and I made a little web page with a sort of "how to" complete with some pictures. Check it out at... http://www.archercabin.com/f350.html
Let me know what you think...and remember, it is a very primitive page...
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2000, F-350, XLT, SC, V10, 5 spd, 4x4, 4.30LS, Short Bed, Off Road Pkg, Camper Pkg...etc.
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2000, F-350, SRW, XLT, SC, V10, 5 spd, 4x4, 4.30LS, Short Bed, Off Road Pkg, Camper Pkg, Silver Frost, F550 X Springs, Fabtech Dual Front Shock Kit, with Trailmaster SSV Shocks, Trailmaster SSV Steering Stabilizer, SuperChip, Banks Stinger Cat-Back Exhaust, Borla Headers, K&N Air Filter, Sony CDX-MP450X MP3 player, Infinity reference speakers x 4, Sony Xplod 75W x 4 Amp, Sony 12 Subs x 2, custom sub box...etc.
Very nice work there. I posted my conversion on FD a while back. Your description is pretty close to mine but I had some problems getting the leaf center pins back in the axle due to the track bar. I ended up having to loosen both sides at one time. I was trying to keep one side on the ground for safety to. You also didn't mention how much lift you got. Very important information for those contemplating the swap.
Oh yeah, I got about 1.5" of lift on my SC short bed. I guess I got lucky with the bolts lining up one side at a time.
I did see your earlier post, and used the instructions as a template for when I did my swap.
This site rocks!!!
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2000, F-350, XLT, SC, V10, 5 spd, 4x4, 4.30LS, Short Bed, Off Road Pkg, Camper Pkg...etc.
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2000, F-350, SRW, XLT, SC, V10, 5 spd, 4x4, 4.30LS, Short Bed, Off Road Pkg, Camper Pkg, Silver Frost, F550 X Springs, Fabtech Dual Front Shock Kit, with Trailmaster SSV Shocks, Trailmaster SSV Steering Stabilizer, SuperChip, Banks Stinger Cat-Back Exhaust, Borla Headers, K&N Air Filter, Sony CDX-MP450X MP3 player, Infinity reference speakers x 4, Sony Xplod 75W x 4 Amp, Sony 12 Subs x 2, custom sub box...etc.
I see you upgraded your shocks. Did you have to change from the standard length to a longer shock?? Or does the factory length work just as well?? It seems like you shouldn't have too with the minimal lift you actually produced.
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by HeavyAssualt: I see you upgraded your shocks. Did you have to change from the standard length to a longer shock?? Or does the factory length work just as well?? It seems like you shouldn't have too with the minimal lift you actually produced.
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I just ordered the standard shocks. I asked the guy at SuperTrucks, and he said that the stock size still give plenty of travel both up and down...
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2000, F-350, SRW, XLT, SC, V10, 5 spd, 4x4, 4.30LS, Short Bed, Off Road Pkg, Camper Pkg, Silver Frost, F550 "X" Springs, Fabtech Dual Front Shock Kit, with Trailmaster SSV Shocks, SuperChip, Banks Stinger Exhaust...etc.
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2000, F-350, SRW, XLT, SC, V10, 5 spd, 4x4, 4.30LS, Short Bed, Off Road Pkg, Camper Pkg, Silver Frost, F550 X Springs, Fabtech Dual Front Shock Kit, with Trailmaster SSV Shocks, Trailmaster SSV Steering Stabilizer, SuperChip, Banks Stinger Cat-Back Exhaust, Borla Headers, K&N Air Filter, Sony CDX-MP450X MP3 player, Infinity reference speakers x 4, Sony Xplod 75W x 4 Amp, Sony 12 Subs x 2, custom sub box...etc.
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