I just scored a set of leafs for a case of Coors Light! [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif[/img] He said some cold Coors, I figured I should make it a case...
Sometimes I love being in the car(& truck) business, sometimes I hate it.
Here's what I gather I need to complete the job. Please let me know anything else I might need!
<ul>[*]Case of Coors Light[*]Sky RSK kit[*]Bilsteins (getting 5125's from Cary)[*]Drop pitman arm (Procomp was suggested)[*]Pipe to extend swaybar struts (What size do I need? How much?)[/list]
Any suggestions on remounting trackbar, extending swaybar struts, size drill needed for mounting RSK?
Do I need different U-bolts?
Thanks for any and all help
Max
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'97 CC F350 PSD. 4x4. Auto. Black. Wildman 6pos Chip! BB in FPR. KCM HPX from ITP. 3"DP. AFE intake. 3.55's. BFG MT KM2 315/75/16's. Reunel Front and Rear Bumpers. Ford AIC module. Warn HD manual hubs. AutoMeter Z-series gauges on the pilar. <span style="color: red">((Sky RSK w/SD springs and bilsteins waiting in the living room))</span> MY TRUCK PICS!
Okay, just found the instructions on their website. 1/2" holes to be drilled.
think I'll need brake lines? (I'm only doing 3" not 5").
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'97 CC F350 PSD. 4x4. Auto. Black. Wildman 6pos Chip! BB in FPR. KCM HPX from ITP. 3"DP. AFE intake. 3.55's. BFG MT KM2 315/75/16's. Reunel Front and Rear Bumpers. Ford AIC module. Warn HD manual hubs. AutoMeter Z-series gauges on the pilar. <span style="color: red">((Sky RSK w/SD springs and bilsteins waiting in the living room))</span> MY TRUCK PICS!
I will get you all of the info, drill bit size, spring bolts, pipe for sway bar links, etc. I replaced my rubber brake lines with stock rubber lines (I was in a jam and couldnt wait) I am getting by with them because my shocks are stopping the over extension, with 5125's you might have a problem. I will be ordering braided lines and a set of 5125's with proper valving from Cary soon. If you are planning on angling the RSK so you dont have to shim the bumper you will need a porta band or a decent sawz-all, grinder and torches helped me alot with the old spring bolts. You will need to shim the track bar bracket back, when I did mine I didnt think the sway bar would hit, but it did, so I spaced it back about 3\4 with washers for now. I will post again once I get all the info. If you plan on a intercooler install, have SKY lower the cross member as low as posible, I bought mine from a member that sold his truck before he installed it, so I just cut it out and rewelded it.
Frank
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1997 F-250 H.D 4X4 CREW CAB SHORT BED, MBRP 4" TURBO BACK, 16K REESE, 3:55, Auto Meter Sport Comp gauges, tri pillar, 11\16\05 BDP STAGE 1 INJECTORS, TS 6 POSITION CHIP, TYMAR INTAKE 3/27/06 B.T.S. , SIRIUS RADIO, BDP IDM, 4" 350 BLOCKS,160,000 SP Exhaust Brake, 7/4/07 6.0 Intercooler, 7/29/07 Blackbirds Customs rear disc 9/11/07 King Pin Dana 60, SKY 3" RSK, V code 5200 lbs SD springs, 10/17/07 Pro Comp Xtreme's 315x75x16 on Pro Comp 1059's 8"x16" 1/27/08 DIY Fuel System, Running on DSE since March 2008
2004 Pitbull Motorsports rigid chopper
121 TP 130rwh 250 avon
04 CRF250 mine
02 CR80 sons
03 XR100 daughters
425 Polaris magnum
500 Polaris sportsman and 300 lakota everyones
1998 27.5 Wilderness 5th wheel
Get yourself four 3/4"x5.5" grade eight bolts and a good 3/4 bit for the springs and shackles. It will save you some time if you drill out the springs before you get them under the truck. The SD springs are metric (like 18mm).
I did my cutting of the SKY bracket with a 4" grinder with a cuttting wheel.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tom_Again</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Get yourself four 3/4"x5.5" grade eight bolts and a good 3/4 bit for the springs and shackles. It will save you some time if you drill out the springs before you get them under the truck. The SD springs are metric (like 18mm).
I did my cutting of the SKY bracket with a 4" grinder with a cuttting wheel.
Good luck. Keep us poted on the project.
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drill out springs???
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'97 CC F350 PSD. 4x4. Auto. Black. Wildman 6pos Chip! BB in FPR. KCM HPX from ITP. 3"DP. AFE intake. 3.55's. BFG MT KM2 315/75/16's. Reunel Front and Rear Bumpers. Ford AIC module. Warn HD manual hubs. AutoMeter Z-series gauges on the pilar. <span style="color: red">((Sky RSK w/SD springs and bilsteins waiting in the living room))</span> MY TRUCK PICS!
Yeah, I believe I drilled the front spring bushing out to 3\4 and I believe in the rear I used 5\8, so I only had to drill the front, I will check tonight.
Frank
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1997 F-250 H.D 4X4 CREW CAB SHORT BED, MBRP 4" TURBO BACK, 16K REESE, 3:55, Auto Meter Sport Comp gauges, tri pillar, 11\16\05 BDP STAGE 1 INJECTORS, TS 6 POSITION CHIP, TYMAR INTAKE 3/27/06 B.T.S. , SIRIUS RADIO, BDP IDM, 4" 350 BLOCKS,160,000 SP Exhaust Brake, 7/4/07 6.0 Intercooler, 7/29/07 Blackbirds Customs rear disc 9/11/07 King Pin Dana 60, SKY 3" RSK, V code 5200 lbs SD springs, 10/17/07 Pro Comp Xtreme's 315x75x16 on Pro Comp 1059's 8"x16" 1/27/08 DIY Fuel System, Running on DSE since March 2008
2004 Pitbull Motorsports rigid chopper
121 TP 130rwh 250 avon
04 CRF250 mine
02 CR80 sons
03 XR100 daughters
425 Polaris magnum
500 Polaris sportsman and 300 lakota everyones
1998 27.5 Wilderness 5th wheel
I'm going to pick up the springs in the morning. How will I know what code they are? I won't be able to see the truck they came off of. I am getting them from the shop that did the lift on the donor SD.
About the drilling... are the bolts that come with the RSk not for that? Are they too small? Are the bolts on the Super Duty too small/weak?
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'97 CC F350 PSD. 4x4. Auto. Black. Wildman 6pos Chip! BB in FPR. KCM HPX from ITP. 3"DP. AFE intake. 3.55's. BFG MT KM2 315/75/16's. Reunel Front and Rear Bumpers. Ford AIC module. Warn HD manual hubs. AutoMeter Z-series gauges on the pilar. <span style="color: red">((Sky RSK w/SD springs and bilsteins waiting in the living room))</span> MY TRUCK PICS!
I found this list in another RSK thread. I found my vcodes from a lift shop too. I never saw the donor truck. My vcodes had 2C34-ADB stamped into the bottom of the lower leaf at the end.
Front Springs — F-Series
B — F81A-5310-EA
C — F81A-5310-EA
D — F81A-5310-EA
E — F81A-5310-EA
F — F81A-5310-FA
G — F81A-5310-GA
H — F81A-5310-HA
I — F81A-5310-RA
J — F81A-5310-JA
K — F81A-5310-KA
R — 2C34-5310-AAB, 3,600 lb.
S — 2C34-5310-AAB, 4,000 lb.
T — 2C34-5310-ABB, 4,400 lb.
U — 2C34-5310-ACB, 4,800 lb.
V — 2C34-5310-ADB, 5,200 lb.
W — 2C34-5310-AEA, 5,600 lb.
X — 2C34-5310-AFA, 6,000 lb.
Y — 2C34-5310-VA
Z — 2C34-5310-WA
Look at Cowboy_Dan's post in this link...more links and tons more info.
I'm going to pick up the springs in the morning. How will I know what code they are? I won't be able to see the truck they came off of. I am getting them from the shop that did the lift on the donor SD.
About the drilling... are the bolts that come with the RSk not for that? Are they too small? Are the bolts on the Super Duty too small/weak? </div></div>
The bolts that came with the kit are for bolting it up. You need to either get SD spring bolts$$$ or get 3/4" ones, you must drill out everything either way.
Cary
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95 f250 4x4 xlt Excab Lb. white, BTS Trans, 4.10ls, Dana 60, ORU RS kit DR 4"front 5" reas springs!, Bilsteins, Centerline 18x9", 37" Toyo MT's,H2e, Tapercore IC,3" Billet intakes, Tymar 4" exhaust,intake and HX mod,Beans 2's, Stealth and Fuel system and DI studs, JS's IDM mod, TW 4 pos chip,TSM Rear Disks, 198k miles.
2004 EB 4x4 6.0 X born 05/18/04
white, LS,premier group, tow package, dvd. centerline 18x9" w/ 35" Toyo MT's, Edge 4.5" Lift, V's & custom B codes 37k miles 3rd turbo 6 5150 Specialy valved Bilsteins!
1976 EB Exploration daily driver
1971 EB Hard Core Crawler
2006 Yamaha FJR1300
2005 Suzuki King Quad
edit: Would it matter what year the truck was? I assumed '99 from what the lift shop told me. Mike (my parts guy) said the fronts should be V-code and the rears he thinks are B-code but he had to go up to 2003 to find the rears (probably just that 99's rears are obsolete part #).
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'97 CC F350 PSD. 4x4. Auto. Black. Wildman 6pos Chip! BB in FPR. KCM HPX from ITP. 3"DP. AFE intake. 3.55's. BFG MT KM2 315/75/16's. Reunel Front and Rear Bumpers. Ford AIC module. Warn HD manual hubs. AutoMeter Z-series gauges on the pilar. <span style="color: red">((Sky RSK w/SD springs and bilsteins waiting in the living room))</span> MY TRUCK PICS!
Ok assuming the Dana 60 came with nothing is this a pretty accurate list of what I would need to complete the RSK with superduty springs and a D60 swap.
Sky RSK
Superduty V-Codes
D60 Track Bar
Steering Linkage
Shocks
Blocks for rear
(4) 3/4"x5.5" Gr. 8 Bolts
3/4" Drill bit for springs and shackles
U-bolts for springs
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Do I need different U bolts? Any advice on the sway bar struts?
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'97 CC F350 PSD. 4x4. Auto. Black. Wildman 6pos Chip! BB in FPR. KCM HPX from ITP. 3"DP. AFE intake. 3.55's. BFG MT KM2 315/75/16's. Reunel Front and Rear Bumpers. Ford AIC module. Warn HD manual hubs. AutoMeter Z-series gauges on the pilar. <span style="color: red">((Sky RSK w/SD springs and bilsteins waiting in the living room))</span> MY TRUCK PICS!
Cut and sleeve to extend the sway bar links with 1/8" or thicker tubing.
New U bolts is recommended but so far I never have had a problem reusing any.
You MUST get a adjustable track bar..either cut yours in half and thread and use a tie-rod adjuster sleeve or just buy one.
Drop pitman arm is a good idea, longer SS brake lines are a great upgrade nice but not necessary for a RS kit.
Cary
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95 f250 4x4 xlt Excab Lb. white, BTS Trans, 4.10ls, Dana 60, ORU RS kit DR 4"front 5" reas springs!, Bilsteins, Centerline 18x9", 37" Toyo MT's,H2e, Tapercore IC,3" Billet intakes, Tymar 4" exhaust,intake and HX mod,Beans 2's, Stealth and Fuel system and DI studs, JS's IDM mod, TW 4 pos chip,TSM Rear Disks, 198k miles.
2004 EB 4x4 6.0 X born 05/18/04
white, LS,premier group, tow package, dvd. centerline 18x9" w/ 35" Toyo MT's, Edge 4.5" Lift, V's & custom B codes 37k miles 3rd turbo 6 5150 Specialy valved Bilsteins!
1976 EB Exploration daily driver
1971 EB Hard Core Crawler
2006 Yamaha FJR1300
2005 Suzuki King Quad
from Cary soon. If you are planning on angling the RSK so you dont have to shim the bumper you will need a porta band or a decent sawz-all, grinder and torches helped me alot with the old spring bolts. You will need to shim the track bar bracket back, when I did mine I didnt think the sway bar would hit, but it did, so I spaced it back about 3\4 with washers for now. I will post again once I get all the info. If you plan on a intercooler install, have SKY lower the cross member as low as posible, I bought mine from a member that sold his truck before he installed it, so I just cut it out and rewelded it.
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