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Side to side leveling, and f250 shock tower q's


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Ive recently noticed that my b2 leans to the pass. side some(about half an inch), it seems like its comming from the front, as i have more threads on the retainer stud poking out with my spacers on. my spacers measure 1 3/4" tall and around 3" round. the p.o. didnt put the lower spring seat on it. first off, should i buy stud extenders off ebay and put the lower seats on? will it give me any more lift?(i'd like to have about .5" more). can i add some washers under my spacer on the pass. side to even her up? or will that put too much pressure on my retainer stud?

next question. i want some f250 shock towers, but im not sure which year to buy and where to get them? also im wanting to run some 5150's or fox remote resi's. what valving should i get for my b2?
 


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You can put a couple extra washers under one side to level it no problem.

'80-'97 F-250 shock towers (junkyard or Ford dealer, about $15 each)
 

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Here is a pic of the correct f-250 shock mounts installed (on an explorer). Notice its a bar mount on top and bottom. There is a "post mount" f-250 shock mount which you don't want. IIRC, that from older f-250s.


shock-mount 002 by maniak_az, on Flickr

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so just grind off the rivets on the stock and cut it off the spring bucket?
 

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...and weld the shock mount to the coil bucket, but yes there isnt much to it.

Different angle pic here. This is how I bought them. I didnt have to weld them myself.

New lift parts by maniak_az, on Flickr

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anybody know about the valving? i added my washers today and it come out perfect, which is good because i was running out of thread. it took a little more than 1/4" of washers on the pass side, i couldnt find 1 3/8" hole but i found 1 1/2" and 3" diameter. seems like they will work just fine. now i need some new shocks
 

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