my sport trac pictures before tires and after!

shooterdude199 · 08-07-2012, 11:51 PM

they are johnny joints. my first idea was to do a heim but the heim is too skinny so to speak. so we installed johnny joints and boxed it in. we had to drill out the holes to the spindles and shave them a little bit so if at full bump or full droop it wouldnt contact the cup of the a arm. it was a lot of work but well worth it. i dont have a hoop connected to the engine as i ran out of money. it is on my list though. right now the top of my list is purchase some lift spindles so i can take preload off of my springs. then get 14" springs. then rebuild the bumps because they are leaking fluid and air.

*mounty71* · 08-07-2012, 11:54 PM

Looks like an FOA bumpstop? Ya, those will leak.

shooterdude199 · 08-07-2012, 11:55 PM

i painted them already lol. man this thread is so old!

*01STrunner* · 08-07-2012, 11:56 PM

Oh wow... Im a noob. Now i see the dates. And I coulda sworn you had. Sorry bout that

shooterdude199 · 08-07-2012, 11:56 PM

yeahhh they do. really bad. BUT on the brighter side i got them for like 200 bucks or so with bumps and cans which isnt bad. some $15 rebuild kits and ill be good to go

shooterdude199 · 08-07-2012, 11:58 PM

no problem lol i looked at your post and i was like what in the world is he talking about?! then i looked back and i saw the cladding and i was like ohhhhhh then i just had to say it lol

*01STrunner* · 08-08-2012, 12:00 AM

Dont worry I did a face palm for you lol. Worst part is its even in your signature. By the way how are you liking the new setup?

shooterdude199 · 08-08-2012, 12:07 AM

i like it a lot. knowing that i dont have to worry about bottoming my shocks out is definitely a relief. it does ride stiff right now just because i have a lot of preload on the springs. i think id be really happy with it when i get limit straps, the bumps rebuilt, and spindles. it sits about 3/4" lower than it used to because i had to take preload off of the spring. You arent really supposed to have preload on the springs at all but i had to or else i wouldnt be able to steer. so if im gonna take my truck up to gulches, im not gonna wheel it or i could wheel it but take the fenderliner out and the front bumper lol.

*01STrunner* · 08-08-2012, 12:20 AM

Those are both easy! lol Like Offtrac said you can just hop in with one of us instead though and just make the easy drive to the site.

shooterdude199 · 08-08-2012, 12:24 AM

yeah its not but like an hour out for me. BUT i do wanna flex the truck out and see how much the truck droops now. well maybe i shouldnt because i dont even have limit straps.

08-07-2012, 11:51 PM	#21
shooterdude199 Wannabe Elite Explorer Irmo, South Carolina 01 Sport Trac Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 849 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	they are johnny joints. my first idea was to do a heim but the heim is too skinny so to speak. so we installed johnny joints and boxed it in. we had to drill out the holes to the spindles and shave them a little bit so if at full bump or full droop it wouldnt contact the cup of the a arm. it was a lot of work but well worth it. i dont have a hoop connected to the engine as i ran out of money. it is on my list though. right now the top of my list is purchase some lift spindles so i can take preload off of my springs. then get 14" springs. then rebuild the bumps because they are leaking fluid and air. __________________ My Registry

08-07-2012, 11:54 PM	#22
mounty71 It's green, not gray. San Francisco, CA '00 Mountaineer Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 3,089 Vehicle Specs	Looks like an FOA bumpstop? Ya, those will leak. __________________ MATT SCHWARTZ 2000 MOUNTAINEERINATOR REGISTRY 1991 FORD EXPLORER (IN EXPLORER HEAVEN) REGISTRY

08-07-2012, 11:55 PM	#23
shooterdude199 Wannabe Elite Explorer Irmo, South Carolina 01 Sport Trac Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 849 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	i painted them already lol. man this thread is so old! __________________ My Registry

08-07-2012, 11:56 PM	#24
01STrunner Elite Explorer Reva, Virginia 2001 Sport Trac Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 2,343 Vehicle Specs	Oh wow... Im a noob. Now i see the dates. And I coulda sworn you had. Sorry bout that __________________ Here's a link to my Registry "This hobby begins as a search for the perfect setup, then gradually becomes the never ending discovery of the weakest link."

08-07-2012, 11:56 PM	#25
shooterdude199 Wannabe Elite Explorer Irmo, South Carolina 01 Sport Trac Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 849 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	yeahhh they do. really bad. BUT on the brighter side i got them for like 200 bucks or so with bumps and cans which isnt bad. some $15 rebuild kits and ill be good to go __________________ My Registry

08-07-2012, 11:58 PM	#26
shooterdude199 Wannabe Elite Explorer Irmo, South Carolina 01 Sport Trac Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 849 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	no problem lol i looked at your post and i was like what in the world is he talking about?! then i looked back and i saw the cladding and i was like ohhhhhh then i just had to say it lol __________________ My Registry

08-08-2012, 12:00 AM	#27
01STrunner Elite Explorer Reva, Virginia 2001 Sport Trac Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 2,343 Vehicle Specs	Dont worry I did a face palm for you lol. Worst part is its even in your signature. By the way how are you liking the new setup? __________________ Here's a link to my Registry "This hobby begins as a search for the perfect setup, then gradually becomes the never ending discovery of the weakest link."

08-08-2012, 12:07 AM	#28
shooterdude199 Wannabe Elite Explorer Irmo, South Carolina 01 Sport Trac Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 849 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	i like it a lot. knowing that i dont have to worry about bottoming my shocks out is definitely a relief. it does ride stiff right now just because i have a lot of preload on the springs. i think id be really happy with it when i get limit straps, the bumps rebuilt, and spindles. it sits about 3/4" lower than it used to because i had to take preload off of the spring. You arent really supposed to have preload on the springs at all but i had to or else i wouldnt be able to steer. so if im gonna take my truck up to gulches, im not gonna wheel it or i could wheel it but take the fenderliner out and the front bumper lol. __________________ My Registry

08-08-2012, 12:20 AM	#29
01STrunner Elite Explorer Reva, Virginia 2001 Sport Trac Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 2,343 Vehicle Specs	Those are both easy! lol Like Offtrac said you can just hop in with one of us instead though and just make the easy drive to the site. __________________ Here's a link to my Registry "This hobby begins as a search for the perfect setup, then gradually becomes the never ending discovery of the weakest link."

08-08-2012, 12:24 AM	#30
shooterdude199 Wannabe Elite Explorer Irmo, South Carolina 01 Sport Trac Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 849 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	yeah its not but like an hour out for me. BUT i do wanna flex the truck out and see how much the truck droops now. well maybe i shouldnt because i dont even have limit straps. __________________ My Registry