Long Travel upgrade.....

[8T6K5]

Been talking about it for ahwile: http://www.gmsquarebody.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4639&highlight=f250

But figured the install needed its own thread; so lets get this project started….

Before: Dual Rancho RS9000XL with 7” travel

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The parts: ORD Zero-Rate Add a Leave, new U-bolts, Ford F-250 shock towers and Rancho RS9000XL 11.5” travel

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F-250 shock towers…

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ORD blocks – u bolts…

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Old RS v. New RS…. Notice how fatter the body is too

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Just over 11” of travel…

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Midway point will need to be marked for later reference…

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Old shocks removed….. sold on CL 

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These rivets will need to be ground off and bracket removed…

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Bracket off and holes hogged out to ½”

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Notice fender well has been trimmed too…. (before here)…

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Total amount of material removed…

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Touched up with some rattle can…

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On to the towers….. dry fitted – marked – masked and cut to size…

Remember marking the midway poin ton the shock? You want to install the new tower at that point.

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Crappy pic, but remember the two rivet holes drilled out? Use the top one for the tower top bolt. Mount in place and tap 2 additional holes (1/2”)

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Remember the fat shock bodies? I had to notch the lower mounts to fit that sumbeech in there…

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Mocked up, awaiting grade 8 hardware…

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[89Suburban]

Great write up man.

 

[8T6K5]

Great write up man.

Thanks man, I will update it tomorrow after the blocks go in.....

 

[Driver4r]

What are you going to do with the old brackets?

 

[8T6K5]

What are you going to do with the old brackets?

Old OE brackets I threw in my neighbors garbage disposal.

Brackets and shocks for dual kit was sold on CL.

 

[crazy4offroad]

Nice, I want to see it going to work now. And I don't mean some roadside berm!

 

[VAL]

What king of brake calipers are you running?

 

[89Suburban]

Is that a Y-pipe behind the headers?

 

[8T6K5]

Day Two:

Installing ORD Zero Rate Add a Leave’s and new U-bolts:

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Install is pretty straight forward. Lift truck, I used a floor jack under the diff then put a bottle jack under the leaf-springs, as close as you can to the perches. Slowly drop the floor jack until you have room to install the blocks.

I had shims in my front end…

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Final product:

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On to the top:

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Started getting dark, Ill get more up later:

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[8T6K5]

What king of brake calipers are you running?

AC Delco: Just painted them myself.

 

[8T6K5]

Is that a Y-pipe behind the headers?

Yes

 

[89Suburban]

You running a catalytic converter? You got one pipe the rest of the way out? You running a O2 sensor?

 

[8T6K5]

You running a catalytic converter? You got one pipe the rest of the way out? You running a O2 sensor?

One pipe out with cat and 40 series.

 

[89Suburban]

What cat you running? Factory or high flow? You got emissions testing?

 

[8T6K5]

Dunno what cat, due for emissions in one month......will let you know how that goes.