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skydude

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I got mine from mandronline.
I have to ask you a favor.. I went to their website and bought a pair.. The brackets are only about an inch tall, yours appear way longer... any chance you show me a close up picture of your bracket?
Thanks
 

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So I have a 2013 el, stock height, would 285/70/17r fit without rubbing? I know some of you have run those sizes but would it work without a lift?
 

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2.5" & 3" "leveling kit" spacers. The tires are 33".

The problem with lifting the truck this way is the extreme angle placed on the axles and cv joints. If you look at the axle before and after the lift it's a major difference. On an unlifted truck you can see the difference by looking at the axles while jacking the truck.

I went through axles every two years because the joints were always going bad.

Another problem is that if I turn the steering wheel all the way either direction, the upper control arm hits the springs.

The geometry change also caused a pretty bad "bump steer" problem and I don't see a steering shock kit available
 

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That's my 09 so far. Light kits front & rear, Nerf/step bars, Wired jumper system. Yeah, I know the jumper system has been surpassed by newer stuff, but I'm just old school about some things. The winch bumper is on order, The LED fogs are waiting on it, and I keep missing the discount window on the winch I want. I'm only seeing a 2.5" lift available.. What are you guys sources?
 

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That's my 09 so far. Light kits front & rear, Nerf/step bars, Wired jumper system. Yeah, I know the jumper system has been surpassed by newer stuff, but I'm just old school about some things. The winch bumper is on order, The LED fogs are waiting on it, and I keep missing the discount window on the winch I want. I'm only seeing a 2.5" lift available.. What are you guys sources?
Are these the nerf bars you got? https://realtruck.com/p/aps-truck-a...5SJZUTw9Y-L0jmJTCo3KxNWn5RtvP9Nq-zcspUU&gQT=2

If so, how do you like them? Debating between these and the F-150 Raptor side step take offs.
 

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Looks like them. I got mine from Amazon For $240 and change. They flex a bit when I pull my 200# self into the truck, but they don't seem to bend.
 
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