skydude
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Show your Lifted 3rd Gens
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skydude
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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?
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willalex09
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Yeah, it's at the dealer getting maintenance done, but can when I get it back. These are the specific ones that I bought: https://mandronline.com/products/2022-2024-ford-expedition-hood-mount-kit?variant=48891999223968
skydude
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Yup, those were the ones I got.. if they were 2inches longer they would've been perfect..
mjp2
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Those will fit without issue.
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Arcticfrost
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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
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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twicebkedpotato
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Has anyone stuffed 37x12.5 on a 3rd gen? Considering doing so on mine if possible
Clnorton90
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Before and the progression since!
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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?
DeafBringer
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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.
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.
Same company name, so probably the same ones.
Reallyitsjp
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I have been pondering this as well. Looks like if you 35s already with no rubbing an angle grinder should clearance it enough to run them. Just not much up travel in the rear due to uneven wheel wells.
abnmike
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Teaser. In process…
abnmike
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Icon 2.5” front. JBA UCAs.
Bilstein 5100 rear with 1.5” spacer and mounted third clip.
SVT Raptor wheels: 315/70/17
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