Front Diff drop help for 8" lift

[superstang460]

-What brake lines did you switch to? No way factory length will hold up to that much lift and be able to flex, especially with the IFS kit.

I ended up using some universal steel braded lines that I got at SUMMIT for a different project. They are a lot longer. I also had to disconnect the E-brake brackets to get enough slack

-Did you put any kind of gussets in the extensions for the upper control arm drops? Thats a very tight angle to have no extra weight bearing supports.

There is a cylindrical steel tube welded to the underside of the upper that has 2 gussets running inward and I also have it welded to the ball joint spacer. It is pretty solid

-Did you get some super extended length shocks? Otherwise the first time it brings a tire off the ground, you may here some sickening pop as all the oil/gas comes out of your shock

I actually used the Rancho RS5000 shocks that were for my F250 with a 6 inch lift. Just pressed in a larger 5/8" lower bushing so it bolted right on the VX-

Be careful dropping your diff 3", that bracket is gonna have to be heavy duty. If you can fab that up, you can fab up the brackets. You just just cut out a rectangle, and weld in a new plate that moves the holes down the desired length:

I was thinking of a way to drop the whole frnt cradle down 5" like they do on IFS chevy lift kits or with H2's, but this is my winter vehicle, we have 3" of snow, and I'm still driving a 5" lowered Ford lightning...I gotta hurry haha

Gears...Matt at Independent4x.

I go broke everytime I log on Independent4x.com haha They just have all those litte odds and ends I always need.