White 1994 F-150 Sleeper Build

nubreed71 · Post by **nubreed71** » Wed Sep 21, 2016 7:27 pm

Bump pics

S00TLYFE · Post by **S00TLYFE** » Wed Sep 21, 2016 8:39 pm

thing looks rad taylor, give me your bumpers, I know you've found a new idea youd like to try.

nubreed71 · Post by **nubreed71** » Wed Sep 21, 2016 8:53 pm

Hahahaha, nope, still loving the front and rear bumpers on this thing. They're keepers!

Tchajagos · Post by **Tchajagos** » Wed Sep 21, 2016 10:38 pm

That's where I was thinking of putting the upper shock mount on mine. Let me know what you end up with so I can copy what works haha.

nubreed71 · Post by **nubreed71** » Thu Sep 22, 2016 6:59 am

Will do. Right now those are 3.0x10" stroke smooth bodies. I was digging around on the net and figured out that the 3.0 bypasses that Fox sells for the Raptor actually have a .5" shorter compressed length than what I have, but a 1" longer extended measurement, so I may try to find a deal on a set of those and swap em on down the road to get a bit more droop travel.

S00TLYFE · Post by **S00TLYFE** » Thu Sep 22, 2016 9:33 am

Travis don't you have a set of raptor take offs for sale?

nubreed71 · Post by **nubreed71** » Thu Sep 22, 2016 10:07 am

I actually need the upgraded 3.0 ones that Fox does. Thanks for asking for me though!

RyanDS650X · Post by **RyanDS650X** » Thu Sep 22, 2016 11:08 am

So with spring under a 2 link isnt necessary or do you have something else in mind?

nubreed71 · Post by **nubreed71** » Thu Sep 22, 2016 1:05 pm

As it's been explained to me, spring under takes care of the issues with axle wrap, and a 2 link is not needed.

Tchajagos · Post by **Tchajagos** » Thu Sep 22, 2016 2:17 pm

S00TLYFE wrote:Travis don't you have a set of raptor take offs for sale?

I was planning on using them not selling them! So I want to see how this goes down

nubreed71 · Post by **nubreed71** » Thu Sep 22, 2016 5:11 pm

Do you have an eye to eye measurement on the stock takeoff raptor rear shocks? I'm curious to see how it compares to the 3.0 fox bypasses that they sell in the aftermarket.

Tchajagos · Post by **Tchajagos** » Thu Sep 22, 2016 7:44 pm

This is what I measured eye to eye

Raptor shocks

18" collapsed
29-1/2" extended

11-1/2" stroke

nubreed71 · Post by **nubreed71** » Thu Sep 22, 2016 8:57 pm

Yup, those are the same measurements on the aftermarket 3.0 bypass. Interesting...

nubreed71 · Post by **nubreed71** » Thu Sep 22, 2016 9:02 pm

Do the upper and lower shock eyes have bushings in them? Any idea what the mounting width is? 1.5"?

BDKW1 · Post by **BDKW1** » Thu Sep 22, 2016 11:10 pm

Look into the King external threaded cap and welded end, very short.

VintageIronFab · Post by **VintageIronFab** » Thu Sep 22, 2016 11:34 pm

Have they said why not mount the shocks on the outside of the frame? Seems like it would up the stability if not just a little.

VintageIronFab · Post by **VintageIronFab** » Thu Sep 22, 2016 11:37 pm

Still looks killer though

nubreed71 · Post by **nubreed71** » Fri Sep 23, 2016 7:06 am

Would be way more expensive to go outside the frame rails.

Tchajagos · Post by **Tchajagos** » Fri Sep 23, 2016 10:48 am

nubreed71 wrote:Do the upper and lower shock eyes have bushings in them? Any idea what the mounting width is? 1.5"?

Yes, bushings and 1.5" width.

nubreed71 · Post by **nubreed71** » Fri Sep 23, 2016 10:50 am

Awesome, thanks for the info! Might have to use those for mockup til I can find a deal on a set of the 3.0 bypasses.