First with the install.
Truck is a 2012 F250 CCSB 4x4 with a 2.5" front lift and 1" taller rear block. I ordered the under-axle plate instead of swapping blocks and bolts.
Lift the truck until the rear suspension is at full droop, and leave the wheels on and barely touching the ground. Take the nuts off the ubolts on 1 side of the truck. Take the factory plate off and replace with the new one and reinstall nuts. Now do the other side.
Take the bars and temp install them at the axle (passenger side shock needs to be moved). Install the threaded knuckle at the front of the bar and thread it in at least 1.25". Now temp install the frame plate on the bar and figure out where on the frame you want the plate. Adjust bar length for obstacles and mark the holes. Buy some GOOD drill bits (I bought Hougens) and drill the holes in 3 steps, 1/4" pilot, 3/8" next, then 1/2" final.
The passenger side is wide open for all of this, the driver's side was not, for me. I have a 50 gallon transfer flow replacement tank and it's damn tight up against the frame. You'll see in my picture that I had to support the tank, unbolt the straps and fuel neck and take a crowbar and gain separation to barely get your fingers up in there. I went "nuts out" on my bolts for ease of install. I also had to cut down the plate-to-bar bolt so it wouldn't hit my tank.
Now install the bars to the frame plate and TQ to spec. TQ to spec the rear bolts too. Add Synthetic water-proof grease and enjoy.
Now for the Review.
I didn't think I had "much" axle wrap due to only raising the rear 1" but apparently I was wrong. The truck has no more clunking when shifting gears at low speed, or WOT. It literally just shifts and gets. It's very hard to explain how big of a difference these have made. Before, at WOT, the truck would seem like it was shifting lazy, but in fact, axle wrap was just absorbing and deflecting it. Now when it shifts, the truck doesn't "lay down" or seem "lazy", it shifts and tries to rip the tires off.
I'm very pleased and impressed with the PMF quality and customer service, again. I'm also very happy with the order in which Trevor has suggested the upgrades. Seems like front stabilizers are next, per PMF (Trevor).
Truck is a 2012 F250 CCSB 4x4 with a 2.5" front lift and 1" taller rear block. I ordered the under-axle plate instead of swapping blocks and bolts.
Lift the truck until the rear suspension is at full droop, and leave the wheels on and barely touching the ground. Take the nuts off the ubolts on 1 side of the truck. Take the factory plate off and replace with the new one and reinstall nuts. Now do the other side.
Take the bars and temp install them at the axle (passenger side shock needs to be moved). Install the threaded knuckle at the front of the bar and thread it in at least 1.25". Now temp install the frame plate on the bar and figure out where on the frame you want the plate. Adjust bar length for obstacles and mark the holes. Buy some GOOD drill bits (I bought Hougens) and drill the holes in 3 steps, 1/4" pilot, 3/8" next, then 1/2" final.
The passenger side is wide open for all of this, the driver's side was not, for me. I have a 50 gallon transfer flow replacement tank and it's damn tight up against the frame. You'll see in my picture that I had to support the tank, unbolt the straps and fuel neck and take a crowbar and gain separation to barely get your fingers up in there. I went "nuts out" on my bolts for ease of install. I also had to cut down the plate-to-bar bolt so it wouldn't hit my tank.
Now install the bars to the frame plate and TQ to spec. TQ to spec the rear bolts too. Add Synthetic water-proof grease and enjoy.
Now for the Review.
I didn't think I had "much" axle wrap due to only raising the rear 1" but apparently I was wrong. The truck has no more clunking when shifting gears at low speed, or WOT. It literally just shifts and gets. It's very hard to explain how big of a difference these have made. Before, at WOT, the truck would seem like it was shifting lazy, but in fact, axle wrap was just absorbing and deflecting it. Now when it shifts, the truck doesn't "lay down" or seem "lazy", it shifts and tries to rip the tires off.
I'm very pleased and impressed with the PMF quality and customer service, again. I'm also very happy with the order in which Trevor has suggested the upgrades. Seems like front stabilizers are next, per PMF (Trevor).
