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EXCAV8TER
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 Posted:4/17/2005 18:56 |
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Bill the skid plate is a plate welded to the bottom of the shock mount on the passenger side. for lack of better explanation it is at this ( / ) angle facing forward and is right in the way of where the sway bar is supposed to bolt up to the rear axle. Cant be done unless that piece is torched off as far as I can see.
I was able to find a business card from the last and only other owner and I just talked to him on the phone..really nice guy and he said all he had ever towed behind it was a small 5000 lb trailer...SWEET! He also told me all he had done to it service wise and saved me 75 bones by giving me the keyless entry door code!!!
BTW the steering is not loose in the sense that there is "play" left and right but that the steering is super easy and I guess having driven a truck with training wheels ( dually) for the past five years it seems to easy....?
Anyway we love the truck and now gotta find a DVD with a 10 inch screen for it..
Any ideas what the factory over head with 10" screen costs??
Thanks
Tom 
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2000 4X4 Limited PSD Excursion, Toreador red and tan, Edge Evo, AFE, Eddins house of Diesel 4" Exhaust, Rancho RSX's, Hellwig anti-sway. 10" DVD player coming soon.
1999 F350 CC DRW, Tourmaline Blue, AFE, Suncoast with triple lock,ART Rotors,Magnaflow Stainless with polished 18" tip,PS2000 LP kit, Diesel Innovations Custom 4 POS chip.Lunar Gaugesin 3 pod pillar, 12 Speaker 770watt sound system with Sony, Infinity, and Fozgate components, XM, Acetoned badges14.80 @ 94MPH...hot rod towing machine! Soon to have 6.0 Variable vane turbo!
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E. Long
 
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EXCAV8TER
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Posted:4/17/2005 23:27 |
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ok if you look here... http://www.eurekaboy.com/f250/heilwig.htm and see the I believe the 7th pic down, it shows a rearward view of the swaybar on the axle....that left shock ( on my truck) has a at least 10X10 plate that goes forward and up and will not allow the sway bar to be installed until it is removed....I hope this helps..I need to take pics and show you..
Tom
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2000 4X4 Limited PSD Excursion, Toreador red and tan, Edge Evo, AFE, Eddins house of Diesel 4" Exhaust, Rancho RSX's, Hellwig anti-sway. 10" DVD player coming soon.
1999 F350 CC DRW, Tourmaline Blue, AFE, Suncoast with triple lock,ART Rotors,Magnaflow Stainless with polished 18" tip,PS2000 LP kit, Diesel Innovations Custom 4 POS chip.Lunar Gaugesin 3 pod pillar, 12 Speaker 770watt sound system with Sony, Infinity, and Fozgate components, XM, Acetoned badges14.80 @ 94MPH...hot rod towing machine! Soon to have 6.0 Variable vane turbo!
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E. Long
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Posted:4/18/2005 00:34 |
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| Quote: | ok if you look here... http://www.eurekaboy.com/f250/heilwig.htm and see the I believe the 7th pic down, it shows a rearward view of the swaybar on the axle....that left shock ( on my truck) has a at least 10X10 plate that goes forward and up and will not allow the sway bar to be installed until it is removed....I hope this helps..I need to take pics and show you..
Tom |
I'm pretty sure you're still talking about the factory plate that's on this shock. Here's mine and here's how the sway bar gets installed along with it:
-Eric
'67 Galaxie 500 - 390 FE, .030" over, FE to AOD adapter, disc brake conversion. The Daily Driver.
'00 Excursion - 7.3L PSD, LANDYOT Gen-II Radius Rods, Factory Tech Valve Body, 200K+ miles and going |
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E. Long
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EXCAV8TER
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Posted:4/18/2005 00:56 |
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LOL Thank you..that was EXACTLY what I was talking about! and I stand corrected. I guess I will be doing it after work on Monday now...
THANKS
Tom
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2000 4X4 Limited PSD Excursion, Toreador red and tan, Edge Evo, AFE, Eddins house of Diesel 4" Exhaust, Rancho RSX's, Hellwig anti-sway. 10" DVD player coming soon.
1999 F350 CC DRW, Tourmaline Blue, AFE, Suncoast with triple lock,ART Rotors,Magnaflow Stainless with polished 18" tip,PS2000 LP kit, Diesel Innovations Custom 4 POS chip.Lunar Gaugesin 3 pod pillar, 12 Speaker 770watt sound system with Sony, Infinity, and Fozgate components, XM, Acetoned badges14.80 @ 94MPH...hot rod towing machine! Soon to have 6.0 Variable vane turbo!
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CHPMustang
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 Posted:4/18/2005 08:54 |
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Tom you owe Eric lunch now for saving you some dunero 
Let us know how the install goes  
Bill
Bill
2002 Excursion XLT-P 4x4 7.3L Powerstroke Diesel
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EXCAV8TER
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Posted:4/18/2005 22:27 |
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lol no doubt Bill....!
Eric. did you use existing holes in the frame or did you need to drill into the frame? It looked like to me that there were two holes that could be used but I wasnt sure if they were the same level and is there a specific "setting" where the connections go from sway bar up to frame? It appears from your photos that they are in the bottom "rung" on the rods..
Thanks for all your help and your photos are awesome!
Tom 
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2000 4X4 Limited PSD Excursion, Toreador red and tan, Edge Evo, AFE, Eddins house of Diesel 4" Exhaust, Rancho RSX's, Hellwig anti-sway. 10" DVD player coming soon.
1999 F350 CC DRW, Tourmaline Blue, AFE, Suncoast with triple lock,ART Rotors,Magnaflow Stainless with polished 18" tip,PS2000 LP kit, Diesel Innovations Custom 4 POS chip.Lunar Gaugesin 3 pod pillar, 12 Speaker 770watt sound system with Sony, Infinity, and Fozgate components, XM, Acetoned badges14.80 @ 94MPH...hot rod towing machine! Soon to have 6.0 Variable vane turbo!
Our rigs http://community.webshots.com/album/73765967gytwCm |
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E. Long
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Posted:4/19/2005 08:42 |
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| Quote: | lol no doubt Bill....!
Eric. did you use existing holes in the frame or did you need to drill into the frame? It looked like to me that there were two holes that could be used but I wasnt sure if they were the same level and is there a specific "setting" where the connections go from sway bar up to frame? It appears from your photos that they are in the bottom "rung" on the rods..
Thanks for all your help and your photos are awesome!
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Tom,
Yep, use the existing holes in the frame. I think I probably could have used the set of holes that was further up on the frame, but I haven't had a problem yet. You want to get the sway bar to be level with the ground, if at all possible.
As for as which holes to use on the adjustable links...use whatever works! You want to be able to at least get 2 bolts through each set of links.
-Eric
'67 Galaxie 500 - 390 FE, .030" over, FE to AOD adapter, disc brake conversion. The Daily Driver.
'00 Excursion - 7.3L PSD, LANDYOT Gen-II Radius Rods, Factory Tech Valve Body, 200K+ miles and going |
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CHPMustang
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Posted:4/19/2005 10:14 |
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Tom when the bar levels up and you're on the driver's side and if you have to use the hole that the parking brake cable bracket is bolted thru just unbolt the bracket and let it hang down as that's what some or most of us do,there'll be no negative effects by doing that
I'll have the AOL IM and Flashchat up in case you run into a hitch.
Bill
Bill
2002 Excursion XLT-P 4x4 7.3L Powerstroke Diesel
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