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gawent
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 Posted:12/30/2005 13:12 |
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Ok guys, I took this photo this morning to add to 'My Garage' photo collection to show the enhancements that I have done to my X. Something caught my eye in this photo and when I went back out to my X to investigate sure enough there was a problem  . It is now fixed. Here is the photo:
2004 X Limited 6.0 PSD 4x4 - Hellwig Rear Anti-Sway, Timbren Rear Load Boosters, ISSPro Guages: Tranny, Boost, Pyro A-Pilar Mounted, Prodigy Brake Controller, Hensley Arrow Hitch System, PSD Badges
17,400 lbs. of CAT certified combined weight rollin' down the road in style!
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CHPMustang
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 Posted:12/30/2005 13:41 |
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Missin the top U bushing nut eh there Greg?
Bill
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LANDYOT
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• Newport News, VA, USA |
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Posted:12/30/2005 15:27 |
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| Quote: | | Missin the top U bushing nut eh there Greg? |
Good catch, Bill. What I find interesting is it appears that the drop-link is inboard of the frame rail. Is that true? All the Hellwig bars (with the older style drop-links) I've seen had 'em mounted outboard of the frame rail. |
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gawent
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• Atlanta, GA, USA |
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Posted:1/3/2006 07:20 |
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| Quote: | | Quote: | | Missin the top U bushing nut eh there Greg? |
Good catch, Bill. What I find interesting is it appears that the drop-link is inboard of the frame rail. Is that true? All the Hellwig bars (with the older style drop-links) I've seen had 'em mounted outboard of the frame rail. |
Not sure! I put it in per the Helwig instructions and pix. I ordered and installed it sometime in May of 2005. Works wonders (when it's not missing a NUT!  ) Is anyone else's installed this way?
2004 X Limited 6.0 PSD 4x4 - Hellwig Rear Anti-Sway, Timbren Rear Load Boosters, ISSPro Guages: Tranny, Boost, Pyro A-Pilar Mounted, Prodigy Brake Controller, Hensley Arrow Hitch System, PSD Badges
17,400 lbs. of CAT certified combined weight rollin' down the road in style!
1997 Exploder XLT 4x2 V6 DOHC (going, going,...) |
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CHPMustang
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Posted:1/3/2006 10:34 |
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| Quote: | | Quote: | | Missin the top U bushing nut eh there Greg? |
Good catch, Bill. What I find interesting is it appears that the drop-link is inboard of the frame rail. Is that true? All the Hellwig bars (with the older style drop-links) I've seen had 'em mounted outboard of the frame rail. |
Yep,the swaybar is mounted to the inner side on our Excursion also.
Bill
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E. Long
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gawent
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• Atlanta, GA, USA |
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Posted:1/4/2006 07:16 |
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| Quote: | | Quote: | | Quote: | | Missin the top U bushing nut eh there Greg? |
Good catch, Bill. What I find interesting is it appears that the drop-link is inboard of the frame rail. Is that true? All the Hellwig bars (with the older style drop-links) I've seen had 'em mounted outboard of the frame rail. |
Yep,the swaybar is mounted to the inner side on our Excursion also. |
OK, I feel like I have entered the Twighlite Zone! Looking at the pix that Eric just posted, I don't see how you could attach on the inside of the frame with it having the bend 'in' at the bottom? Does your drop link bend? Now I'm curious.
2004 X Limited 6.0 PSD 4x4 - Hellwig Rear Anti-Sway, Timbren Rear Load Boosters, ISSPro Guages: Tranny, Boost, Pyro A-Pilar Mounted, Prodigy Brake Controller, Hensley Arrow Hitch System, PSD Badges
17,400 lbs. of CAT certified combined weight rollin' down the road in style!
1997 Exploder XLT 4x2 V6 DOHC (going, going,...) |
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gawent
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• Atlanta, GA, USA |
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 Posted:1/4/2006 07:22 |
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Looking back at my original photo and Landyots comment about my drop link looking like it was mounted on the 'inside' of the frame. It is an optical illusion. What looks like the frame is actually the leaf spring  and it makes it look like the drop link is on the inside of the frame (which is actually higher and out of the pix)
2004 X Limited 6.0 PSD 4x4 - Hellwig Rear Anti-Sway, Timbren Rear Load Boosters, ISSPro Guages: Tranny, Boost, Pyro A-Pilar Mounted, Prodigy Brake Controller, Hensley Arrow Hitch System, PSD Badges
17,400 lbs. of CAT certified combined weight rollin' down the road in style!
1997 Exploder XLT 4x2 V6 DOHC (going, going,...) |
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CHPMustang
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Posted:1/4/2006 11:02 |
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| Quote: | | Looking back at my original photo and Landyots comment about my drop link looking like it was mounted on the 'inside' of the frame. It is an optical illusion. What looks like the frame is actually the leaf spring and it makes it look like the drop link is on the inside of the frame (which is actually higher and out of the pix) |
Ya know I'll have to confess that our Hellwig may be the same as eric's also 
Bad CHP no donut!! 
Bill
2002 Excursion XLT-P 4x4 7.3L Powerstroke Diesel
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The_X_Family
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• Northern, CA, USA |
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Posted:1/4/2006 13:00 |
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I have a Heiwig that thunks like crazy. I keep tighting the upper bolt and it works it self loose. I wonder if I chose the wrong hole in the frame.
I keep thinking I'm going to take care of it when I put on new code spring, but that has been a year of weekends that get filled with other things. So Thunk Thunk Thunk down the road.
Ken D.
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