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09-10-2012, 04:09 AM
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Re: Suspension Discussion
7" lift huh... I'm liking the sound of that.
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Sweet looking H2 with not enough mods (2003 Pewter H2, 20" Rockstars, 40"x15.5" Toyo MT's, E&G Extended Flares, Full body tube steel exoskeleton, 5" Skyjacker lift, Amp Research steps, Gobi Roofrack and ladders, Smoked LED's, AFe CAI, Dynatech long tubes and cats, Magnaflow exhaust, Stock tune, 4.88 gears, Chrome Grenade Shifter, interior blacked out, rear captains chairs, Solar Power!!)
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09-10-2012, 10:02 PM
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Re: Suspension Discussion
Stay away from Full Throttle. Lifts aren't that great and terrible customer service.
Do yourself a favor and purchase the upper control arms from Cognito with uni-balls. They require additional castor which pushes the wheels forward a bit. I switched to 40's about six months ago and had a bit of rubbing, but that was due to a slight forward rake in the stance of the truck. Had my shop level it, and all is well now.
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White 2005 SUT, Lifted 7.5" via Fabtech/custom work, Fabtech Dirt Logic 2.25 shocks, 40x15.5x22 Toyo's, black 22" Fuel wheels, 4.88 gears, Dynatech long tube headers, Magnaflow exhaust, Air-raid intake, Superchips programmer, Edlebrock panhard bar, Cognito UCA's, Kryptonite tie rods, Cognito pitman/idlar arm gussets, Hotchkis swaybars and trailing arms, Amp Research steps, E&G fender flares, PIAA SMR's, smoked roof lights (bulbs removed), black suede headliner, 13" JL's under seat
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09-10-2012, 11:50 PM
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Re: Suspension Discussion
Tons of guys on the west coast run FTS and they adore it. I think the product is pretty sound, I am unaware of the customer service though. Honestly, if I were to do it again, I'd get a FTS lift. I DO agree with the Cognito Uni-balls, on the other hand.
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'08 Birch White SUT
20X10" BMF S.O.T.A Wheels
38X13.5X20 Toyo Open Country M/T
AMP Research Steps
10" JL Audio sub w/ box and amp
Truxxx Lift 2.5" F-1.5" R
4" Rancho Lift
Corsa Sport Cat Back Exhaust
K&N Cold Air Intake
Spare Removed
RealWheels Eliminator Kit w/o hooks
Defenderworx hooks
Body matched grille
Ford Raptor 6.2L emblem
GS Creations Plexi-glass tail light and front turn tint
RealWheels Oversized Black Hood Handles
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09-11-2012, 12:21 AM
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Re: Suspension Discussion
When I bought my truck, it already had the Fabtech kit on it. I purchased the FTS kit, with all the upgrades, and my local shop, who builds all kinds of trucks, stated it wasn't worth the switch. They thought Fabtech was the better kit. Had something to do with the spindles. They DID feel that the upgrades were nice, but when comparing just the base kits, Fabtech was the better choice.
I then sold my FTS kit to Seth, the UFC fighter who knocked out Kimbo Slice, and he had all kinds of problems with it. Could never get the alignment right and sold the truck. Even though I took a HUGE hit on the kit, I felt so bad for him.
Before selling the kit, I tried to return it, but FTS wouldn't take it back...even after I shipped it back to them. And let me tell you how helpful they were to me and then Seth. Oh wait, I can't...
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White 2005 SUT, Lifted 7.5" via Fabtech/custom work, Fabtech Dirt Logic 2.25 shocks, 40x15.5x22 Toyo's, black 22" Fuel wheels, 4.88 gears, Dynatech long tube headers, Magnaflow exhaust, Air-raid intake, Superchips programmer, Edlebrock panhard bar, Cognito UCA's, Kryptonite tie rods, Cognito pitman/idlar arm gussets, Hotchkis swaybars and trailing arms, Amp Research steps, E&G fender flares, PIAA SMR's, smoked roof lights (bulbs removed), black suede headliner, 13" JL's under seat
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09-11-2012, 12:53 AM
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Re: Suspension Discussion
I understand. My truck wants to track right just a hair, it's not bad but enough to bother you at times. It's been aligned numerous times, so that's either as close as it will get, or I need to take it elsewhere. That sucks about FTS's CS, I've read on GMFullsize where someone complained about the same thing. How big was the FTS you ordered?
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'08 Birch White SUT
20X10" BMF S.O.T.A Wheels
38X13.5X20 Toyo Open Country M/T
AMP Research Steps
10" JL Audio sub w/ box and amp
Truxxx Lift 2.5" F-1.5" R
4" Rancho Lift
Corsa Sport Cat Back Exhaust
K&N Cold Air Intake
Spare Removed
RealWheels Eliminator Kit w/o hooks
Defenderworx hooks
Body matched grille
Ford Raptor 6.2L emblem
GS Creations Plexi-glass tail light and front turn tint
RealWheels Oversized Black Hood Handles
Recon Smoked Cab lights
More...
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09-11-2012, 02:45 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Windermere, FL
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Re: Suspension Discussion
I honestly don't remember. It was five years ago.
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White 2005 SUT, Lifted 7.5" via Fabtech/custom work, Fabtech Dirt Logic 2.25 shocks, 40x15.5x22 Toyo's, black 22" Fuel wheels, 4.88 gears, Dynatech long tube headers, Magnaflow exhaust, Air-raid intake, Superchips programmer, Edlebrock panhard bar, Cognito UCA's, Kryptonite tie rods, Cognito pitman/idlar arm gussets, Hotchkis swaybars and trailing arms, Amp Research steps, E&G fender flares, PIAA SMR's, smoked roof lights (bulbs removed), black suede headliner, 13" JL's under seat
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09-11-2012, 04:59 AM
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Location: Utah
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Re: Suspension Discussion
Ah man, what a dreamcrusher. Just when I thought that someone had the brains to make a decent lift for a decent application, you guys educate me. Oh well, guess I will continue my journey to find a custom place to make it. I imagine I wouldn't need to change too much if I was to have just the parts I need custom made, but then again these things can turn into a nightmare if precision is not used, as you mentioned with your alignment.
Thanks for the info though, I thing I will look up the Cognito setup.
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Sweet looking H2 with not enough mods (2003 Pewter H2, 20" Rockstars, 40"x15.5" Toyo MT's, E&G Extended Flares, Full body tube steel exoskeleton, 5" Skyjacker lift, Amp Research steps, Gobi Roofrack and ladders, Smoked LED's, AFe CAI, Dynatech long tubes and cats, Magnaflow exhaust, Stock tune, 4.88 gears, Chrome Grenade Shifter, interior blacked out, rear captains chairs, Solar Power!!)
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