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I have an 2001 F-350 with AIM shackles and Hangers on the rear and just stock on the front. I want to get it a bit lower but I still have to tow my 26' boat as well as my 28' enclosed car trailer. I know the best thing would be to put air ride but do you have any other suggestions?

Let me dig up some pics of my trucks. You can call DJM and get the Dream Beams, drop the front 3" Also Aim makes a drop I -Beam and a spring swap that will get it down 6" in the front, the flip the rear, you loose the ovewrload spring this way, but can stuff some bags under it to take up the slack.

Bagged 99 F-350 on 19's

nother angle

lowered chevy 6/8 drop on 19's

lowerd chevy on bags with 19.5's

On the tan ford, when it had the 6/8 drop I would tow my 33 scarab with it. I currently tow my 40 hustler with a gmc with a 6/8 drop with no trouble, just add the tow bags to keep it level. Have to switch comps to get a pic of it up.

here it is in action, 6/8 drop 16" wheels for now

Does AIM make a flip kit for the rear?
I already have the 3"springs for the front.
The tan Ford does it have bags in the front to?

seans pimp ride:D :D boyyyeee:crazy:

Hard On with a 6"/8" drop will I have to C notch the frame?

Hey Eric you are a fuggin post HO!!!!!!!

Yea, sell that to a pimp and get a real truck...

Ok, ok, I admit to a age gap here (mid-40s on this end). Not trying to start nothing. Can that tan truck with the tires all warped in really pull a boat? With 1200# tonque weight?

Being bagged it could if the 19's were off and the 19.5's were on it or the stock 16's with tires. The front bags are 3500lbs each and the rears were 5500lbs each. when aire up it would ride about 10 inches lower than a stock ford was. Had the stock receiver hitch in it, hte guy that bout it tows his custom cycles around in an enclosed trailer, not a good comp to a boat, but no troubles. The tires are tucked in at that angle for when you deflate, the Ibeams and trailing arms work in an effect you get some serious negative camber from it. this truck when aired out would set the front trailing arms on the ground flat and the stock fuel tank was a half inch from the ground.

The tan ford was bagged 4 corner with independent set up 4 comps 2 6 gallon tanks and 1/2 inch air line along with a 350psi manifold block set up.

You will have to do a notch, not the large step notches but one that takes out about 2 inches in the frame. If you are familiar with the notches, most bolt in 1/4 steel plate. I would do the flip and see if it hits the frame when lowered down. My chevy now dosent get close even with the tow bags deflated and towing a 16' flat bed and kubota tractor.

As for the flip kit I know it cost a little more but look into the one by DJM, a real nice piece and you dont have to mess with shims if driveline angle is off, just roll it up and clamp down, the ones by AIM I have had to cut the tops off the saddles to make them fit and also do some grinding as well to open the aim saddles up. If you do the Ibeams, I started with the aims and couldnt get the passnger side to sit right, had them custom make one and they still got it wrong, that beam was a half in to long, not the only person to have this trouble with the ford drop beams by aim, not associated with djm what so ever and get nothing for it, just took me a long time to get the for to look right and to aling out right with the 6/8 drops.

Sorry so long. John

John Thanks for all the help.So who's products would you recomend I buy?Should I try the flip kit and hope that it does not hit the frame?
Also should I take out the helper spring in the rear?

Trucks should be trucks , not pimp wagons. :p

Pimpin aint easy my man.It is a full time job.

Gotta have a pimp ride along with a boat in tow.

Amarket: Most flip kits come with the frame notch. I personally like the DJM desing better than the aim design for you can roll your rear axle around to get the right pinion angle and then set it. If you look at Stylin, they had the best price on the DJM drop beams for the front, and the flip kits are pretty cheap, not as cheap as AIM but close. I would also take the overload springs out on both the rear axle, and add a set of tow bags. With the fords you can run the larger bag kit, check the airlift ones nice simple bolt in kit, some even have an onboard compresser so ya dont have to fill from the exterior if raining. As for the notch, I would do the flip drive it around and see if it hits. If it does add the notch if not dont worry about it. You will also need some new shocks for the front and rear as well, get them from AIM, like there shocks just tell them that you are replaicing the ones on a 6/8 drop ford. Mark is cool at AIM and will help ya out. I will try to take a photo of my rear set up and post it as well later today.

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John thanks again. I have never done this lowering thing before.You have been a great help.

Yo Eric it is now aganist the law to watch porn while driving.So if you ride with me to the races we will watch a PG film not XXX.Later Sean

what the fuk is pron:drool: :drool: i knew you had some crazy **** , this i gotta see:p :D :D

It was a mistake you A$$.
Now when are you going to paint my dam CMI's?

Anyone lower an F350 with a power stroke. I am planning to do mine this winter. I was told the standard kits would not work with the weight of the motor.

3-5" drop..rides like a dream and I tow a 35 Cig no problem.
Cignificant...I'm 60 yrs old....some things never change:D :D

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We lowered a 2003 f-350 powerstroke crew cab diesel dually with the 3/5 kit, no problems and 75k miles later. I asked him to send some photos of it so I could post a diesel with a drop. My chevy has the duramax and allison in the pic with the 40 hustler on a 6/8. I'm a little punk at 29:eek: The porn shots I can get tomorrow watch for them!!:D

Any other questions let me know! Will help the best I can with the drops, lifts.

I opted for the air ride system and I love it. Towing my 38kv Scarab makes the ride feel like a cadillac.

If I had to do over again, I would do it exactly the same.

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This one is of the Supercharger I had installed:

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John are you in the Business of lowering trucks if so can I buy the parts from you?

PIMP HANDS STRONG:crazy:

Free, I think I saw that truck at the extreme poker run at Texoma last year? Got to love that air. Did you do an airirde tech kit or custom built?

Amarket, I can get the parts as needed and have drop shipped to ya. Let me know what drop you want to run and what part/ kit you have, 3/5 with shackled and front hanger on the rear? and a 3" coil in front right now?

All I have on the truck now is the Shackle and hangers on the rear and the front is stock.
I have a set of 3" drop springs for the front but I was told that the drop beams would be better.I really do not want to c-notch the rear if at all possible.
I wonder how it would look if I just put the beams on it for now?

Do you know what kit he used?

KCHOTBOAT, we put in the DJM 3/5 kit, comes with shocks and such, we used the factory shocks up front and the rears from the kit. On that f350 we had to take the over lead out as well. He pulled my hustler with his truck no problems. He emailed me back and said he would get some pics of it to me, also asked for one in action.

Amarket1, if you just wna thte 3' front do the beams. Not to make ya spend extra money and such since you have the springs already, but for the 3" drop in front run the beams if going to 6" do the whole thing beams and springs. The 3/5 dosent look bad at all, wish I could my pics of the guys that we did and post instead of waiting for him t get them to me.

ah bag set up

back end on 16s laid out

post hoing now:D :D
chevy 3/5

ok gotta scan some more on the post later

The 3/5 would be fine for me now since I use it as a truck always hauling stuff so the bags are out.
How do you get a 5" drop fo the rear?

Are you a dealer for the kits?

amarket, The rear will ahve to have the rear shackle and the front spring hanger for the back set up. since you got the shackle the spring hanger would be all you need along with rear shocks, (shorter).

Me can get kits yes, Just have the best luck with djm on fords. I also use the aim stuff when needed along with (gulp) bell tech

does any body make a kit to do a 4x4???