salans7 Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Cool! Look just like mine. I’ll be curious to see what holes you use to mount them. On mine they fit just right using the front holes mated to the ones on the frame. Yeahhhh it is looking like 4 new holes since these existing ones do not come close unfortunately. I ran into the same issue, all four holes will need to be drilled, but I would definitely wait until you can place a shock on the truck to get it just right. I'm running a U-bolt flip kit so I will have to figure out both upper and lower shock mounts as the lower mounts I have can be welded to the C or to the u bolt plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 I ran into the same issue, all four holes will need to be drilled, but I would definitely wait until you can place a shock on the truck to get it just right. I'm running a U-bolt flip kit so I will have to figure out both upper and lower shock mounts as the lower mounts I have can be welded to the C or to the u bolt plate. So the 4x2 frames don't have the same holes the 4x4 frames have for shock towers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salans7 Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 So the 4x2 frames don't have the same holes the 4x4 frames have for shock towers? Nope, they use the same shock/coil towers that came on the F150s so the holes are all in the wrong spots, and spaced much wider due to the larger shock/coil tower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 Nope, they use the same shock/coil towers that came on the F150s so the holes are all in the wrong spots, and spaced much wider due to the larger shock/coil tower. That makes sense. Thanks, Shaun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VWThomason Posted June 5, 2020 Author Share Posted June 5, 2020 That makes sense. Thanks, Shaun. Man I tell ya, after I'm done with this truck I'm not sure I'm going to want to pick up a drill for a long time lol. I've had to drill so many holes between the front and the rear suspension upgrades its nuts. Depending on how things go around the house, I'll either have them mounted tonight or tomorrow. Since I have my 93 with a solid axle swap under it, I'm going to use Gary's pictures and measurements along with what I get off my truck to do some CAD off the driver side to make the passenger side match. Also in this case CAD is just Cardboard Aided Design. Not the real deal lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 Man I tell ya, after I'm done with this truck I'm not sure I'm going to want to pick up a drill for a long time lol. I've had to drill so many holes between the front and the rear suspension upgrades its nuts. Depending on how things go around the house, I'll either have them mounted tonight or tomorrow. Since I have my 93 with a solid axle swap under it, I'm going to use Gary's pictures and measurements along with what I get off my truck to do some CAD off the driver side to make the passenger side match. Also in this case CAD is just Cardboard Aided Design. Not the real deal lol I kinda know the feeling. Although I had fewer to drill than you did, there were still a lot. And a lot of rivets to remove. Certainly not a bolt-in upgrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VWThomason Posted June 6, 2020 Author Share Posted June 6, 2020 I kinda know the feeling. Although I had fewer to drill than you did, there were still a lot. And a lot of rivets to remove. Certainly not a bolt-in upgrade. I think I removed 50-ish rivets between the front and rear. Only had to drill 8 new holes in the rear, and just reamed out the rest to 1/2". And I'll be at 28 or so new holes in the front. It is a daunting task, but well worth it. I'd suggest anyone wanting to do it, DO IT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salans7 Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 I kinda know the feeling. Although I had fewer to drill than you did, there were still a lot. And a lot of rivets to remove. Certainly not a bolt-in upgrade. I think I removed 50-ish rivets between the front and rear. Only had to drill 8 new holes in the rear, and just reamed out the rest to 1/2". And I'll be at 28 or so new holes in the front. It is a daunting task, but well worth it. I'd suggest anyone wanting to do it, DO IT! I swapped my F150 from single shock towers to quad shock towers and told myself I would never grind/drill rivets off a frame again. Then came my F350...... The absolute WORST ones to remove on this truck were the ones holding the passenger side axle beam pivot bracket in place. Just a terrible angle on those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VWThomason Posted July 6, 2020 Author Share Posted July 6, 2020 I swapped my F150 from single shock towers to quad shock towers and told myself I would never grind/drill rivets off a frame again. Then came my F350...... The absolute WORST ones to remove on this truck were the ones holding the passenger side axle beam pivot bracket in place. Just a terrible angle on those. Well I finally got around to installing my upper shock mount and I ended up utilizing one of the existing holes to start. It seemed really close when I was pulling measurements and using the solid piece I made to go in place of the shock. It ended up being quarter inch difference with how I was doing it. I used this hole for the top rear hole of the shock mount. And this hole is in the same spot on both sides. I mounted it up using that single hole then installed the shock. Took measurements and compared it to my other truck. Everything came out pretty well identical, so I drilled 3 more holes and the front suspension is finally "done". Maybe some day I'll actually mount the swaybar up. I guess I was more tired than I thought and forgot to take more pictures of it mounted up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 Well I finally got around to installing my upper shock mount and I ended up utilizing one of the existing holes to start. It seemed really close when I was pulling measurements and using the solid piece I made to go in place of the shock. It ended up being quarter inch difference with how I was doing it. I used this hole for the top rear hole of the shock mount. And this hole is in the same spot on both sides. I mounted it up using that single hole then installed the shock. Took measurements and compared it to my other truck. Everything came out pretty well identical, so I drilled 3 more holes and the front suspension is finally "done". Maybe some day I'll actually mount the swaybar up. I guess I was more tired than I thought and forgot to take more pictures of it mounted up. I think we used different holes, but wound up in roughly the same place. However, the rubber bushing in the shocks would easily accommodate the differences. When are you going to have it on the road? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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