front 3 inch leveling kit/lift kit install Ford excursion/ f-250 RWD part 1

[@TheChrisgralnic]

If you use Duralast gold upper ball joints you will have the clearance needed to not hit the axle with a 3 degree camber bushing. The golds are also 20% larger than spicer.

[@luckysdiygarage]

Thank you so much for the advice 🍀

[@luckysdiygarage]

I'm going to give them a try

[@leoncole4208]

Can’t wait to see it all done

[@nueve.marketing]

Exactly the information I needed, nice work, Thanks

[@jacobsifuentes1458]

Very helpful this will help me with my own excursion👍🤝🏽🤠🤠💯

[@HammerWrench]

Was cool to see this lift. Wish my Excursion had the front coils. I did peep that Y-pipe upgrade in the background.

[@luckysdiygarage]

Yeah I had to remove that stock y pipe and install 3 inch y pipe gas is a lot better hahaha ...but I'm removing these 3-in spacers and installing the 6-inch lift kit ...

[@luckysdiygarage]

Yours is awd right

[@HammerWrench]

Yes it is. Got the tired front leafs. I have the front leveling shackles that need to go in but my jack and jack stands are for cars. So I’m just driving them around until my new shop is built and stocked. My street tires will be retired later in the year and some mud grips will go on. Envious of that rust free chassis. Mine came from Missouri so the salt has eaten the rockers and dog legs. Also future fixes.

[@luckysdiygarage]

@@HammerWrench god dam haha yeah lil by lil ..those mud tires are gonna make the excursion look bad ass haha ..

[@downhilldaddy5282]

Thanks for the before and after shot

[@johnovalle8041]

Great information vid 👍🏼

[@carlconn3963]

Nice, I will do mine now.

[@ygmusicfree2904]

Hey bro i need your help, so i got myself a 3 inch leveling kit for my F-350 and i ran into an issue, the bolt extenders where too short and i saw the ones you got are larger. Please tell me where to get these thanks

[@luckysdiygarage]

Hi I got this kit from eBay

[@joshbell2441]

Do you have to get new shock absorbers or can you just use the stock ones?

[@luckysdiygarage]

I had to get new ones boss cuzz the stock ones were alil short..

[@jamesparker8120]

Hi, awsome video! I’m wanting to do the same to my 2001 2wd truck - have you found any drop down brackets or did you find anything else out? Thx

[@luckysdiygarage]

Thank you so much James!😀 No I wasn't able to find any drop down brackets boss..no one would sell them individually.i looked everywhere!!.unless I I fabricate some...but I didn't trip cuzz I will be installing the 6" lift kit by January...the motorcycle accident slowed me down..gonna do it the right way haha 😂

[@denniskilano1133]

Where do I get drop bracketsss

[@luckysdiygarage]

They don't sell separate you would have to buy the lift kit

[@thejman99]

Did you have to do any grinding on the spindle or anything in order to get it aligned?

[@aber1711]

I was planning on having a shop install my leveling kit but you made it look very doable for me. What did it take 1-2 hrs?

[@luckysdiygarage]

Hi Abraham thanks yeah it took me about an hour and a half

[@angeldelgado1626]

Hey my friend where are you located I would like to install drop-down hi-beam brackets because I having issues with the alignment I’ll wait for your answer 🙏🏻

[@luckysdiygarage]

Hi angel I'm in California

[@luckysdiygarage]

Did u get the drop I beam brackets

[@angeldelgado1626]

@@luckysdiygarage still looking a solutions for make the wheels totally straight so where do you think than I could find the drop beam brackets or should I made it

[@angeldelgado1626]

@@luckysdiygarage how you did for make work alignment on 3 inch lift on your truck

[@luckysdiygarage]

@@angeldelgado1626 the only way to get the drop I-beam brackets is to custom make them they only sell the brackets in the expensive lift kits. I tried every 4x4 shop every lift shop eBay Amazon but they don't sell the drop I-beam brackets by theirselves they only sell with the kit it sucks

[@Paskett1]

Idk how you got that shock off so easily

[@georgeayala407]

What’s the part number on the front spacers?

[@Kenny_Kortright]

What shocks and bushing you got to do this I have 2000 excursion 2wd and for us and Facebook groups aren’t no help giving me different options and shit. What shocks you used and camber bushing

[@luckysdiygarage]

Hey, what's up, Kenny.. this is the part # for the front shocks P/N TS33-33042B 19082C1 and the size camber bushing I used is a 2 1/2° part # 23190..hope this helps boss

[@dannyislas9587]

Hey bro where did you get the camber bushing have a part number or link ,thank you

[@chunkydipper1285]

Doesn’t this screw up the alignment? I have a 02 f250 2wd and I wanted to level it but shops said it would wear the tires down

[@thejman99]

Kinda what I wanted to know. Heard it destroys the ball joints, especially on these already old front ends. Would love to do it if it weren’t for that

[@chunkydipper1285]

@@thejman99 you can get camber blushing for the twin I beam and it should fix it

[@thejman99]

@@chunkydipper1285 ok I’ve heard of needing camber bushings but I thought that was kinda the default/standard. So not having those is what destroys folks ball joints then?

[@denniskaiser6820]

Can I put a 2" on top of a 3" ?

[@luckysdiygarage]

I wouldn't recommend adding 2 more inches on top of the 3 inch spacers unless you have dropped down i beam brackets. And a drop Pitman arm.

[@user-nb4tn3ud2e]

Hey bro i did the 3 inch leveling on the front got a lot of positive camber on the wheel when i took it to get aligned was told that it needed a I beam drop bracket. Did you have this issue or how did you fix the positive camber

[@luckysdiygarage]

Hey what's up boss yeah your gonna need drop down I beam brackets ...what I did for now is I installed Camber bushings and got it close enough and set the toe and I installed bigger tires ...it help alot

[@luckysdiygarage]

And it's best to use a drop down Pitman arm.

[@user-nb4tn3ud2e]

Thank you boss man!!

[@repotxtv1085]

Where you find your drop down brackets?

[@luckysdiygarage]

Hi I couldn't find any drop down brackets nobody would sell them separate they only sell them in the lift kit ... So they would have to be fabricated

[@alfredoavendano7571]

great,would you please tell me from where you got the kit ,thanks in advance ,great job, subscribed al ready

[@luckysdiygarage]

I bought the kit from Amazon

[@alfredoavendano7571]

@@luckysdiygarage thanks bro,guess with the shocks also?sorry bother you,thanks again

[@luckysdiygarage]

@@alfredoavendano7571no worries that's what I'm here for haha yeah I went to autozone and we found longer shocks to that would work

[@luckysdiygarage]

@@alfredoavendano7571 if you're installing the kit you're going to need longer shocks and Camber bushings

[@alfredoavendano7571]

@@luckysdiygarage yes sr ,any camber recommendation number,i will buy it to do it,you the best,thanks

[@frankwhite3289]

Where can I get I beam drop brackets

[@luckysdiygarage]

Good morning Frank the I being brackets are only sold in kits I tried it everywhere and nobody wants to sell separate the only way to get them is to fabricate drop I beam brackets

[@erikdavenport466]

I am doing this exact thing to my 99 f350, but my question is what shock to get so that it has the same amount of travel? So the old shock is too short now, how did you determine what new shock to get, thanks for your help.

[@thejman99]

I would call Shock Surplus and talk to the folks over there. Find a shock you like (or let them recommend a make & model) and tell them what your truck is (be sure to mention 2wd) so they can view the compressed and uncompressed lengths. From there you and them can compare those factory lengths to aftermarket shock lengths to find one that will accommodate your increased ride height. I personally went with Bilstein 5100s and am actually starting this project today

[@issaccaballero3929]

@@thejman99how the project go ?

[@thejman99]

@@issaccaballero3929 bad lol. Long story short-ish; after all the new parts were installed, the back of the steering knuckles that house the ball joints were making significant contact with the inner part of the C of the axle. I had to do WAY more grinding than I was comfortable with on the passenger side. Driver side didn’t need much at all. This is because it’s different with every side of every truck. The position of the holes that run through the top of the C of the axle have large tolerances. The one on the passenger side was pulled in almost 1/2 inch closer to the truck than the one on the drivers side. This is why my drivers side needed minimal grinding and the passenger side needed infinite grinding. This is also why some trucks need zero grinding on either side. My new ball joints were also super tight and would’ve caused memory steer due to the heavy camber correction angle needed using the camber sleeves. Some mechanics say the ball joints just need to “break in.” This is not true. They’re being subjected to higher stress, strain, and advanced wear. Once they prematurely wear a groove into the socket, then the memory steer goes away. Maybe non-OEM ball joints would’ve had more angle to pivot/rotate but my new Ford ones did not. I scrapped the project. Ended up just putting in the new ball joints, new Bilstein 4600s and some 1.5° angle camber sleeves to get the trunk to drive straighter. Drives great now but doesn’t have the level I originally wanted. Didn’t mean to write an essay but I think it’s good info for anyone looking at doing this

[@issaccaballero3929]

@@thejman99 Helped a-lot actually thanks for the information!

[@thejman99]

@@issaccaballero3929 yeah no prob!

[@deanshvacmanagementservice8443]

What size socket to remove 28mm bolt?

[@rubengray6243]

Prolly a 28

[@zacharycampbell8553]

Where did you buy the front coil spacers and the rear lift blocks?

[@luckysdiygarage]

Hey what's up Zachary I bought the leveling kit from Amazon.

[@zacharycampbell8553]

@@luckysdiygarage I've been looking on Amazon and can't find it. Is yours 4wd or 2wd? Mine is 2wd.

[@luckysdiygarage]

@@zacharycampbell8553 mine is 2wd.. let me see if I can find the purchase and I'll get back to you

[@zacharycampbell8553]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@luckysdiygarage]

@@zacharycampbell8553 hi I'm sorry it wasn't Amazon it was eBay the rear 3-in lift blocks were like 80 something dollars and the front 3 inch spacers we're like 52.99

[@victorcabrera2745]

Hey man what type of shock absorber you use for the 3 inch spacers

[@luckysdiygarage]

P/N TS33-33042B 19082C1

[@luckysdiygarage]

Hi victor Here's the part number of the shocks 🙂

[@chuckrichardson5822]

@@luckysdiygarage the hole is too small for my 2004 F250... ugh!

[@XqeDiosxqe]

Is 2 1/2 camber alignment bushing good enough??

[@luckysdiygarage]

Yes I got the same size camber bushing on my excursion. I tried using the 3° camber bushing to get more camber out of it but the knuckle was hitting against the axle..so the 2 1/2 is good 👍

[@XqeDiosxqe]

Thank you for your reply.

[@luckysdiygarage]

@@XqeDiosxqe your welcome

[@acerinosilver3558]

Hola,hablas español?

[@acerinosilver3558]

@@luckysdiygarage Hola,hablas español?