FORD F100 LOWERING REAR SUSPENSION - SHOCK ABSORBER MOD

[@lamoviolafilms]

Saludos de otro joven hombre de 67 años, yo te conozco aunque jamás te vi.Greetings from another young man of 67 years, I know you although I never saw you.

[@bulldogstrut1]

Your "forest engineering" technique is called the "SWAG" Method in America: a "Scientific Wild Ass Guess." Both are very effective most of the time. Great video.

[@ratrodsafrica]

Haha, I like it! I'm a SWAG kinda dude :)

[@chrishigdon1070]

good work, my f-100 is a custom 1980 351 Windsor Stroker 406 cui. now 9 inch rear end, needs new steering column to finish and the c- notch to drop it.

[@darwinfoster7420]

I have resigned many shock mounting brackets when kids have lowered their cars and did nothing with shocks .

[@stashwaxroller1740]

Another very interesting and informative video. I can appreciate all of the hands on work having done a drop on my own F100. I didn't drop as far as your truck so I didn't have quite the same issues. Very good job , and very good explanation as always. Being a tool and die maker /designer I have access to AutoCad drafting program which allows me to lay out on the computer screen the shock positions compressed and extended and provides need measurements and locations. Have you ever looked into one of the free drafting programs available on the internet? Still , there is nothing wrong with the hands on trial and error method that you used. No substitute for experience and no better education than the school of hard knocks. Thank you for the video. !!!!! I remain Very impressed.

[@ratrodsafrica]

Thanks for the feedback and info, appreciated. I have Sketchup, suppose I could I have messed around on the computer some. Still would have had to take a bunch of measurements to make a drawing, but my main excuse is that I would much rather spend time in the shop with dirty hands than sitting behind a screen in the house...😂

[@PeterHatch-mx7zc]

I use a shorter travel shock and got it more up right !

[@darrenbrisson4336]

Up and down like a new brides pajamas lol!

[@ratrodsafrica]

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[@darrenbrisson4336]

@@ratrodsafrica Duffy see any mopars in South Africa

[@ratrodsafrica]

@@darrenbrisson4336 some around yes. Highly sought after

[@peterwoodward8205]

on my truck they are attached to the bottom of the spring bracket plate

[@bart9859]

Just an FYI: You might want to put a hold on burning in those lower shock mounts. Since you don't have motor mounts for your engine. You don't know what the pinion angle or the angle of your transmission. Once you have those locked in, then you should burn in the shocks mounts in. Bart

[@ishsiriram8286]

I worked out my pinion angle then did my shock mounts... Important point you raise here. Another thing to factor in, is allowing a little more angle (say 1 degree more). So that during acceleration and or run conditions the optimum angle is attained... that takes into account that the diff wants to twist on acceleration. This is more exaggerated with leaf springs...Just something to consider. that's my 2c worth.

[@ratrodsafrica]

Hey Bart. Sharp observation! The spring perch brackets are not welded to the differential yet, so it can still rotate. When I made the bottom brackets, I ensured enough clearance to allow setting up pinion angle as required. So, thankfully I did keep it in mind! Where are you located Bart?

[@henrygibson1530]

Lots of information you provided in this video.

[@ratrodsafrica]

Hope it is helpful!

[@henrygibson1530]

@@ratrodsafrica it was

[@johnwesner3935]

Hey Duffy, I had a challenge on my 64 F100 with the shocks as well. When I bought the truck there was air shocks on the rear axle. There was two sets of mounting brackets on the axle housing. The brackets for the air shocks were bird shit welded on and I assumed the were made special just for the air shocks. So I cut them off!:) Hmmm, it seems that the axle is from a later model truck where the shocks mounted farther outboard and at an angle toward the outside. When I picked up my new shocks and screwed around for several hours I determined they could only be mounted back where the air shocks had been. Anyway I made new brackets and did a better job of bird shit welding then back on. The worst part was removing the diff to drain the gear lube before welding. Thanks for another great video!:)

[@ratrodsafrica]

Yes man, getting shocks to work right can be a mission!

[@ishsiriram8286]

Nice Job Div... Well done again...Always a pleasure you watch. Keep them coming...Tot Later Boet.

[@ratrodsafrica]

Thanks my friend! Stay safe that sider.

[@FACEBOOKS-WBDS]

Been there done that, The only thing you missed it that the drop out on the shocks is too far. So, when you bring the shock up to connect to the axle you are negating the valving of the shock or at least decreasing it's capacities. I learned this the hard way by lowing cars for years

[@ratrodsafrica]

Thanks for the feedback. Guess I will learn the hard way too!

[@stuffdexdoes223]

As rat rod Bob would say.. highly scientific ratrodology

[@ratrodsafrica]

Something like that yes! 👍

[@garycamara9955]

Try moving the shock forward and a little lower on the axle.

[@ratrodsafrica]

Didn't want to go lower, then it sticks out too far

[@crazywickedcustoms7272]

Your country is beautiful, your lucky man, here in the USA, We have biggest criminal and family running the country. It has and is not good here no longer land of dreams and freedom. Prices through the roof. I am in northern Michigan in woods so to speak. LoL I love your KZbin videos

[@ratrodsafrica]

No different here. Our "government" are bigger criminals!

[@crazywickedcustoms7272]

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[@markphillips9454]

Great Channel 👍🏻 great job 👏🏻

[@ratrodsafrica]

Thanks Mark

[@michaelmorris6575]

Great video as always! Thanks for sharing.

[@ratrodsafrica]

Thank you man!

[@crazywickedcustoms7272]

Nice job,

[@PeterHatch-mx7zc]

P.s like your Japanese safety shoes 😊😊

[@ratrodsafrica]

These are the African version with invisible toe cap 😂

[@JDWard-Jeepster]

Wow those tyres are really wide for your back wheels. What size is your tyres if you don't mind me asking. In the Philippines where I live we can have steel wheels banded ( widened ) no problem the problem is finding wide tyres, over here a 265 is a wide tyre. Go with a rear shock off a Jeep CJ5 they are shorter with the axle on top of the leaf spring like you are trying to do from the factory.

[@ratrodsafrica]

295. Anything wider than 265 is quite difficult to find here too.

[@PeterHatch-mx7zc]

Watched again dif

[@jackiedonaldson7718]

“Forrest engineering!” Is like our country engineering!

[@ratrodsafrica]

I'm sure it is very similar! 😂

[@toddthomas4542]

What’s the part number on The shocks that you ended up using

[@ratrodsafrica]

Oh dear, I can't remember! Will have to go and look.

[@TheThirdWheel618]

or you can go the easy way out like i did and just put a bolt through it and mount the lowershock on the outside but then again not as custm as your job i though it was just my truck afteri did a flip kit but i see its common .

[@ratrodsafrica]

Awesome, so you also saw the problem! I've seen a number of builds where the issue never got sorted...

[@WilliamMunny-d8s]

cant you just blast offf the rivets holding front spring perches and just raise them up drill new holes for bolts or maybe flip them upside down? then you have a FREE ratrod lowering of about 2 -3 inches, or 5-6 when combined with rear lowering shackle

[@ratrodsafrica]

That's also a possibility. Might still need to C notch, though

[@darrenbrisson4336]

Duff I'm watching back vlogs giving them All thumbs up great channel i like that you stick to one build at a time fitzees doing a 49 chevy and he's making whole new quarters and today he comes out with shitty video on how to build a grill for a BBQ pit w.t.f here I am waiting to see what he does next and puts a useless to me a vlog on making a grill first off we can't have campfires here in the nation's capital city of Canada do you know how fast you'd get a citation from the fire chief it's the law around here

[@ratrodsafrica]

Thanks man!

[@darrenbrisson4336]

Duff don't go batty frogs are slowly becoming exstint here in canada not as many as there used to be P.S tons of French frogs here though hahahahahaha 😆 🤣 😜 😂 😉 😅 😆

[@ratrodsafrica]

We love our African frogs 😅

[@crazywickedcustoms7272]

Lol, yes it can be a job.