Anybody DIY their Mid-Travel Kits?

[Psirus7]

All of them...
generally when we swap to boxed uppers and lowers we will at a minimum run a gusseted factory upright. Never had issues with the Brakes IWE, the hub etc.
Use a breaker to loosen caliper bolts, 4 bolts on hub etc before you smack the factory ball-joints loose so that parts aren't wobbling around when you try and bust them free.
Be careful not to over tighten the nut on the axel shaft that goes through the hub when you reinstall..it is small and has a low torque spec.

Sounds good! Did you run an IWE delete on most of your installs?

 

[zombiekiller]

Sounds good! Did you run an IWE delete on most of your installs?

you kind of have to choose what your favorite maintenance item is... Replacing IWEs, or Replacing boots. If you run the eliminators, you will get good at doing boots. If you dont, you'll get good at replacing IWEs.

Or, spend the coin on RCV axles.

Or be like me, go 2wd and just whiskey throttle your way through the world.

 

[rschap1]

After seeing this thread...

GEN 1 - High Angle Cv Axles

Correct I just ordered the P-side axle, RockAuto was definitely cheaper than anywhere else I could find. $22 for UPS shipping, let's see how long it takes to arrive.

www.fordraptorforum.com

I thought I would check these axles if I even go to mid-perch.
Not sure if helpful for a mid-travel (if more is needed beyond these) but sounded better than "stock" and was thinking may help with the boot wear/tear.

 

[Kaled]

Sounds good! Did you run an IWE delete on most of your installs?

Hey OP , remember my Gen 1 evil midtravel I’ve sent that to you guys ? I have the IWE eliminators since it’s required with the +2 Evil kit . Every now and then I check the boots condition if there is any tear , and I guess the front diff is spinning , some told me that it won’t set any load on the internals since it’s just spinning ..

 

[Psirus7]

Thx Kaled! How is that evil kit holding up?

 

[Canuck714]

you kind of have to choose what your favorite maintenance item is... Replacing IWEs, or Replacing boots. If you run the eliminators, you will get good at doing boots. If you dont, you'll get good at replacing IWEs.

Or, spend the coin on RCV axles.

Or be like me, go 2wd and just whiskey throttle your way through the world.

When in Doubt...Throttle Out..
We need to get your truck over here and get working on it before it goes west...

 

[Kaled]

Sorry for the late reply , haven’t done any off-roading since I’m mostly out of the country , I’m gonna do some reinforcement plating on the front frame bought from evil when I get back . Afterwards I will run the truck and test her out . Will update

 

[Psirus7]

So far, so good on the DIY front. I had a pro build my half-shalfs. I hired a welder to burn in a FMI tower gusset and KHC slot delete.

 

[Psirus7]

Tada!

 

[Kaled]

Tada!
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Looks clean