BRAND NEW RIDETECH AIR RIDE & 4-LINK SUSPENSION SYSTEM WITH CONTROL ARMS & MUSCLEBAR FRONT SWAY BAR (RIDETECH PART #12320298).
THE CLASSIC FORD F-100 PLATFORM PRESENTS SOME UNIQUE CHALLENGES WHEN SETTING OUT TO BUILD AN AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM THAT DELIVERS THE RIDE AND HANDLING PEOPLE HAVE COME TO EXPECT FROM A RIDETECH SUSPENSION SYSTEM.
THE OLD FORD WAS DESIGNED AND BUILT FOR A DIFFERENT ERA - BACK WHEN THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 55 AND TRUCKS WERE MEANT TO WORK HARD. WHILE THE ORIGINAL TWIN I-BEAM FRONT SUSPENSION WAS CERTAINLY BUILT "FORD TOUGH", IT WASNT EXACTLY BUILT TO CARVE CORNERS.
THE FRONT SUSPENSION OF THESE TRUCKS ARE PARTICULARLY PROBLEMATIC TO GET LOWERED...AND WE LIKE OUR TRUCKS LOW. SO WE SET OUT TO DESIGN THE BEST HANDLING CLASSIC FORD TRUCK SUSPENSION - AND BUILD IT IN A PACKAGE THAT YOU CAN INSTALL YOURSELF WITH HAND TOOLS AND A LITTLE ELBOW GREASE.
OUR COMPLETE BOLT-IN SUSPENSION SYSTEM FOR THE CLASSIC FORD TRUCKS REMOVES THE ENTIRE FACTORY FRONT CROSSMEMBER IN FAVOR OF OUR BOLT-ON FRONT CROSSMEMBER...
YES, WE SAID BOLT ON...WE HAVE BUILT OUR FRONT SUSPENSION FOR THE FORD TRUCK TO BE BOLTED IN AND IT IS SUPER STOUT...SIGNIFICANTLY MORE RIGID AND STRONGER THAN THE ORIGINAL. IT ALIGNS WITH THE ORIGINAL RIVET HOLES IN THE FRAME, AND DOES REQUIRE SOME ADDITIONAL DRILLING FOR THE MANY GRADE 8 FASTENERS WE INCLUDE IN THE KIT.
THIS SYSTEM UTILIZES THE POPULAR (AND EASY TO FIND) "FOX MUSTANG" STYLE STEERING RACK. THE CONTROL ARMS ARE SET UP WITH THE BALL-JOINTS INSTALLED AND INCLUDE DELRIN BUSHINGS FOR SMOOTH, SQUEAK FREE, LONG-LASTING PERFORMANCE. THEY ALSO PROVIDE OPTIONS FOR CASTER SO YOU CAN SET YOUR TRUCK UP AS AGGRESSIVE AS YOU WANT. WHEN COMPARED TO OTHER SALVAGE-YARD / CROWN VIC OPTIONS OR STREET ROD SOURCED FRONT SUSPENSION SYSTEMS, THE RIDETECH SYSTEM IS SIGNIFICANTLY MORE STRUCTURALLY SOUND AND PROVIDES UN-COMPROMISED SUSPENSION GEOMETRY FOR VASTLY SUPERIOR RIDE AND HANDLING AND THE SIMPLICITY OF KEEPING YOUR FACTORY FRAME.
AT THE REAR OF THE TRUCK, WE UTILIZE A PROVEN 4 LINK DESIGN TO PROVIDE A LOW STANCE AND STILL RETAIN FULL USE OF THE BED FLOOR AND LOAD CAPACITY OF THE TRUCK. THE RIDETECH BOLT-IN C-NOTCH, JUST LIKE OUR BOLT-IN FRONT CROSS MEMBER, IS DESIGNED TO ACTUALLY IMPROVE THE STRENGTH OF THE ORIGINAL FRAME AND PROVIDES ALL THE MOUNTS FOR OUR NEW CONTROL ARMS AND PANHARD BAR.
BOLT-IN CRADLE IS SUPER STRONG AND STRENGTHENS THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK WHILE PROVIDING STRUCTURAL MOUNTS FRONT CONTROL ARMS - UTILIZES SUBSTANTIAL "H" STYLE DESIGN COMPARED TO OTHER "I" STYLE CROSSMEMBERS.
SUPERB SUSPENSION GEOMETRY, BUILT WITHOUT COMPROMISE - VASTLY SUPERIOR TO ADAPTED SALVAGE YARD "CROWN-VIC SUSPENSION SWAPS" OR "STREET ROD STYLE" / MUSTANG II FRONT SYSTEMS WITH OPTIMIZED ROLL CENTERS AND ANTI-DIVE.
DELRIN BUSHINGS ON UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS PROVIDE SMOOTH, SQUEAK-FREE LONG LIFE
UPPER CONTROL ARM CROSS SHAFT ALLOWS FOR EASY ALIGNMENT AND USE OF CASTER SLUGS
ADJUSTABLE STEERING STOP ON LOWER CONTROL ARM
UTILIZES RIDETECH TALL SPINDLE WHICH USES "AFX BRAKE KITS" - MANY BRAKE KITS (INCLUDING WILWOOD) ARE DUAL DRILLED FOR 5 X 4.5" OR 5 X 4.75" LUG PATTERN
BRAKE KIT FOR THE STOCK 5 X 5.5" LUG PATTERN COMING SOON
INCREASED CAMBER GAIN WITH TALL SPINDLE, 5-8 DEGREE" CASTER FOR IMPROVED HIGH SPEED STABILITY
63.5" IN FRONT WIDTH (WHEEL MOUNT SURFACE TO WHEEL MOUNT SURFACE) - PROVIDES OPTIONS FOR "TRADITIONAL" OFFSET WHEEL CHOICES (4" NARROWER THAN CROWN VIC)
FITS 14 INCH AND LARGER WHEELS. IF USING MORE THAN 4.5 INCHES OF BACKSPACING,18 INCH WHEELS ARE REQUIRED.
MOTOR MOUNT "LOOPS" CONNECT CRADLE TO FRAME RAILS TO REINFORCE FRAME
MOTOR MOUNTS OPTIONS FOR MODULAR FORD, FORD FE, AND SMALL BLOCK FORD, CHEVY LS / SMALL BLOCK / BIG BLOCK
FRONT SWAY BAR MEASURES 1.5" X .250 WALL AND PROVIDES CONFIDENT CORNERING AND SMOOTH RIDE
ADJUSTABLE BUMP STOPS
RACK AND PINION STEERING CONVERSION WITH 15.5" CENTER TO CENTER BUSHING MOUNTS FOR 79-93 MUSTANG STYLE STEERING RACK
INCLUDES BILLET ADJUSTABLE TIE RODS
BUMP STEER HAS BEEN VIRTUALLY ELIMINATED
ADAPTABLE TO STOCK STEERING COLUMN USING KIT 12319505, INCLUDES COLUMN ADAPTER, U-JOINT AND SHAFT.
HIGH QUALITY SATIN BLACK POWDER COAT FINISH
ENTIRE SYSTEM SAVES APPROXIMATELY 130LBS. FROM THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK.
REAR 4-LINK SUSPENSION:
REMOVES FACTORY LEAF SPRING SUSPENSION AND BRACKETRY
COMPLETE PARALLEL 4-LINK WITH PANHARD AND C-NOTCHES
WORKS WITH COILOVER OR SHOCKWAVES AIR SUSPENSION
INCLUDES R-JOINTS ON ALL LINKS FOR SMOOTH, BIND FREE, QUITE OPERATION AND LONG LIFE
OPTIMIZED ROLL CENTER AND ANTI-SQUAT (60% ANTI-DIVE) FOR AMAZING TRACTION AND ELIMINATION OF WHEEL HOP
HIGH QUALITY SATIN BLACK POWDER COAT FINISH
REDUCES REAR WEIGHT BY 50 LBS
NO BED MODIFICATION NEEDED
AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM:
THIS SYSTEM USES RIDETECH SHOCKWAVES TO PROVIDE AIR SUSPENSION TO YOUR CLASSIC FORD. THE SHOCKWAVES MOUNT JUST LIKE COIL-OVERS AND PROVIDE FULL ADJUSTABILITY OVER SPRING RATE / LOAD CAPACITY / RIDE HEIGHT USING AIR PRESSURE. ALONG WITH PROVIDING THE ABILITY TO "AIR-OUT" AND LOWER THE TRUCK COMPLETELY WHEN PARKED FOR A SUPER AGGRESSIVE STANCE, THE AIR SUSPENSION ALSO SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCED THE ABILITY TO CARRY A WIDE RANGE OF LOADS WHILE MAINTAINING ADEQUATE SUSPENSION TRAVEL AND RIDE QUALITY.
AIR SUSPENSION LOWERS RIDE HEIGHT BY APPROXIMATELY 5" AT RIDE HEIGHT WITH AN ADDITIONAL 3" WHEN FULLY DEFLATED
RIDETECHS PATENTED "SHOCKWAVE" (INTEGRAL "SHOCK-WITHIN-A-SPRING" AIR SPRING AND SHOCK ABSORBER ASSEMBLY) IS A PROVEN WINNER AT SHOWS AND IN MOTION. WITH 24-POSITION REBOUND ADJUSTMENT CLICKS, YOU FINE TUNE THE SHOCKS TO YOUR DRIVING PREFERENCES AND VEHICLE DEMANDS. ADVANCED FOX FACTORY SHOCK TECHNOLOGY HIDES WITHIN THE SHOCKS.
THE FOX FACTORY MONOTUBE-GAS-PRESSURE DESIGN FEATURES LARGE 1.834" PISTONS, HEAVY DUTY 5/8" SHAFTS, AND IMPACT-FORGED ALUMINUM BODIES.
SHOCK CALIBRATIONS AND AIR SPRING SPECS ARE BASED ON MORE THAN 20 YEARS OF EXTENSIVE AIR RIDE DEVELOPMENT ON THE STREET, HIGHWAYS AND RACE TRACKS. IT ALL ADDS UP TO PREDICTABLE HANDLING THAT IS COMPARABLE TO COIL-OVERS BUT WITH INSTANT RIDE HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT. YOU GET THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS.
YOU CAN VIEW AND DOWNLOAD THE COMPLETE ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTION BOOKLET HERE.
