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Originally Posted by Big Dave
If you want a slam kit for a Ford 4x4, you'll have to fab it yourself. Ford uses a rather unique front suspension - the "Twin I-Beam" for 4x2 and a driven analog for 4x4.
Not saying it can't be done but fasten your seat belt for a real engineering project.
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Ok, I have a noob question:
If I never run it in 4WD, why do I need to do all this? It's seems to me that whenever I'm not in 4WD, none of those axles are spinning. Is this true? I really don't ever see the need to use 4WD. While I do live in an area with lots of clay roads, I rarely use them. The county grades and maintain these roads and after it rains, they develop a pattern of small ridges perpendicular to the road's direction. It's kinda like riding on rumble strips for long periods of time. I bring up the clay roads because when they're wet that is the only time I would need the 4WD unit operational. They're slick as baby **** and one could end up in a ditch very easily. Even when dry, the bumpiness you get going more than 30mph will cause the truck to float off to one side. I try and stay off them in larger vehicles.
I don't have the knowledge to do these things but IF it's guaranteed to bring sizable gains (2-5mpg) on the highway, I would seriously consider it.