Installed height. I only had time to test on one side so the sway bar maybe holding the truck up a little. I am getting 1.75" of drop at the lowest setting. With a modification to the upper bracket like mentioned in the previous post 2" could be achieved.
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Brake line bracket, the bracket is made so it can be used on both sides.
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This is at full lock and full sag this is as close as the brake line will ever get to the caliper. At ride height there is significantly more room for the line even at full lock.
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Fully assembled photos with correct hardware and brake line bracket. Photos are at ride height.
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Brackets fit perfectly there could be some slight modification to the shock mounting hole distance, it could be 3/8 closer to give a full 2" drop.
Anything more than a 2" drop puts the ball joints at a pretty mean angle. To counter this I have a set of DJM arms that I will have re-powdercoated and installed.
I am not sure what XII does with the lower mount bolt, but the factory bolt is 14mm so a 9/16 sleeve is needed from QA1 part number SLV750 this kit is $13 and includes 2 9/16 sleeves. I just through the 1/2" sleeve on the lathe and bored it out to 14mm to fit. also even with the correct sleeve I am thinking about running the inverted as you can see front the pictures the shock bottom only has about 3/32" clearance. I read others having problems with the lower mount hitting the coilover, so inverted would give ample clearance and put the dampening adjuster and height adjuster at the top.
The brake line bracket was easy to make but the hole to mount it needs to be 9/16" which is not that common for most drill bit sets. I actually don't have one but I used an end mil on the Mill to drill it out.
For the height I might order some 10" springs to make up for the lost height, this will give me more adjustability. But I am also thinking about re-installing the complete front DJM kit with the coilovers and running them at Stock height.
Overall I am pretty happy with the setup and fit so far, I plan on dropping everything off to the powdercoaters on Monday so it will be about 2 weeks till everything is done.