Ford Keys

Brew52 · September 21, 2002

I was checkin out the offroad forum at fullsizechevy.com and they were bitchin about the ride after installing the ford keys. They said the upper a arm hits the rubber stop and the ride is rough. Can anyone give my your insight on this and how your ride is for those who installed the keys?

Woody1 · September 21, 2002

maybe someone could tell me and others who are watching, but to afraid to ask, what is a "ford key" ? and why is it used on a GM truck? Call me stupid, I dont care, but inquiring minds wanna know!

kenhilton · September 21, 2002

I've had mine installed for about a month. Cranked them up half way on the adjusting bolts. Gained just over 2" in the front. Absolutely no problems what so ever. Ride is not like stock but not harsh either. Reminds me of the old style (88-98) truck. My arms are not even close to no bumpstops or anything else. I think these people try to get 3-4" out of something that is physically not made to do. You run into problems when you start cranking and maxing out suspension components that are not ment to be. If you want to run some big tires or have some idea of running a wide wheel than I recommend a true suspension lift or body lift. Just my opinion.

nonstop · September 22, 2002

Woody,

A ford key is torsion bar adjusting key.

Its used to replace your Chev(stock) torsion bar adjusting key.

Theres two, left and right front.

I ve replaced mine, not such much to be able to get bigger tires, but to level out the over all look of truck.

They all point towards the ground(99-00).

I've also had 0 problems, with 4x4ing, Iam not crazy, nor checken.

The bigger tire thing is/or will be an extra bonus.

I have a pic of stock and ford here.

nonstop · September 22, 2002

Wow, did that ever get out of hand

Ok I blew it, i lost the pic, I have a copy at work though.

Brew52 · September 22, 2002

kenhilton and nonstop

Thanks for the input. I just want to level my truck and put on some 285's or 315's. I don't want to jack it up and if I did I would do a suspension lift like ya said.

kenhilton · September 22, 2002

You will have no problems running 285's. After I did mine I ran 285's on 16x8 eagle alloy 203's with 4.5" backspacing and have no rubbing. Good luck. :thumb:

02BLUEZ71 · September 23, 2002

Well i posted on this in another topic but my keys w/315's doesnt ride too bad. Its noticably stiffer than stock but far from beating you to death. Tends to be a bit bouncier and a little stiffer but well worth it in my opinion. Just like i said on the other post, im very picky about my rides and if it was that bad id take it off, especially on a brand new $33K vehicle.

MarkD · September 23, 2002

I have them on my '02 with no problems. Still on factory meats though. Money is keeping me away from a set of 285's or 305's.

02BLUEZ71 · September 24, 2002

Hey MarkD the tire place i bought my Buckshots from gave me $200 for my stock rubber so i only ended up paying $325 for the tires mounted and balanced. They had a big special going on and im sure they still do. You wouldnt have to go with 315's either, they have tons of all kinds (mostly mud tires) in stock. If you need their # drop me an email at [email protected]