Bajamod vs RPG

JonasAtLethal said:

I just tried to compress the spring enough to put the RPG unit on, I didn't even come CLOSE! I put the truck on a lift and lowered it, full weight, on the outside of the a arm, clamped it on, tightened it as much as I could, then lifted it again. I got MAYBE a 1/4" off the perch in the highest spot. If anyone manages to do it on the truck, my hat is off to you LOL.

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Don't know about the Gen2s but on the Gen1s there was a method that RPG made a youtube video about on how to get spring compressors on there with the shock installed on the truck and move to mid perch. I assume a similar approach would work here too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqJXF0KYp0I

Aaron said:

Don't know about the Gen2s but on the Gen1s there was a method that RPG made a youtube video about on how to get spring compressors on there with the shock installed on the truck and move to mid perch. I assume a similar approach would work here too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqJXF0KYp0I

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Yeah I actually just watched that video, I had a single compressor, gonna try with the duals Wednesday maybe...for science

JonasAtLethal said:

I just tried to compress the spring enough to put the RPG unit on, I didn't even come CLOSE! I put the truck on a lift and lowered it, full weight, on the outside of the a arm, clamped it on, tightened it as much as I could, then lifted it again. I got MAYBE a 1/4" off the perch in the highest spot. If anyone manages to do it on the truck, my hat is off to you LOL.

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I tried to do it on my Gen 1 while they were on the truck and had the same issue. The springs are huge. I finally took my gen 1 shocks out and took them to a local auto shop that put them in a compressor that hung on the wall and even then it was hard to compress them. There's no way they're going to get compressed while on the truck...not enough space and springs are too big.

I'll be installing the Bajamod spacer soon. I'll update after I receive it.

I'm excited to see the Bajamod lift. Here is my scab with the RPG lift.

So when Pat is playing at Parker 425 and Colby is installing another Roush supercharger onto a 5.0, it was time for me to stop designing Gen 2 parts and get my hands dirty.

The install on these is identical to Gen 1 with the exception of snap ring. There is no set screw to worry about. Sliding the collar up on a Gen 2 is easier then and Gen 1. The spring rate is substantially softer on the Gen 2.

At the end of the install, it took me 1 hour and 30 including taking pictures and showing some tricks to Colby.

Patience is key. Remember to have fun. It's not a race but I think TMX has the current fastest install at 18 minutes.


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Here are a few pictures.

Compress the suspension with a floor jack under the lower control arm balljoint, to the point where the jack stand gets free.

Loosen the nut on the top of the sway bar link.



Place the rear spring compressor on first. It goes on the closer to the engine.

Place the forward spring on second. It goes closer to the spindle aka knuckle.



Lower the floor jack slowly to allow the suspension to uncompress.







With something soft, tap the spring perch up about 1 1/8" to allow for sufficient room to install the Spring Perch Collars.

Make sure that the groove in the shock body is clean.

Torque the bolts to 75 inch pounds.

I'm going to update the install instructions to include these pictures.

Have fun and don't hesitate to call us.

Corey


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RPG said:

So when Pat is playing at Parker 425 and Colby is installing another Roush supercharger onto a 5.0, it was time for me to stop designing Gen 2 parts and get my hands dirty.

The install on these is identical to Gen 1 with the exception of snap ring. There is no set screw to worry about. Sliding the collar up on a Gen 2 is easier then and Gen 1. The spring rate is substantially softer on the Gen 2.

At the end of the install, it took me 1 hour and 30 including taking pictures and showing some tricks to Colby.

Patience is key. Remember to have fun. It's not a race but I think TMX has the current fastest install at 18 minutes.


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---------- Post added at 08:51 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:38 PM ----------

Here are a few pictures.

Compress the suspension with a floor jack under the lower control arm balljoint, to the point where the jack stand gets free.

Loosen the nut on the top of the sway bar link.


With something soft, tap the spring perch up about 1 1/8" to allow for sufficient room to install the Spring Perch Collars.

Make sure that the groove in the shock body is clean.

Torque the bolts to 75 inch pounds.

I'm going to update the install instructions to include these pictures.

Have fun and don't hesitate to call us.

Corey


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Ok...SOLD...I"m in. I'll place the order on your website...or should I just send you a PM?

NJSP117 said:

Ok...SOLD...I"m in. I'll place the order on your website...or should I just send you a PM?

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Simply order them on our site. Shipping is calculated directly from UPS. Locks you into place on the order list.

Easy easy.


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RPG said:

Simply order them on our site. Shipping is calculated directly from UPS. Locks you into place on the order list.

Easy easy.


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Done...Can't wait to get them....hopefully the waiting list isn't too long at this point....thanks!

Weekly update:

We shipped out another order yesterday, so those that just got on the list, turn around time is about 7 days at most. I'm trying to launch another batch of kits down range this Friday.

Thanks for the buiz and patience.