Top Perch - Fox Shocks (adjusting your shocks to level the Raptor)
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No worries and yeah, no complaints at all. I'm way more pleased with the ride which firms up a bit, handling, and overall looks!
I say go for it!
I say go for it!
8am - I went to my Ford dealer today as I already had an appt for an alignment. When I got there at 8, the guy said his front end tech had a Dr appt.
11:30 - the guy shows up, wheels are already off, so he pulls it all apart, goes a step further and pulls the CV from the rotor to give it more room, pulls one strut assembly out....
11:50 - "well, we are gonna go to lunch, we should have ya fixed up in a while"... ******... ok, so my son and I went to lunch.
1pm - still where he left it, within a minute he pulled the right shock assy off and went over to the spring compressor and did the adjustment.
1:15 - mounted the newly adjusted shock (didn't button it up yet)
1:30 - he's hovering around a computer with 3 others doing whatever the **** they do all day.. lol
2:30 - almost got the drivers side shock assy back in place
3:00 - still almost buttoned up, noone to be found.... lol
3:15 - pulled it out and into the alignment machine
3:45 - pulled it out and around and I paid the bill.
What took 30 minutes on the first side (if you don't count the 3 1/2 hours it sat by itself), he could have spent a total of 45 minutes in it (not including the alignment) and be done with something else, but this is "the land of manana" and nobody gets in a rush..... for nothing.
I was charged $275, that included the alignment. The service advisor keeps looking for a service report (feedback from me) sent from Ford.... he's so hot on it, when I return it, he will credit me back the $275 i paid AND full my truck up...
IDK WTF is the deal with those feedback surveys, but this guy is ******* my leg HARD FOR IT....
Anyway.... 1hr if you do it right thru, 8 hours if you spend 3 at the Dr office, 2 hours at lunch, 2 hours ******* around with your friends, and 1 hour to do the work...
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Looking at my post again, you have to wonder why this dealer could afford to pay TWO guys 8 hours each and only charge me $275....... Amazing.
What dealer did you use? My nearest dealer is Champion in Katy but, I'm thinking I might find another dealer to do the perch adjustment and don't want to get stuck at the dealer all day.
crashmc302
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Anyone have serious issues w gettin enough adjustment out of the front end during alignment when you went top perch? Especially w the steering wheel being off, because that little detail will drive me insane. I already knocked the front end a lil out so I figured I might as well just raise the front end while its in to be aligned.
it will take 2 minutes to adjust the toe so your steering wheel will be straight. mine was sitting at 1 o clock after i raised to the top perch and it only took a couple cranks to straighen everything out.
Madcowranch
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Damn, I'd need about a five foot cheater pipe for my weak ass!
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