SVC Adjustable Bump System - Live Blog Install

[Fastcote]

Live blog of solo driveway install...

8:30
Staged and ready




---------- Post added at 11:45 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:41 AM ----------

9:00
Jacked up. Wheels and shocks off

Driver's side first. Bump kit before springs in case I get in over my head.

10:00
This bolts was kicking my ass


Turns out the exhaust hanger bolt was blocking the nut.


---------- Post added at 11:50 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:45 AM ----------

11:30
Bump kit complete. 3 hours even.


Driver side


Passenger


Cross beam support bolted. Tight fit. Nice fabrication tolerance SVC!!!

Now I have to decide if I want to tackle springs alone. Decisions...

---------- Post added at 12:17 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:50 AM ----------

Screw it. Let's try...

Passenger unbolted. Ready to drop.


---------- Post added at 12:22 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:17 PM ----------

12:20
Damn You Ford. Drop gas tank or cut drivers side bolt.


Hmmm, decisions.

 

[amphibian]

Now I have to decide if I want to tackle springs alone. Decisions...

Screw it. Let's try...

 

[Fastcote]

SVC Adjustable Bump System

1:00
Well, THAT took a while. Final score: sawsall 1, bolt 0



Does anyone smell smoke???? :0

Nothing to do but drop the springs. I really don't want a face full of spring metal. Here goes.

---------- Post added at 01:21 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:04 PM ----------

1:20
Passenger side off.


There is some axle wrap. Hope I can straighten that back out.



---------- Post added at 01:40 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:21 PM ----------

Deaver +3



---------- Post added at 01:51 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:40 PM ----------

1:50

Stripped bare

 

[Fastcote]

SVC Adjustable Bump System

3:00

Sent up a distress flare to my neighbor/ work buddy.

These Deavers are just too fcking heavy to mount alone. Plus the drive shaft falls out when you muscle the axle tubes around too much. ASK ME HOW I KNOW!!!

4:00

Help arrived and springs mounted loosely.



---------- Post added at 06:15 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:14 PM ----------

4:30

Bumps mounted



Just need to torque everything down.

---------- Post added at 06:18 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:15 PM ----------

5:00

Finished

 

[Fastcote]

Test drive after installation. HUGE difference!!! Stays planted in the loose stuff, smooth over whoops, and will lays rubber on dry pavement until you let off the gas peddle. No wheel hop whatsoever. It was worth the 8 1/2 hour install ten times over. Quality if the kit is superb. I would give the install a 5-6 out of 10. It really wasn't difficult just time consuming. If you have a buddy to hand you wrenches and occasionally do heavy lifting anybody can knock this out.

 

[NickPic83]

Awesome posts fastcote

Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

 

[svc]

Thanks for the kind words...We are excited that customers that turn into friends..awesome install thread and super awesome for fellow Raptor owners that can see first hand the install and performance. anything you need in the future please let us know....Send pictures

Cheers,
marc

Test drive after installation. HUGE difference!!! Stays planted in the loose stuff, smooth over whoops, and will lays rubber on dry pavement until you let off the gas peddle. No wheel hop whatsoever. It was worth the 8 1/2 hour install ten times over. Quality if the kit is superb. I would give the install a 5-6 out of 10. It really wasn't difficult just time consuming. If you have a buddy to hand you wrenches and occasionally do heavy lifting anybody can knock this out.

 

[A.I.I.Raciing]

Damn You Ford. Drop gas tank or cut drivers side bolt.


Hmmm, decisions.

Very nice write up!

?, does the SVC kit come with the hardware if you decide to cut this bolt? Or you stuck searching for something that will work once you've decided to cut it?

 

[Fastcote]

Very nice write up!

?, does the SVC kit come with the hardware if you decide to cut this bolt? Or you stuck searching for something that will work once you've decided to cut it?

Everything comes with the kit. I think the extra bolt is actually a Deaver standard item. There were actually two in the Deaver bolt kit box. Both SVC and Deaver have you covered. I called both companies several times along the way just for some hand holding and they were infinitely patient and helpful. Jeff (at Deaver) turned me onto SVC in the first place and even though I didn't buy directly from him, he called me twice just to make sure i was doing OK. Jeff (at SVC) even called me hot off the track at TRR when i was stressing out about the spring fitment.

 

[Krab]

This will come in handy when I pull the trigger on the SVC ABS. Thanks!