Superlift

 

Location: West Monroe, LA
Phone: (318) 397-3000
Website: www.Superlift.com




WOW! The SUPERLIFT 6” suspension system was installed at FabStuff Custom Fabrications shop the weekend of August 7, 2010. What an incredibly engineered system! CLICK HERE to visit the SUPERLIFT Photo Installation Page One of the first thoughts to enter my mind after deciding to build and accessorize an ultimate F150 was that naturally it would have to be lifted. With the plethora of suspension options and lift kit companies in this market I knew we would have to do a bit of research before making our decision on which to go with. I do have to admit, I was a little bias from the beginning regarding the suspension upgrade. I’m 40-years-old and when I was 23 I purchased my first new vehicle. A 1993 Ford Ranger extended cab 4x4 – dark plum clear coat metallic to be specific. Soon after purchasing this truck I wanted to lift it and ended up installing a 6” SUPERLIFT kit – their best at the time. The kit was so well made: hard-core components, durable paint and a smooth installation. The Ranger looked incredible and performed very well for all the years I owned it. Fast forward to 2010 and the Ultimate F150 Project – after researching all the suspension players both old and new, it was decided once again that an Ultimate Ford Truck requires the all around best in lifted suspension components and so we were driven to go with SUPERLIFT (www.SuperLift.com) once again. Formed in 1975, SUPERLIFT remains a pioneer in the industry. They are one of the few suspension companies that is owned and operated by actual four-wheel drive enthusiasts and their company philosophy and product line reflects this passion. You don’t make it in a suspension and lift kit business for three decades if you aren’t doing a lot of things right. It was a near miracle that our truck ended up Superlifted because at the time we decided to do this project SUPERLIFT did not manufacture a 6” suspension lift for our model F150! Through sure persistence and incredible customer care on their end, the SUPERLIFT guys built us a custom system! Their engineers ended up creating a system that maintained all of our F150’s factory steering geometry, etc. and our Ultimate F150 would be one of the first on Earth with a 6” SUPERLIFT! Now realizing this was a custom set of components and not some off-the-shelf kit, I understood from experience that there would probably be some fabrication and tweaking required during the installation phase. Not having the Ultimate Garage built - yet, I would have to rely on someone else to assist with the installation so I contacted my friend Eric Smith, owner of FabSTUFF Fabrication (www.FabStuff.com). Not only does Eric have a shop stuffed with every tool and metal fabrication device invented, he is one of those “special guys” that has a skill set and creative side so unique and spectacular that after spending just a few minutes with him and seeing some of the work he has created you quickly realize he is definitely looking at a project or challenge with a very different set of eyes than most people. Meaning no disrespect, I would say that as Jesus worked with wood, Eric works with metal. I made the necessary arrangements with FabStuff.com and commenced with the SUPERLIFT installation. The parts that SUPERLIFT shipped were surprisingly compete for what I had expected from a totally custom system. The SUPERLIFT engineer who designed our components even left me his phone number should the need arise that I contact him during an installation issue – now that is great customer service (no call was needed!) SUPERLIFT did a great job at supplying us the hardcore black-powder-coated components; nuts bolts and even high-end Bilstein rear shock absorbers. There were a few modifications and adjustments that FabStuff made to get everything to fit just right. Instead of bolting on some of the brackets to the cross member we elected to MIG weld them on. We were able to re-use the factory front shock absorbers by using the supplied coil spring spacer. This saved money and also kept the ride “stock” (however these too will soon be replaced with Bilstein’s). Some other noteworthy aspects of the SUPERLIFT systems were that we kept our factory driveshaft by installing a small supplied aluminum spacer; we were able to use our factory brake lines –front and back – with hardware brackets included in our kit, and other small things that SUPERLIFT engineered that saved us both time and money. All of this in a pre-production kit! Can you imagine how perfectly dialed in your SUPERLIFT kit will be? FabStuff installed 90% of the system on a Saturday with some final touches on Sunday and the true soul of the Ultimate F150 was born. CLICK HERE to visit the SUPERLIFT Photo Installation PageSuperlift_Photos.htmlhttp://www.SuperLift.comhttp://www.FabStuff.comSuperlift_Photos.htmlBusiness_List.htmlshapeimage_3_link_0shapeimage_3_link_1shapeimage_3_link_2shapeimage_3_link_3