Hope this video and comment section can help out the next DYI person who installs their own Carli type lift kit. I really feel that the Carli instructions are the only thing Carli puts out that are not top notch. they are not bad by any means but each component has its own install manual. The problem i think is when you piece together a kit, you have to figure out what sequence to install all the components. I put together and typed out a 1 page sequence of installation for my kit, prior to the install. was a big help. if you want it, let me know. I even edited a bit based on the outcome of the final sequence. cheers all!
@@Jeff-501 thanks for reaching out. ya, I can email it to you. Don’t have any other social media but RUclips. Or I can make a short showing the page(s). Cheers
If you still have it can I get catch it in an email, gonna do the install here in a few days. If not I’ll just screenshot it in the video. I’m doing radius arms, where would you put them on the list?
I don't have to much room in the well ,because I am running a 6inch pro comp lift and my tires are 17x37 toyo open country mt on wheels 17x9 .the truck is a f250 2018 lariat tubo diesel fx4 crew cab all factory led lights and it looks great 👍
Great step by step and reference of install sequence for the 2.5 Carli kit. I have their 2.5" signature kit for '17 F350, with track bar and rear shocks in route, once order is fulfilled (week 1 of 2 down). Would like to verify the size of crowfoot I need for the track bar jam nut, which appears to be a 1 1/2" size? Need to get one on order, so I can turn/burn on install when kit arrives. Thanks in advance and great looking rig.
Thanks for watching and glad it helped ya out. 1-1/2 crows foot on a 1/2” drive torque wrench. Let me know how the kit works out. Gonna love the way it rides when you are done! No regrets on my end.
Finally my back country with torsion came in for my 2022 tremor. Doing methods with Falkens. Would love installation step print out if possible. Thinking ahead will there be headlight problem towing a 8000 trailer, 1000 tongue. Best video on Carli install. Thanks again. What is current value of stock take offs, tires, rims, and suspension. Mileage only 2500.
Thanks for the kudos. Send me your email and I can forward what I printed out in the video. Don’t have any other social media. Headlights for sure will be an issue. You can crank them headlights down with a screw driver. I just parked my truck next to my wife’s suv, 25 yards out against a wall and lowered the lights down down to match. 1000 lbs tongue will sag low. Even no load, the lights are high with the Carli front kit. Take offs are kind of junk. My shocks were blown at 10k miles. Garbage if you ask me. The tire and wheel combo I sold for $1100. Still have all my old suspension components. Cheers
Can you give an update on what you think of the Carli kit? Likes or dislikes of the kit. Does it meet your expectations? Do you think the torsion sway bar helps the ride as much as Carli says it does? Do you think the Fox reservoir shocks have a good on road ride?
Great to see the kit finally installed!! Looks awesome! I can't get my Method Wheels on order. The 705's for a SD are still backordered and according to CJC the Torsion sway bar is 3 months out as an estimate. Would love to know the overall height of your truck now. My apartment complex has a 7'-0" max height in our garage and that's the only thing keeping me from pulling the trigger. If the lift would put me over 7', then I'll need to wait until the end of the year. I thought I was going with the Pintop 2.5 system full boat with HD Deavers, but now I'm eyeing up this new E-Venture system.
Will measure it it and let ya know. It’s close for sure. I meant to do that as I park my truck at my local airport a lot and it was close before the lift… Everything is so behind in production right now… it is hell trying to piece out these kits. I feel you man! That E-Venture system looks BA. Big money but awesome for sure. Cheers!
@@tcr2237 😂 Thanks for the information. That helps. I'll be out in the parking garage later tonight measuring the height of everything from the entrance to my parking spot. lol
Awesome video with detailed instructions. You mentioned re-torquing everything at 500 miles. Can one do that on the ground or the truck has to be jacked to check torque on shocks and other components?
@@tcr2237 thanks. My install shop didnt retorque so i tried to do it on my own on the ground, also marking every bolt to check that it doesn’t move. I just wasnt sure if any of the specificcomponents should be torqued when the truck is lifted. Did you come across anything during re-torquing that felt loose after 500 miles if you can recollect still?
@@therealmccoy9031 I think it was (track bar in general). It makes the geometry perfect for the truck. Tires sit even on both ends. If you use the tremor track bar, your tires might be offset (stick out more on the drivers side). Your call. Cheers
Great video. My SD is built and arrives very soon, and I’ve been consolidating the exact same setup, down to the wheels. Lucky for me that you took the time to put this together and post it. Thank you. Did you change the rear suspension blocks? Curious if you’re getting any reverse rake.
Thanks for watching. Ya, I love this set up. Clean and classy in my opinion. Cheers for the new truck! Is it a Tremor? Kept the rear stock for now as I have the F350 leafs in the rear. Front sits 1/2- 3/4 lower right now and will settle a bit which is exactly where I want it to be. I tow equipment with it and my skid steer put the rear lower then the front this morning. Something I don’t want when towing so I backed off the tongue weight a bit and it sat nicely. Really makes me want progressive Deavers in the rear with air bags… will need to fork out more $$$ for that…
@@tcr2237 No Tremor - I figured that I'd be going the Carli route with new tires/wheels as well, so I decided to put the $ toward that. We opted for the standard rear end, and may go to at least add-a-pack rear springs, then air bags if we need them. Full progressive springs a great choice too.
@@Talldylocks 👍 If I were to do it again, I don’t think I would buy a Tremor. Great move on your part. I Broke down out of state working last summer and the only truck on the lot was a tremor… boom. crazy now days. Would defiantly add a-pack in the rear IMO. Gives you the extra capacity if ya need it. 🤙
The caster shims roll the front axle forward back to OE specs, if not a little more. Keeps the truck tracking right and puts the geometry of the front end back in spec. It’s a must IMO
Nope, this works on regular F250/F350. Will give you the same lift as my truck. Tremor just gives you a little better front end, some extra drive modes and can go through deep water. Cheers
@@tcr2237 I am sorry I meant the ball joint puller. Thank you for the Kartek link. They get plenty of my moneys and I tend to find lots stuff I don’t need. Lol
@@tcr2237 thank you very much, it will be here on Thurs. Last time I used my big old OTC BJ press and it was a pain in the… We are going to have identical builds but I am 3 months out for my sway bar delivery.
Hope this video and comment section can help out the next DYI person who installs their own Carli type lift kit. I really feel that the Carli instructions are the only thing Carli puts out that are not top notch. they are not bad by any means but each component has its own install manual. The problem i think is when you piece together a kit, you have to figure out what sequence to install all the components. I put together and typed out a 1 page sequence of installation for my kit, prior to the install. was a big help. if you want it, let me know. I even edited a bit based on the outcome of the final sequence. cheers all!
Would love to know how you installed the whole kit…sequence wise. Thanks!
@@Jeff-501 thanks for reaching out. ya, I can email it to you. Don’t have any other social media but RUclips. Or I can make a short showing the page(s). Cheers
@@Jeff-501 cool. Go to 1:45 and you can screen shot the list I made up. It’s a great start and shows what parts I installed.
Thanks for the video, waiting for mine to arrive. can you email me your list of steps?
If you still have it can I get catch it in an email, gonna do the install here in a few days. If not I’ll just screenshot it in the video. I’m doing radius arms, where would you put them on the list?
I don't have to much room in the well ,because I am running a 6inch pro comp lift and my tires are 17x37 toyo open country mt on wheels 17x9 .the truck is a f250 2018 lariat tubo diesel fx4 crew cab all factory led lights and it looks great 👍
Truck looks great after the lift!
Thanks
Looks great helps to have such a nice shop.
Great step by step and reference of install sequence for the 2.5 Carli kit. I have their 2.5" signature kit for '17 F350, with track bar and rear shocks in route, once order is fulfilled (week 1 of 2 down). Would like to verify the size of crowfoot I need for the track bar jam nut, which appears to be a 1 1/2" size? Need to get one on order, so I can turn/burn on install when kit arrives. Thanks in advance and great looking rig.
Thanks for watching and glad it helped ya out. 1-1/2 crows foot on a 1/2” drive torque wrench. Let me know how the kit works out. Gonna love the way it rides when you are done! No regrets on my end.
Finally my back country with torsion came in for my 2022 tremor. Doing methods with Falkens. Would love installation step print out if possible. Thinking ahead will there be headlight problem towing a 8000 trailer, 1000 tongue. Best video on Carli install. Thanks again. What is current value of stock take offs, tires, rims, and suspension. Mileage only 2500.
Thanks for the kudos.
Send me your email and I can forward what I printed out in the video. Don’t have any other social media.
Headlights for sure will be an issue. You can crank them headlights down with a screw driver. I just parked my truck next to my wife’s suv, 25 yards out against a wall and lowered the lights down down to match. 1000 lbs tongue will sag low. Even no load, the lights are high with the Carli front kit.
Take offs are kind of junk. My shocks were blown at 10k miles. Garbage if you ask me. The tire and wheel combo I sold for $1100. Still have all my old suspension components.
Cheers
Can you give an update on what you think of the Carli kit? Likes or dislikes of the kit. Does it meet your expectations? Do you think the torsion sway bar helps the ride as much as Carli says it does? Do you think the Fox reservoir shocks have a good on road ride?
Absolutely, Working on it. Have a bit filmed, just need the time to complete.
Great to see the kit finally installed!! Looks awesome! I can't get my Method Wheels on order. The 705's for a SD are still backordered and according to CJC the Torsion sway bar is 3 months out as an estimate. Would love to know the overall height of your truck now. My apartment complex has a 7'-0" max height in our garage and that's the only thing keeping me from pulling the trigger. If the lift would put me over 7', then I'll need to wait until the end of the year. I thought I was going with the Pintop 2.5 system full boat with HD Deavers, but now I'm eyeing up this new E-Venture system.
Will measure it it and let ya know. It’s close for sure. I meant to do that as I park my truck at my local airport a lot and it was close before the lift…
Everything is so behind in production right now… it is hell trying to piece out these kits. I feel you man!
That E-Venture system looks BA. Big money but awesome for sure. Cheers!
Just measured… both front of cab and back of cab (antenna height) are right at 7’-1/2”. Lol… I say lift it and wedge it into your car port! 😂
@@tcr2237 😂 Thanks for the information. That helps. I'll be out in the parking garage later tonight measuring the height of everything from the entrance to my parking spot. lol
Awesome video with detailed instructions. You mentioned re-torquing everything at 500 miles. Can one do that on the ground or the truck has to be jacked to check torque on shocks and other components?
I’m sure You can do it on the ground. I just ran through it quick on the lift. Took me 20 mins. Most time was re-setting the torque wrench.
@@tcr2237 thanks. My install shop didnt retorque so i tried to do it on my own on the ground, also marking every bolt to check that it doesn’t move. I just wasnt sure if any of the specificcomponents should be torqued when the truck is lifted. Did you come across anything during re-torquing that felt loose after 500 miles if you can recollect still?
@@alponj good call marking. I didn’t do that but I should have. All bolts were tight.
I’ve been thinking about putting the Carli level on my 21 Tremor. After seeing that track bar I’m not sure it’s worth the $500 for the adjustable?.
@@therealmccoy9031 I think it was (track bar in general). It makes the geometry perfect for the truck. Tires sit even on both ends. If you use the tremor track bar, your tires might be offset (stick out more on the drivers side). Your call. Cheers
@@tcr2237 For sure, CJC off road said they definitely recommend it. Great video! Thanks for the reply🤝
Great video. My SD is built and arrives very soon, and I’ve been consolidating the exact same setup, down to the wheels. Lucky for me that you took the time to put this together and post it. Thank you.
Did you change the rear suspension blocks? Curious if you’re getting any reverse rake.
Thanks for watching. Ya, I love this set up. Clean and classy in my opinion. Cheers for the new truck! Is it a Tremor?
Kept the rear stock for now as I have the F350 leafs in the rear. Front sits 1/2- 3/4 lower right now and will settle a bit which is exactly where I want it to be. I tow equipment with it and my skid steer put the rear lower then the front this morning. Something I don’t want when towing so I backed off the tongue weight a bit and it sat nicely. Really makes me want progressive Deavers in the rear with air bags… will need to fork out more $$$ for that…
@@tcr2237 No Tremor - I figured that I'd be going the Carli route with new tires/wheels as well, so I decided to put the $ toward that. We opted for the standard rear end, and may go to at least add-a-pack rear springs, then air bags if we need them. Full progressive springs a great choice too.
@@Talldylocks 👍 If I were to do it again, I don’t think I would buy a Tremor. Great move on your part. I Broke down out of state working last summer and the only truck on the lot was a tremor… boom. crazy now days.
Would defiantly add a-pack in the rear IMO. Gives you the extra capacity if ya need it. 🤙
What is the wheel tire combo? Are you running 501’s and 37 falkenk’s?
You got it. MR701 18x9 with +18 offset on Falken WP AT3 load range E.
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Why does the Carter shim need to be replaced? I'm about to have my truck filled
The caster shims roll the front axle forward back to OE specs, if not a little more. Keeps the truck tracking right and puts the geometry of the front end back in spec. It’s a must IMO
I really appreciate this information and your response I'll make sure this is the first thing I order thanks
@@81recinos no prob. Cheers
If we need install carli suspension upgrade, do we need buy TREMOR package when we purchase new F250 ?
Nope, this works on regular F250/F350. Will give you the same lift as my truck. Tremor just gives you a little better front end, some extra drive modes and can go through deep water.
Cheers
@@tcr2237 Where are you? Do you provide the service?
@@jamesyu8183 sorry, I do not. I would call Carli and ask where the closest installers are
Are those 37s? Looks great.
Yup, 37x12.5 Falken WIld peaks on 18” wheels with a +18 offset
Can you give me a p/n for the axle side ball joint on the track bar.
I don’t have that, it is a Carli track bar. It is the Johnny joint I Believe you are talking about.
Here is a good start:
www.kartek.com/parts/fk-rod-ends-78-id-1-58-od-wssx14t-ptfe-coated-uniball-spherical-bearings-f2-fit.html
@@tcr2237 I am sorry I meant the ball joint puller. Thank you for the Kartek link. They get plenty of my moneys and I tend to find lots stuff I don’t need. Lol
@@bajamedic no worries. It’s an Orion Motor tech ball joint separator tie rod end remover kit. Model PAP006
@@tcr2237 thank you very much, it will be here on Thurs. Last time I used my big old OTC BJ press and it was a pain in the… We are going to have identical builds but I am 3 months out for my sway bar delivery.
sweet'
How do they ride now?