Ekstensive metal fab work quality

[NLRsystems]

As you guys know I had my truck in texas at ekstensive metal fab for about 4 months getting a bunch of work done. Well here are some pics of the awesome work( show quality ) they did for me. I spent close to 19k at that shop and then spent another 9k fixing their work.



Nice and straight fender tubs in the rear


this is there anti sway device for the suspension bout 20 ft of coiled copper tube.


They put a very small tank maybe 5 gallons or so and used 2 small 400 scfm compressors. If you put the truck as low as it went and then tried to lift it up the front end would come up about half way and then stop as there was not enough air in the tank. You would have to sit there and wait in order for you to bring the rest of the truck back up.




This is the 5th wheel mounting structure they did as well as a notch. Truck still would not sit low enough in the rear.



here is a pic of the rear bag. When aired out it would rub against the diff case. You can see the bottom making contact just sitting there.


Here is a picture of the sway bar they installed. The truck wouldnt turn worth a ****...look in the picture and youll see the rub mark from the tire and wheel. Yep it hit and limited my steering dramatically. This is with a truck I told them I tow a 15k 40 ft trailer with...


truck would not sit level. Driver rear was an inch lower than the passenger rear


passenger rear


driver rear


a bunch of ball joints had to be changed because the zerk fittings they installed didnt have any ball spring checks in them to stop the stuff from coming back out after they pump em full of grease. This is after the trucks been there for 4 months.


upper bar mount bolts were so close to the frame that they were starting to grind into the main frame.

[NLRsystems]

Here are the pictures from after Auto Extremes redid their work.

Added material and re notched the rear to provide the required distance to clear the axle and to provide clearance for the mounting gear for the upper bar to not hit the frame as it did when I got it.


The only way to insure you can get the truck up and off the ground without having to wait forever is to use a larger tank and bigger air compressors. The shop installed 4 viar 460's as well as 4 more valves to give me independent control of the corners. When I got the truck from the first shop it would not sit level. Looked like the rear driver side was lot lower. From them I only had front and rear control. The new set up I can adjust each corner. very professional installation by the way!!


Ive got hundreds of pictures of their show quality work if anybody wants it. From brackets that had the solenoids mounted on them hanging from copper lines because the weld did not penetrate to the wire mess behind my dash .


IF your looking for someone to work on your stuff give me a jingle Ill refer you to a place that will deliver the same as I do on my products.

[xclr82xtc]

..wow....just wow...

sorry that happened to you man.


on another note...my nlr kill box works again!

[NLRsystems]

here is what was wrong with the truck

Problems with truck:

Tires you provided are not what I ordered. I specifically ordered a tire that can be run in any direction make rotations easy. The tire you provided cannot.
power steering line was extended with brass fittings and leaked at this point
fitting in rack and pinion was incorrect and leaks
Sway bar was to long and tire would hit the sway bar limiting turning radius
skeleton frame of front quarter panel/fender above tires was cut and not clearanced enough and would rub tires( put a groove in them)
Power wire for compressors was inadequate size and a 100 amp fuse installed. If short occurred wire would melt and cause a fire before fuse would blow.
Zerk fittings installed did not have ball spring and all grease was pushed out
bad ball joints on 3 positions on control arms
air valve mounting bracket was hanging as the weld was not good enough to support the weight. Copper lines and wires were supporting it.
Digital display on dash was damaged due to short in wires when installing gauge and switches. ( damage cause performed by ford, computer recorded short and when it happened). The short damaged the remote entry key pad on door which is tied together with the digital dash.
Pinion angle was incorrect on drive line
Rear axles were shortened to much
rear bars incorrect thus pinion angle was incorrect
brake line for the rear brakes was completely crushed
rear bags already had rub marks
bed was not bolted down
bed was not clearanced for bars and as truck would go down the bar ends would bottom out on bed bending the bed upwards.
rear tubs were completely crooked and were to shallow as tires would rub on the inside of them.
Rear fenders were not clearanced enough and sliced into the tires.
Truck would not sit level and . Driver rear would sit lower than passenger rear. Passenger front would sit higher than driver front.
too small air tank
not enough valves to allow for leveling of truck
rear was not lowered like promised
compressors were to small

[Agent Orange]

That really sucks about your truck dude. Hopefully it's now fixed.

That's a very nice 5th wheel hitch.

[rockyb31012]

Robert at auto extremes is a real good guy to deal with.

[Goldenchild]

wow it's a shame when ya get poor quality work for top dollar..

are you gonna sue them? I know I would $1 or $19k i would have lawyers up their A@#..