Keith Browning Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 Did I tell ya I hate these abominations? I know somebody has to have had an experience with one. I thought that I might start a post and keep a running tab on design flaws and poor workmanship. To be fair, any good points may be listed here too. The front ends can begin shaking violently on the highway. Sections of front cross members are cut away to make room for the new track bar. They weld in some extra metal but has this been crash test verified? They use "mostly" Ford parts in the front end but Ford does not warranty them - you have to file a claim through Quigley. Damage a front wheel sensor harness during production? Use a butt connector and electrical tape to fix it. Yep! That'll do! The 6.0L HFCM is in the way of the new front drive shaft. Let's modify the bracket and reposition the housing so that the filter cap won't come off without removing the bracket and then the HFCM from the bracket. Friggin brilliant! Ooops! That pesky oil filter is in the way of our front drive shaft too. We can machine a block of metal and rotate it 90 degrees. Nice job. In true ford fashion, the seals leak oil. To make room for the transfer case the mid-ship fuel tank has to be shortened. Nice job, good weld. Ahhh! Less fuel capacity and apparently nobody thought to clean out the metal chips and slag from the cutting and welding process. These are just a few things I thought you might want to watch out for. Aside from that they look cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snw blue by you Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 Keith, I have only delt with 2 of these and both were 7.3 powered.They were a '00 & '01.They were a custom order through the dealer I worked for at the time, though technically we were not a Quigly dealer.Funny thing is, the only problems I had to service on them outside of quickly worn out front brakes, were the typical 7.3 oil issues.I ran both of those shoeboxes to 90-95mph with no stability problems at all.You're right , they look cool.Maybe the 7.3 presented less of a technical challenge than the 6.0, therefore the quality of installation was better.Either way, a 6.0 should not be in any E-Series let alone one converted to four wheel drive.Just my 2 cents Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Browning Posted June 29, 2005 Author Share Posted June 29, 2005 I ran both of those shoeboxes to 90-95mph with no stability problems at all. We have actually sold quite a few most of which we drop shipped out of state thankfully. The problems with the front ends were on late models like 2004's that would start vibrating ans shaking really bad. Quigley has sent us parts like track bars and bigger steering stabilizers. On one unit we had to install new shocks and tires because they were chopped up pretty bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay-D Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 I just saw a Quigley when I was in Daytona and ran into a guy towing a trailer with a couple of quads. The guy camps out in the van and goes on the beach with it I guess to go riding. it looked pretty cool to me but what the hell did they do to the front crossmember? that looked pretty rough with the cutting and welding :hammer: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Kaylor Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 it usually is a rough job with the welding. we have one come in for service work all the time on a savanna chassis, and i have had to reweld the radius arm brackets twice cause they were barely tacked from the factory. they are better than some 4wd conversions i have seen though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Kaylor Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 ever get a chance, check out their site. they do RHD conversions also, and their mail van is pretty slick (sorry, i work on quite a few postal heeps, i mean jeeps. kinda cool you can carry a few tons of mail in one vehicle and still be able to deliver...)http://www.quigley4x4.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parts_Jimmy Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 Sounds like booty fab to me. I have a friend in Pa that one and he has had a lot of problems with it. I had to catalog parts for one years ago and most of the parts back them fit 70s models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partsmanBB Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 We just had one in the shop-E550 plumbing van,pulls a 24ft trailer.48k and on his 2nd trans rebuild...tried to sell him an upgrade to the new HD 4r100, but he wouldn't budge.He claims the Quigley folks said this would be no problem for him-and we should put in a unit from an f650 for him, for free...thanks, quigley. And yes, the crossmember looks like it was used for torch and welding practice, and the sway bar rubbed on just about everything under the truck. Did look pretty mean, tho-especially with the giant plow on it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SrA_Heise Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 I have never worked on one, but seen them around in the Ambulance versions. Kinda scared to ever have to drive one of those 10-33. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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