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Is my truck sitting low?

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Old 11-03-2015, 08:46 PM
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Is my truck sitting low?

I saw another older F250 the other day passing me in the opposite direction. It was maybe a '94. Same set up as mine - extended cab, long bed, 4WD. Didn't sound like a PSD. But it seemed to sit much better in the front. It had more tire to wheel arch space. I'm pretty confident this was the stock suspension (meaning no lift kit, maybe replacement suspension parts though). I have a picture of mine below. Does it seem to sit pretty low? It's an '89 4WD auto 351. Front and rear leaf springs. And the Dana 50 TTB front axle.
 
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Old 11-03-2015, 09:18 PM
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Looks a little low. What size tires are you running?
 
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Old 11-04-2015, 06:35 AM
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Just worn out springs in a 25 year old truck
 
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Old 11-05-2015, 04:55 PM
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Just worn out springs in a 25 year old truck
Would it be worth changing leaf springs and shocks? It feels solid going over bumps. I don't plow with it. I'd just hate to have to get alignment though. It has that Dana 50 TTB which I heard could be a nightmare to get aligned right. It's straight now.
 
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Old 11-05-2015, 05:08 PM
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The truck looks fine to me and unless the front wheels have a negative camber issue the springs aren't sagged either.
 
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Old 11-05-2015, 05:28 PM
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I've seen trucks that sat much higher stock, my idi has the same issue. add a leaves and getting the alignment shop to put in camber shims would fix it. ford had a fix for trucks with low suspension height that wouldn't align, they wound install their own add a leaves.
 
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Old 11-05-2015, 05:29 PM
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As long as you are not eating up tires, all over the road or have ride issues, then there is nothing to worry about
 
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