Spring lift 2wd e350
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initially i had them aired to 47psi with a 50psi max rating and the front was pretty harsh. i have aired them down to about 35psi and did not lose any of the 1 inch i gained. ride is very comfortable now. the front doesnt bottom out anymore on large speed bumps or potholes. it would have been nice to get a little bit more lift but otherwise they are great. I want to go up to a 265/75/16 so i am hoping the additional lift clears them. snapped a few pics too...
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Joined: May 2004
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From: Maryville
I have 245/75 on my van, they cost more than enough, larger would be too close when turning. I've had my bags in since 2004, but noticed it settle after a week, I gave it a month before getting the camber corrected.
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From: lafayette tn
Just wondering how if you installed the cc860 springs and if/how much they raised you up? I have a 92 with the 7.3 idi diesel (super heavy motor) and I'm thinking of leveling it out. The rear is up, but for some reason after 20 years the springs aint what they used to be! I saw a couple websites had the cc860s listed for mine, different year but the heavier motor I think. i just put 285/75/16's on the rear and it looks pretty good....245/75/16 fronts for now
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Joined: Jun 2010
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From: NY, NY
I hope everyone understand that these vans are rollover-prone as is. Just be extra careful with your raised vans.... A major contributing factor are also the springs, which make the van bounce once wheels are airborne...
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Joined: Aug 2008
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From: San Marcos, CA
something else often forgotten is the fact that the rear track is narrower than the front by 3 or 4 inches (sorry its late and i can't remember the actual number). when i went to wheel spacers on the rear to set both track widths the same the resulting handling improvements were night and day. when i went to 20" wheels, i incorporated the needed spacers into the wheel offset - spacers are just gathering dust... maybe i should loan them out and let people try them to see the difference.
just food for thought
just food for thought
Tuned
Joined: Apr 2010
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I used CC844 springs and a 1" spacer to achieve about 3-3.5in and 265/75R16 tires are the absolute limit unless you lift it around 5in, they will rub when turning on the lower back side of the wheel well i tapped the mounting tab for the plastic inner fender back to make it not rub. It is also align-able but one inch higher is not. any of the CC# springs will give you an excellent ride, I used 180lb/in higher than stock and it's way smoother becuase of the variable spring rate of the CC#. on the back I added leafs and got 2in out of leaf stack, and 2.5 from a stiffer spring (4600lbs). the higher springs all the way around seemed to help a lot with sway when I was driving with no sway bars. you will also need to drop your sway bar down a couple inches, i just put my second bar on top to move the primary bar down.
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Tuned
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I installed the cc860's and it will lift the van about 4.5-5in, they will not work, I have been there done that and it is way out of being align-able. I wish it could have been but it was at 6+ degrees camber, the caster was way off also. they are for the older model e-350's and the ones i used are for the older model e-150's
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Joined: May 2004
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From: Maryville
You need to get a bracket to drop the I-beam at the pivot, JCWhitney has it, or at least did, it bolts much like the TTB lift for the trucks, you'll need to do the radius arm buckets too, same thing. I never suggest raising the van's unless you space out the rear tires, it WILL roll over, tractor trailer draft is enough to toss it around as is.
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From: Maryville
Spacers are easy, it goes between the lower coil bucket and I-beam, 1/2" usually gets you 1" lift, I did it to a 4x4 Bronco II, but you will need to get the camber readjusted, anything more than an inch you'll not be able to correct.