Suspension Question
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Suspension Question
Have had an F150 for a while, but just bought an E150 for my handyman business. It's a 2006 w/ 20,000 miles. I want to beef up the suspension and raise it a couple of inches. Any suggestions?
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Hi there and welcome to the van world. The twin I-beams create some problems but a couple inches is probably do-able.
There are many threads already on raising van suspensions in this forum. I would suggest using the search feature here and while in the van forum, use some search terms like
lift suspension
I got a whole bunch of hits with a lot of info searching on those two words together. Airbags or new front springs seem to be the way to do it.
Good luck,
George
There are many threads already on raising van suspensions in this forum. I would suggest using the search feature here and while in the van forum, use some search terms like
lift suspension
I got a whole bunch of hits with a lot of info searching on those two words together. Airbags or new front springs seem to be the way to do it.
Good luck,
George
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Higher capacity coils in the front (ie. from an E250) and Air Lift air bags or Timbrens in the rear would be the route I'd take. Im looking hard at Timbrens right now myself to eliminate the sag from a 1000# tounge weight trailer. It seems that Timbrens would work best when the load was heavy or
empty. Ie. full of sheet rock or empty.
empty. Ie. full of sheet rock or empty.
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I agree, since yours is an E150, the E250 coils are a good way to go up front. You'll need an alignment after the install. Something else to look at for the rear is Roadmaster Active Suspension Roadmaster Active Suspension, rear leaf spring suspension, simple installation, improve road handling, reduce sway, reduce dangerous body roll on cornering, eliminate bottoming out, eliminate wheel hop, eliminate axle wrap, strengthen the rear leaf s . A lot of guys swear by it.
Interesting looking at the Timbrens website though, anyone used Timbrens on an E350? Did you gain any height?
I just purchased a 2" front leveling kit from MaxxLift, which is a coil spacer, but haven't installed it yet. Since mine is an E350 I didn't want to go any heavier on the coils.
Good luck!
Interesting looking at the Timbrens website though, anyone used Timbrens on an E350? Did you gain any height?
I just purchased a 2" front leveling kit from MaxxLift, which is a coil spacer, but haven't installed it yet. Since mine is an E350 I didn't want to go any heavier on the coils.
Good luck!
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Timbrens don't add any height. They actually ride about a inch off the axle when empty and then as load increases, they come into contact and do their job. There is a digital animation somewhere (on You Tube?) that shows it very well.
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If I can ask why raise the suspension------assuming you want to raise the body above the wheels and tires etc? Would this be to increase weight/towing capabilities or more for the look?
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since he mentioned its for his handyman business, i would suspect that he's mostly looking for weight capacity, but he'll have to speak for himself to confirm that. assuming yes, just how much weight are we talking about here? stop by a scale somewhere on a day when loaded as heavy as you usually get and see what it weighs, if you're anywhere close to your tire ratings, you should upgrade to a heavier-duty tire along with the spring upgrade. i know in older F150s, the springs were usually capable of much more weight than the tires (load range C), i don't know how that changed in the newer years
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