I got a set of twist in coil spring boosters for my '95 F-150 to try and level out the front and back end. I would like to get a 2in lift out of the front. I put them on and got about an inch. And the tires look like they are leaning in a little bit but it rides just fine. Am i experiencing alignment problems? I mean all i have is about an inch maybe an inch and a half of lift?

 

you may only have an inch of lift but yes you just changed your alignment even one inch will add several degrees of camber to your truck,that is why some of the best alignment shops will try, and find out how much the owner weighs (without letting the owner know of coarse as some would be offended so they guess) and whether they often have a passenger (and if possible how much that person weighs or a guess) then actually put weighted sacks into the seats to make the car sit like it normally would, and then do the alignment.
I actually seen one guy constantly complaining about his tires wearing funny, and the car pulling even after 4 attempts to align it (and it was never out on the rack ) and the one time they tried adding weight it made it worse so after many questions we found out that his wife is always with him when he drives the car so asked him to bring her in, and have both of them sit in the car while the alignment was done (gave a phoney excuse for this but enough he went along with it) when she got there must have weighed in at 400 lbs, and the camber was out of wack by 5 degs. never had a problem after that was done.

 

I've lost more than one of those coil spacers after hitting a large bump. For some reason drivers behind don't like seeing those bouncing towards them while going down the freeway.
Mike

 

could this 2in of lift i just gained really mess up my tire wear that much? I mean if it does i'll take them out pronto, i was just looken for an easy way to gain an in or 2 ya know.

 

on a ttb front end yes it can, you could get away with it ( I personally don't like them but) on a solid axle but not with the ttb.

 

those twist in spacers are bad news you can do alot of damage to your coils and other suspension parts. you might also need to realign the front end and need bushings to change the degree . check your local laws aswell they might be illegal
like mjwhip2 said he has lost a few of those things think about it . you can be held acountable for those things hitting other cars. word of advice from a state trooper.

 

There was a set in the front of my truck when I bought it, managed to split all 4 in half and spit them out as I was driving down the road. Didn't hit anything major, just all of a sudden I'd hear a "pop" and my truck would get lopsided about 1/2". I don't think much of them. If you want a cheap and easy inch or two of lift, get a set of coil spacers. They go between the spring and the seat and don't effect your ride quality (which the twist-ins do).

Justin

 

Alright. I just called the central four wheel drive, and the guy told me that the spacers decompose, being that the one's they have are poly. He said that aluminum ones squeak really bad too. Anyone with some experience?

 

Cut and re-weld your coil buckets. Or fabricate new ones that you can bolt to the frame to give you varying amounts of lift.

 

I use cast iron ones off of a 4x2 truck. You get about an inch of lift. Other than that, put fender washers between the stock coil seat and the I beam. You can get about 2" no problem if you use the stud extenders that come with the poly coil spacers.

Edit, this only applies to TTB 4x4's. Coil spacers for a solid axle truck using stock lower mounts would be much more involved. It'd take a machined disk that would bolt to the radius arm and then the stock mount would have to bolt to it. Dunno if anyone makes those.

Justin

 

So misalignment is the reason my truck pulls? My truck has a right-hand pull on the highway (or pronounced speeds at least), and my right front tire is showing quite a bit of wear on the outside edge of the tire. Sounds like I need to take the truck in, then? It's QUITE obvious there is an alignment problem. I had the truck into the tire place once before and they said everything was fine - but they were looking for brakes grabbing too. Have to see..

Why oh why did Ford have to be different and NOT use a SA? =(

 

At least the TTB is better than the IFS crap out now on half tons, i would take a ttb front end over the new ifs any day.

 

I've got a 1996 ford f250 2wd I was considering the twist in coil spring spacers any suggestions

 

Put on a new set of front springs.....yours are likely sagging from age.......you can get a set of Moogs for right at $100.

 

Dont put them things in, they are absolutely USELESS