f150 shock tower project
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f150 shock tower project
Ok i drew up some planes to fab some front single single shock towers to replace my rusted out ones im a little hesitant to go ahead if any one has done this some pics would be nice or just some info seems straight forwared but insite would be helpfull ty
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Why would you want to fabricate them? They're still available from Ford. There's also aftermarket ones available.
Prices from TASCA (about 6 months ago)
LMC has them as well as Jeff's Bronco Graveyard.
You will need to jack up the truck from the frame so that the front spring/shock can fully un-compress. You need to remove the brake line that goes through the spring tower. Then remove the spring clip and then spring. Remove the shock.
The spring towers are riveted to the frame. IIRC there's 6 rivets total. Bolt the new spring tower on with grade 8 hardware and don't forget the lock washers. IIRC the holes are either 7/16 or 1/2 depending on how you removed the rivets.
Don't forget to transfer the rubber suspension stop from the bottom of the old tower to the new tower.
Here's a couple write-ups from the other forum:
Front Spring Tower Replacement 92-96 F150 - Ford F150 Forum - Community of Ford Truck Fans
I replaced my coil spring towers today - Ford F150 Forum - Community of Ford Truck Fans
If you don't want to do it yourself, (grinding the rivets out can be a PITA), call around to find leaf spring shops (truck spring shops). That's what I did.
Prices from TASCA (about 6 months ago)
Right Spring Tower EOTZ-5A306-E $66.40
Left Spring Tower E2TZ-5A306-J $78.84
Left Spring Tower E2TZ-5A306-J $78.84
You will need to jack up the truck from the frame so that the front spring/shock can fully un-compress. You need to remove the brake line that goes through the spring tower. Then remove the spring clip and then spring. Remove the shock.
The spring towers are riveted to the frame. IIRC there's 6 rivets total. Bolt the new spring tower on with grade 8 hardware and don't forget the lock washers. IIRC the holes are either 7/16 or 1/2 depending on how you removed the rivets.
Don't forget to transfer the rubber suspension stop from the bottom of the old tower to the new tower.
Here's a couple write-ups from the other forum:
Front Spring Tower Replacement 92-96 F150 - Ford F150 Forum - Community of Ford Truck Fans
I replaced my coil spring towers today - Ford F150 Forum - Community of Ford Truck Fans
If you don't want to do it yourself, (grinding the rivets out can be a PITA), call around to find leaf spring shops (truck spring shops). That's what I did.
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These are available for sale and pretty much what you need to do.
If you have the skills and tools, by all means give fabricating your own shock towers a shot.
Universal Dual Shock Mount SAS Fullsize Classic Early Ford Bronco Ranger Explorer Solid Axle Swap
Even though these are for a double mount, the concept is there for you to use
as a starting point.
If you have the skills and tools, by all means give fabricating your own shock towers a shot.
Universal Dual Shock Mount SAS Fullsize Classic Early Ford Bronco Ranger Explorer Solid Axle Swap
Even though these are for a double mount, the concept is there for you to use
as a starting point.
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