I've got my Grandpa's 78 f100 custom 2wd that I am going to fix up and put a small lift on. I am going to add a leaf in the rear which will provide 2 inches of lift and put new coil springs in the front that will ad 4 inches of lift so it is level with the rear end. Will this set up work? Will I need to do something to the beams or arms? If so please explain. The truck has a 300 straight six with 3 on the tree and is not a daily driver. Thanks

 

Try AutoFab, they carry the the full setup to lift the front end.
By lifting the front suspension of truck, the original I-beams will create negative camber.
front drop brackets are need, refer to the kit shown at the site listed above.

 

Thanks and I am trying to keep things as cheap as possible since it is just going to be a beater truck. How do you fix a negative camber?

 

There is a front end alignment shop here, near town, that has the machine/ tool to bend those I-beams, to correct the camber.
Check around your home town for an alignment shop, old school shop, that might have one, they might be willing to do this alignment correction.
The tracking arm will need to be replaced or the tracking arm bracket (longer one needs to be installed). The off road shop carry them.
Or try a junkyard for some of the parts.

 

2WDs don't use a track bar.... Unlike a 4x4, the spindle end is located by triangulation formed by the I-beam's fixed mounting points and the mounting points of the radius arms.

On a 4WD, the straight axle floats free and is triangulated by the radius arms and located by a track bar.

 

I bet your 4" lift kit coils are for a 4x4, not a 2wd. Oh they might fit, but your camber will be WAY OUT, to the point it will not be a driver at all.

Best and cheapest thing to do it a 2" or 3" body lift. Unless you can afford to do it properly and safely.

That white truck does not have stock front suspension, at all.

HIO covered the rest.

 

The body lift causes problems with the steering. Bottom line, there is no "cheap" way to do a 2wd lift.

Do it once and do it right. If you don't, you will just end up disgusted with the truck.

 

If I just put 2 inch coil spacers on the front to level it out will I still need to bend the beams? What does bending the beams do? Sorry I've never messed with suspension before

 

I also wanted to lift my 2wd truck for bigger tyres. Decided on a suspension lift. But doing it right is quite expensive. And for me, when it comes to important parts like suspension and steering cutting corners is not the best option. Sorry i dont have a answer for your question. But just bare in mind that if you do have slight negative camber it might influence your tires running on down more on the sides. So like the others said dont try the cheap way. I am leaning more to the bodylift now to accommodate for the bigger tyres.

 

Really, tell me how please? Unless it a 2wd problem only, and if so still tell me.

 

2wd have the steering box @ the firewall....no body lift w/o major fab.

 

So with just 2 inch coil spacer would the beams still need to get bent?

 

I would say so. My friend has 1 inch coil spacers on his F100 and you can clearly see the negative camber if you drive behind him.

 

What he said. The rag joint is right at the firewall. A bodylift would put the joint up too far.

 

Have any of y'all ever flipped the beams?