spring perch question
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spring perch question
I have a 84 F150 4x4 with the dana 44 IFS. I have had this one apart a while cleaning everything up and redoing from chassis up. Bolting up the passenger side I noticed the spring perches are different heights. The perch that sits on top of the stud bolt that holds the radius arm to the dana 44. Does anyone know if they should be the same height or does one go to a certain side. Any help would be appreciated.
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The taller one has on one lobe 811 and another lobe CA. On the shorter one one lobe says 81 and another lobe says BA. Both have 4x4 stamped on the side the spring sits on. Trying to get pic posted.
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Go right on ahead, kiddo...look 'em up...as soon as the OP lets you know single or dual shock.
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It is a dual shock setup
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One cannot determine that from the drawings, one needs to look in the Text section of the catalog to determine the actual replacement parts. The drawings are just general guides to help one locate the Group number of the part.
The two pictures Bill posted are for single- and dual-shock systems, not left and right.
The two pictures Bill posted are for single- and dual-shock systems, not left and right.
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When the prefix and suffix are added to the basic number, this gives the complete part number.
E8TZ-5A307-A (replaced E2TZ-5A307-A) Right & E2TZ-5A307-C Left
1982 F150 4WD & Bronco from 4/1982 / 1983/86 F150 4WD & Bronco / 1987/88 & 1989 F150 4WD before 5/1989 without stabilizer bar.
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OK did some digging and got to talk to a nice guy down at Bob allen ford. By the engineering letters on it he found out that the one stamped CA goes to the passenger side and the stamping BA goes with the drivers side.
Thanks to all who helped me get this figured out.
Thanks to all who helped me get this figured out.