Beef up front suspension?-cheap
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Beef up front suspension?-cheap
I just had my plow switched over from an '87 F-150 to an '89 full size Bronco. The front end of the Bronco sags with the plow raised. I plan to use the Bronco ONLY to plow my own driveway- it will NOT be on the road. Does anyone have a suggestion to beef up the front end- quick and cheap. I put a few rubber plugs in the coils and that helped some. I've thought about getting air bags for the coils but that is about $200 more than i wanted to spend. I don't care how stiff the ride is, as long as it won't damage the truck. Any ideas would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Norten
Thanks in advance.
Norten
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Someone at work told me I should just strap a 2 x 4 to the frame where the rubber things (whatever you call those rubber blocks that hit the frame when the coil bottoms out) and the frame meet. Will this work?
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Beef up front suspension?-cheap
Man you must of talked with a Che%$ mechanic. Don't put a 2x4 in under the rubber mount. The mount is for when the rig bottoms out to keep your suspension from damaging anything. A 2x4 will cause it to bottom out more quickly and will cause major handling problems. Not to mention your Ford will start to look like a Che%$ with jimmy rigged fixes like that.
You can get taller/beefier coil springs which will fix your problem....
You can get taller/beefier coil springs which will fix your problem....
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