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Old 05-05-2019, 06:57 PM
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96 f250 leaning to passenger side!!

My truck is a 96 f250 but has been converted to a solid axle. When I bought the truck it had a 4 inch lift in it, and it seemed to sag towards the passenger side about one inch. Last weeken I took the front lift springs out and installed a pmf rsk with v code super duty springs. Now I have a 2 inch lean to passenger side, its very noticeable and bothers the hell out of me. How can I fix this l? Are there front leaf spring shims out there ? Could it be body mounts ?
 
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I would measure the frame height on each side to see if they correspond. If so measure the cab side to side. If cab is off then most likely the cab mounts need checking and probably replaced. If it is the frame someone else needs to help figure that one out. Sandy
 
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The is an inch higher on the driver side, I checked at the front of the frame and under the doors where the frame is flat. There a good chance the truck has been in a accident and the frame is tweaked. How can I corrected this so it sites closer to level?
 
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The is an inch higher on the driver side, I checked at the front of the frame and under the doors where the frame is flat. There a good chance the truck has been in a accident and the frame is tweaked. How can I corrected this so it sites closer to level?
I was hoping that would not be the problem.
 
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Measure from the bottom of the cab to the top of the frame on each side to sorta check out if cab mounts are contributing. Then from frame to ground on as level of a surface as possible. I unfortunately work on a gravel surface which slopes from one side of the truck to the other. It makes lifting the truck of on 4 stands safely and efficiently sort of tricky.
 
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I took measurement from the cab to frame. The passenger side of the truck is defianlty closer to the frame than the driver side. But not two inches. I have new cab mounts waiting to go in. If that doesnt straighten the body out, should I shim up the body to get level? And other options? Thanks for feed back
 
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Originally Posted by timlange
I took measurement from the cab to frame. The passenger side of the truck is defianlty closer to the frame than the driver side. But not two inches. I have new cab mounts waiting to go in. If that doesnt straighten the body out, should I shim up the body to get level? And other options? Thanks for feed back
Let's put a level on top of the back of the bed behind the window and see if that is level. If not, you might end up with an almost level cab and a bed that is not. I am just thinking you need to find out more about the extent of the damage before you start putting body mounts on hoping they work. They are not fun to do and it would be wasted time if they don't work. If you have a frame shop in your area they can probably laser it and tell you what is going on. Just my thoughts since it is not something I am familiar with. Sandy
 
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