Rusted leaf spring mount...
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Rusted leaf spring mount...
When I was under my truck tinkering with the exhaust I noticed that the rear mount on my passenger side leaf spring was rusted to the point that I could probably break it off with my bare hand. I was able to bend it easily. That is very disturbing. Plus rivots hold it on the frame instead of bolts. Is this a disaster waiting to happen?
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Only a problem if you leave it alone. You can get a replacement, cut the rivets off with a chisel or air hammer and install new with proper size and hardness bolts. You can also go to a truck spring shop to see if they will do the work for you - they are more experienced and less expensive than the $tealerships.
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Just did this fix last week - used a grinder to pop rivets , drift pin to knock out of frame - drill hole out to 1/2 inch, use grade 8 hardware. pick up new mounts at Ford, hard part was getting leaf eye bolt out, ended up cutting ends off and driving out with BFH. If you flip mount you pick up free couple of inch lift (do a search on forum, this has been discussed at length) Did mine over the weekend with my son. While I was under it I realized that all mounts were rotten , replaced all, removing the leaf pack also made it easier to drift out bolts - they are really in there!
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Ford still sells mounts for older trucks? Mine's a 93 F-150. I found some lateral track bars made by Pro Comp on a website called truckperformance.com. They look similar to ladder bars and you need to buy two pairs of shock absorbers which mount between the frame and the middle of the lateral trac bars. Does this setup replace the leaf spring assembly? Here is a image but I couldn't really see if the truck in the picture still had it's leaf springs or not because of the water mark logo in the middle of the picture.
http://www.geocities.com/dalamatition/suspension.html
http://www.geocities.com/dalamatition/suspension.html
Last edited by Dalamatition; Aug 31, 2004 at 11:01 PM.
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My F150 is 90 - this mount is used on a bunch of years - Both the rear mounts had rusted thru and the leaf was against the bottom of the bed holding the truck up - I didn't even know it happened, I do remember hearing a "clunk" months ago when hauling wood thru the field, probably happened then. Guess I didn't notice the 4 inch drop in height - woops! - it's a truck 
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Originally Posted by Dalamatition
Ford still sells mounts for older trucks? Mine's a 93 F-150. I found some lateral track bars made by Pro Comp on a website called truckperformance.com. They look similar to ladder bars and you need to buy two pairs of shock absorbers which mount between the frame and the middle of the lateral trac bars. Does this setup replace the leaf spring assembly? Here is a image but I couldn't really see if the truck in the picture still had it's leaf springs or not because of the water mark logo in the middle of the picture.
What you see in this picture is to keep axle wrap under control. It does not replace your springs.
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That's odd. I really don't see what the extra pair of shocks are for though. Four more shocks plus your stock shocks and leaf springs seem a little too much. That must be a pretty stiff rear susension when that's installed.
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Shocks do not carry significant weight unless they have coil over springs or are air shocks. They control how quickly the axle responds to bumps in the road and dampen rebound, or how fast the axle moves up and down. Gas filled shocks do carry a bit of weight but not very much compared to the load the axle carries. The two extra shocks are to keep axle hop under control, the bars control axle wrap.
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