front end sag
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From: Sioux Falls, SD-summer, Brookings, SD-fall
front end sag
has anyone used two way adjustable spring lox to take the sag out of the front end of their truck, if so how did they work?
'95 F150 xlt 5.8
'95 F150 xlt 5.8
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How do you tell if the front is sagging? On an un-lifted truck, should the front and back be level with the bed unloaded? Forgive the question, but I bought the truck very well-used, and don't know what they're "supposed" to be like.
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Chuck
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Chuck
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From: fremont ohio
i thought about getting the rubber spacers for mine, im a poor college kid too. but i ended up breaking down and buying a set of springs, 120 bucks, and theyre in the mail now. ill just not spend quite so much on beer, lol.
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I would be cautious if you have sagging springs. I just bought a truck with sagging front springs a month ago. I could tell, not only was the front lower than the rear but the tires were kicked out at the bottom. Remember the camber changes as the spring compresses. Then I got under the truck a few days after I bought it for something else and found out that one of them had broken. It had just broken, the broken end was shiny bare steel.
If they're weak enough to sag they're weak enough to break.
With the new springs in the truck it looks normal now and the ride and handling are a lot better. It took me about two hours to put them on and I work really slow.
nick88f150: I think I spent about $70 at NAPA for a pair of the heaviest springs they had. These are OK even if I want to put a plow on. I don't know where you spent $120?!
TexBand: The front wheels should look similar to the rear and when viewed from the front be vertical. Tires that tip in toward the center of the truck on top are either set for negative camber or more likely indicate really weak springs.
If they're weak enough to sag they're weak enough to break.
With the new springs in the truck it looks normal now and the ride and handling are a lot better. It took me about two hours to put them on and I work really slow.
nick88f150: I think I spent about $70 at NAPA for a pair of the heaviest springs they had. These are OK even if I want to put a plow on. I don't know where you spent $120?!
TexBand: The front wheels should look similar to the rear and when viewed from the front be vertical. Tires that tip in toward the center of the truck on top are either set for negative camber or more likely indicate really weak springs.
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