2WD front end help
Thread Starter
|
New User
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 5
Likes: 0
From: Central Illinois
2WD front end help
I have a '93 2wd f-150, and I want to put bigger tires on it, like some 31 inchers or maybe a little bigger. The only problem is I think it might look bad because the front end sits low (it's a 2wd). I just wanted to know if there's a good, cheap way to lift the front end an inch or two.
Posting Guru
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 1,113
Likes: 0
From: Remsen, NY
If the truck sits lower in the front than in the back before you did anything think about replacing the springs. They seem to get weak after a few years and sag. Just putting new stock style springs in my ride brought the front end up a couple of inches.
Senior User
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 107
Likes: 0
Agreed. I've got a '92 F150, except mine is the heavy 1/2. When I went to replace the springs a couple years ago I got the wrong (standard 1/2 ton) ones. Took the new springs, and the old ones, back to the spring guy and he told me I had the heavier 1/2 ton- bigger fronts and heavier rears. My truck sits almost like a 4X4 yet rides like, well, like a truck. Pulls the boat just slick, and no need for those stupid helper springs.
IMHO, just replace your coils up front w/the heavy ones.
IMHO, just replace your coils up front w/the heavy ones.
Posting Guru
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 1,113
Likes: 0
From: Remsen, NY
Yeah, what I asked NAPA for were the heaviest front springs they had for an F-150. I told them I wanted to be able to put a plow on it if I wanted to later. The springs I got from them are pretty cool, they're progressive. The top few coils are spaced not far away from each other so that as they compress, they touch. Once they compress enough to touch, those top coils are taken out of the spring equation and the entire spring immediately gets stiffer because you have less coils actually flexing. It's great, no plow, softer ride, with plow, it's harsher but it doesn't sag. I think I paid less than $80 for the pair and it took me only about an hour and a half, first time I ever did TTB coil springs.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
burtwatkins
2004 - 2008 F150
2
Mar 30, 2013 07:53 AM
DaBossF250
Brakes, Steering, Suspension, Tires, & Wheels
4
Dec 6, 2007 06:50 PM
Straight 6 Kitch
1987 - 1996 F150 & Larger F-Series Trucks
8
Jul 21, 2007 11:09 AM
