2wd front sag HELP
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2wd front sag HELP
Ok I look and look it seams thay only make stuff for 4wd trucks,
Do 4wd springs in the front work on 2wd 's in the front to? can
I get shocks in the front that will lift it 1 1/2 or 2 in ?
1995 F150 2wd
I just want to get the front end up for bigger tires, but i wana stay
cheap.
Do 4wd springs in the front work on 2wd 's in the front to? can
I get shocks in the front that will lift it 1 1/2 or 2 in ?
1995 F150 2wd
I just want to get the front end up for bigger tires, but i wana stay
cheap.
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Shocks won't lift it--all they do is dampen (control) the spring. The way we set the ride height on our race cars is with spring spacers. Not sure the way your spring perch is set up, but I'll bet you can make spacers real easy out of pipe and steel plate--and not much of it. Just cut a short section of pipe to sleeve inside the spring a few inches and weld the plate around it like a halo. Leave whatever height difference your after above it (may need pipe same dia. as spring on that side depending on perch)--that's the cheapest way. Or you can look at some of the race catalogs like www.speedwaymotors.com for adjustable cup spacers (their not much $$ either). You'll need to be aware that you may change your front end geometry and alignment by doing this though. Will probably need a camber adjustment.
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shane, the older 1/2 ton trucks had a common problem where the front springs would grow weak in time and sag. You can more or less allways tell when you see an older truck of this generation if the springs have been replaced or not. I am unsure of what break year corrected this problem but your problem may be solvable by new stock springs. It would increase the front height to what it used to be.
If you are looking to lift in addition to what the correct height should be i believe a lift kit for a 4x4 would work for you. If anyone knows better please correct me but i believe the front springs and radius arms are identical between the 2 and 4x4 trucks. Most of the lift kits are springs and radius arms only so i dont see why it wouldnt work. Definitly check with the lift kit manufacturer first before taking my advice but the more i think about it, i cant remember any differences. Some of the larger lift kits may have you changing i beams and those are dramatically different between 2 and 4 wheel trucks but i dont think they are part of any of the 6 inch and less kits.
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If you are looking to lift in addition to what the correct height should be i believe a lift kit for a 4x4 would work for you. If anyone knows better please correct me but i believe the front springs and radius arms are identical between the 2 and 4x4 trucks. Most of the lift kits are springs and radius arms only so i dont see why it wouldnt work. Definitly check with the lift kit manufacturer first before taking my advice but the more i think about it, i cant remember any differences. Some of the larger lift kits may have you changing i beams and those are dramatically different between 2 and 4 wheel trucks but i dont think they are part of any of the 6 inch and less kits.
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--shane, if you use spacers you will inevitably change the front ends camber. This in the long run will wear the inside and outside of the tires. The spacers also will change the spring compression rate making the suspension stiffer and make the springs wear prematurly. Dont get me wrong, ive seen it done, but most of the time those little screw between the coil spacers pop out on bumbs and at that may change the camber so dramatically that the alignment adjustment is not large enough to correct the problem.
Thats the point in a lift kit. To lift the vehicle but retain the same tire angles so you do not wear tires or have a vehicle that pulls side to side.
Hope it helps.
Thats the point in a lift kit. To lift the vehicle but retain the same tire angles so you do not wear tires or have a vehicle that pulls side to side.
Hope it helps.
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In my experiance, the cheap spring spacers wont do you any good. You can by the DayStar 2" spacers from JCWhitney for about a $100. Then you'll need an alighment with the 2 1/2* or 3* bushings. Can get the 2 1/2* bushings from NAPA or the 3* bushings from 4wheels parts or someone of that nature.
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I have a 94 f150 supercab it was saging in the front and I wanted to
get a little more height so I bought a heavier set of springs from advance
auto parts # cc824 gave me about 2 inches lift.
took it to sears had it alligned they set the tow but could not finish
with out new concentrics. They wanted 125.00 to install. I didnt want
to pay that so they gave me the part numbers and I bought them at
napa 25.00 installed myself then they realligned no charge.
daajr
get a little more height so I bought a heavier set of springs from advance
auto parts # cc824 gave me about 2 inches lift.
took it to sears had it alligned they set the tow but could not finish
with out new concentrics. They wanted 125.00 to install. I didnt want
to pay that so they gave me the part numbers and I bought them at
napa 25.00 installed myself then they realligned no charge.
daajr
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