What The *&^% Lost a Leaf????
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What The *&^% Lost a Leaf????
As I was pulling out the driveway yesterday, I heard a loud metal banging and I ran over it. So I get out and On the ground freshly fallen off my 92 F150 is a leaf of my leaf spring. Is this popular? Well I am lucky it happened where and when it did and thank god its not my main leaf. SO I think this means its time for a lift. Does anyone have any recommendations of a lift kit or my question is with a 6" lift, what size tire can I run?? What about with a 4"?? Any help would be appreciated. Also how long can I drive missing a half a leaf?? Thanks a million.!!
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Try the Brakes, Suspension etc forum. More folks there directly involved in the lift aspect. Which leaf did you loose, out of curiosity and are you u-bolts tight? You don't want more problems.
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On a commercial truck, by law you are required to visually inspect the springs before every trip. Every day is a trip. Some individuals wait until they hear the spring hit the ground. People think vehicles are supposed to be idiot proof, they are not.
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Remember that a 1/2 ton is about 4 big guys or about 7 cubic feet of wet concrete (garbage can). Most will take more than 1/2 ton, but 1/2 trucks can't carry much load. Overload them and you break springs. It's a shame that truck companies don't put on a load indicator to show when the truck is fully loaded.
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Originally Posted by hladun
Remember that a 1/2 ton is about 4 big guys or about 7 cubic feet of wet concrete (garbage can). Most will take more than 1/2 ton, but 1/2 trucks can't carry much load. Overload them and you break springs. It's a shame that truck companies don't put on a load indicator to show when the truck is fully loaded.
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No dought hladun!
One time with my old Dodge truck I was loading up debree from a construction project here at my house. I filled the truck up to the top to make a trip to the garbage place and noticed that the rear of the truck was getting low! Well I took it anyways and the scales said 1200LBs after I dumped it. It was only a 1/2 ton truck! Opps! hehe
One time with my old Dodge truck I was loading up debree from a construction project here at my house. I filled the truck up to the top to make a trip to the garbage place and noticed that the rear of the truck was getting low! Well I took it anyways and the scales said 1200LBs after I dumped it. It was only a 1/2 ton truck! Opps! hehe
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You guys are joking aren't you?
The 05 f-150 4x2 reg cab 126" wheelbase with the 4.6l has a payload of 1840lbs.
The 05 f-150 4x2 reg cab 144.5" wheelbase with the 5.4l has a payload of 3000lbs.
This is directly from the ford website.
A 1/2 ton truck doesn't mean it will only hual a 1/2 ton.
For the orginal question springs break it's not a uncommon problem. Superlift or skyjacker. 6" lift 35" tires. 4" lift 35" tires with a little bumper triming.
The 05 f-150 4x2 reg cab 126" wheelbase with the 4.6l has a payload of 1840lbs.
The 05 f-150 4x2 reg cab 144.5" wheelbase with the 5.4l has a payload of 3000lbs.
This is directly from the ford website.
A 1/2 ton truck doesn't mean it will only hual a 1/2 ton.
For the orginal question springs break it's not a uncommon problem. Superlift or skyjacker. 6" lift 35" tires. 4" lift 35" tires with a little bumper triming.
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Originally Posted by Chris_ce
You guys are joking aren't you?
The 05 f-150 4x2 reg cab 126" wheelbase with the 4.6l has a payload of 1840lbs.
The 05 f-150 4x2 reg cab 126" wheelbase with the 4.6l has a payload of 1840lbs.
Try hauling home two pallets of patio blocks at about 7000lbs in the bed, or hitch up 12,000lbs in trailer weight, then we can talk about real loads.
Then someone with an F450 will talk about 12K in the bed, hauling 18K, and someone with an F500 will outdo that guy.
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1840lbs is not a lot of weight. To the average homeowner, a bedful of plywood is a heavy load, so its all relative.
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True. 1/2 ton doesn't really mean 1/2 ton. I've had 2300 lbs of rock in my bed and it rode great. Also, my truck has a factory overload leaf on both sides. With the tires aired up to the max, i could probably go 3000 lbs easy.
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Ok I cant understand this, why do they give mini trucks (i.e. rangers, s-10s....) a 1/2 rating if they are less tahn capable?? I had a 2wd 93 sonoma with a 4.3 and stock suspension with stock sized tires and I loaded not even a 1/4 of the bed with gravel and I thought the front tires were gonna pick up off the ground....
My f-150 now can haul, I replaced the weak and narrow 2wd springs with a set of 3/4 ton springs.... I loaded up a truck cab and frame (s-10) in the bed of my truck and I didnt even notice a difference, lol if I could I would load up an enitre car in my bed...
This is tottaly off subject, but I've been pondering on this.... say you had a 90 f-150 run into a 90 f-350 head on both with the exact same broken parts, both single cab short bed, and same color.... would they get the same insurance settlement checks on repair due to blue book value because they have the exact same body parts???
My f-150 now can haul, I replaced the weak and narrow 2wd springs with a set of 3/4 ton springs.... I loaded up a truck cab and frame (s-10) in the bed of my truck and I didnt even notice a difference, lol if I could I would load up an enitre car in my bed...
This is tottaly off subject, but I've been pondering on this.... say you had a 90 f-150 run into a 90 f-350 head on both with the exact same broken parts, both single cab short bed, and same color.... would they get the same insurance settlement checks on repair due to blue book value because they have the exact same body parts???
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9000 on my 150
Originally Posted by frederic
1840lbs is not a lot of weight. To the average homeowner, a bedful of plywood is a heavy load, so its all relative.
Try hauling home two pallets of patio blocks at about 7000lbs in the bed, or hitch up 12,000lbs in trailer weight, then we can talk about real loads.
Then someone with an F450 will talk about 12K in the bed, hauling 18K, and someone with an F500 will outdo that guy.
Try hauling home two pallets of patio blocks at about 7000lbs in the bed, or hitch up 12,000lbs in trailer weight, then we can talk about real loads.
Then someone with an F450 will talk about 12K in the bed, hauling 18K, and someone with an F500 will outdo that guy.
made steering fun Did I mention I did this with a 5 spd? hehetimothy