F150 suspention
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F150 suspention
Hi guys,I'm new here,and to trucks,I've got an 88 F-150,2wd,300,5spd.I'm looking for a good suspension that will stop the sag in the rear,and the sway and roll,when loaded.any ideas will be helpful,Thanx in advance.
chris
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F150 suspention
[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 15-Jan-01 AT 09:03 PM (EST)[/font][p]I am about to get a set of 4wd springs from a friend of mine. They are of the 5 leaf variety, as mine are only the dinky 4 leaf kind.
The heavier duty 4wd springs will raise the back end of mine back up. I know the owner before me overloaded the back end of the truck, as the rear bumper and bumper arms were bent beyone fixing. Plus he had already blown up one M5OD transmission, so I know he rode this truck hard.
[link:www.geocities.com/hotrodford_88/|Hotrodford_88's Webpage]
[link:www.geocities.com/hotrodford_88/1965_F100.html|Hotrodford_88's 1965 F-100!]
[link:www.westlakevfd.org|Westlake VFD Website]
The heavier duty 4wd springs will raise the back end of mine back up. I know the owner before me overloaded the back end of the truck, as the rear bumper and bumper arms were bent beyone fixing. Plus he had already blown up one M5OD transmission, so I know he rode this truck hard.
[link:www.geocities.com/hotrodford_88/|Hotrodford_88's Webpage]
[link:www.geocities.com/hotrodford_88/1965_F100.html|Hotrodford_88's 1965 F-100!]
[link:www.westlakevfd.org|Westlake VFD Website]
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F150 suspention
Hi, if you need new springs the ones to look for are from a 150 supercab they have a much heavier load rating than a regular pickup I put some on my 84 150 from a 82 150 supercab my truck was a 4900#gvwr and the supercab was a 6200#gvwr it raised the rear end of the truck three inches and it would hold more than I could ever put in it but it rode like a truck. ford also made a 5500#gvwr truck I think that would be the better choice. but if it is just sway and body roll I would suggest heavier tires.
John
John
Thankx for the help,will try heavier springs allready have good tires.
