Trucks got a lean
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Trucks got a lean
So my truck seams to want to lean to the left. like when its on flat ground the left side of the cab is lower to the ground by like an inch or two... I thought it was a bad spring so I replaced all of my springs with a 6 in lift kit.. Im happy with the kit. but it still leans... any suggestions?
Trucks a 1990 f150 4x4 single cab long bed with a 302
Note : the bed sits fairly level.
Trucks a 1990 f150 4x4 single cab long bed with a 302
Note : the bed sits fairly level.
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I had an allignment done 3 weeks ago... this guy I know says it dog tracks.. and I asked the people at the alignment shop about that and they said they would have noticed a bent frame during the allignment. When I first got the allignment it went straight down the road no problem... it veers to the left slightly now.
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if the leaves shift around then they could. my truck had a rusted center spring bolt and the springs seperated some.
you need to find a real level survace and start measuring things.
i think my ford manual has the frame measurements in it.
you need to find a real level survace and start measuring things.
i think my ford manual has the frame measurements in it.
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Yea your right. If they shifted that could cause a problem that would not be really noticable in the bed but it could get worse over the length of the truck and show more in the front.
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when you put front springs in did you have rubber insulators?
did you replace all four springs?
on the front coils did you put the end in the exact correct spot?
did you replace all four springs?
on the front coils did you put the end in the exact correct spot?
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from ford manual,
dogtracking of rear wheels:
loose or damaged front or rear susp. components
loose rear spring u bolts
rear spring improperly installed on axle
rear spring center bolt bent
improperly installed front leaf spring (on 4x4)
rear axle out of spec. or damaged
dogtracking of rear wheels:
loose or damaged front or rear susp. components
loose rear spring u bolts
rear spring improperly installed on axle
rear spring center bolt bent
improperly installed front leaf spring (on 4x4)
rear axle out of spec. or damaged
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Do all of the F150 trucks have the rubber insulators on the front coils, I have a 4x4 that leans also but can see no damage to the frame, but yet the spring seems loose in place like it has be compressed completly and never bounce or returned to it original height. I had thought about F250 coils but read they are leaf springs. I have a F150, 1988. Has anyone ever done a coil swap with a older F 250 that had coils?
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Originally Posted by raysvan
Do all of the F150 trucks have the rubber insulators on the front coils, I have a 4x4 that leans also but can see no damage to the frame, but yet the spring seems loose in place like it has be compressed completly and never bounce or returned to it original height. I had thought about F250 coils but read they are leaf springs. I have a F150, 1988. Has anyone ever done a coil swap with a older F 250 that had coils?
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To be honest I haven't looked at the cab mounts on my 93, but I had a problem with the cab mounts on my 62. They had rusted out and I had to replace them. If you frame is not bent and the rest of the truck looks pretty straight I would look there. OF course that doesn't explain the dogtracking.
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Originally Posted by quicklook2
pics show a lower spring seat and on that a front spring insulator than coil spring.
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Mine does the same thing, its 1/2 inch lower on the driver/left side in front and back, I assumed it was because for 280k miles thats where my weight was but you said you replaced all of the springs and yours still does it. So much for that therory. 
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I have a coil setup up front. Rubber insulators on the bottom on both sides. My lift kit came with a 2 in block and an add a leaf. It also came with new pins for the leaf springs which I believe I installed correctly. All the mounts for the body are suspect. I see quite a few that are rotted out. I think they might be my problem
