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They are pretty easy to do if you go slow. If you start off with the drivers side for example, loosen the passenger side body mounts but don't take them all the way off. Then, on the side you're working on, unbolt the mounts and use a floor jack with a 4X4 piece of wood on it and slowly jack up that side just enough to take the mounts out. Change one at a time, rear of the cab, front of the cab, and core support, and it'll go easy, you don't even need to undo any wiring or vacuum lines.
I've done this a couple of times and take my advice, get new mounting bolts. Depending on what year truck you have, the bolts could be so badly worn and rusted, they could look like an hourglass. And if you haven't bought the mounts yet, I'd go with poly urethane. Stock rubber tends to crack and rot away while poly mounts won't rot away after 100 years.
Good luck
Dan
I've done this a couple of times and take my advice, get new mounting bolts. Depending on what year truck you have, the bolts could be so badly worn and rusted, they could look like an hourglass. And if you haven't bought the mounts yet, I'd go with poly urethane. Stock rubber tends to crack and rot away while poly mounts won't rot away after 100 years.
Good luck
Dan
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Energy Suspension makes a kit to do your entire front end(cab, rad support, etc) Buy that kit, I've had nothing but pleasure out of them. On my 69 I also went as far as buying their suspension kit which included new front C-bushings, radius arm bushings, rear spring bushings, etc.... One of the best improvements I've ever made to an old truck. The body parts lined up properly afterwards, the suspension flexed as it was supposed to, and I got rid of a major amount of front end play due to front suspension bushings giving way before the wheels turned. That equated to getting rid of that "wandering" feeling Fords are apparently known for. Not only that, but the poly-parts also help keep the suspension and cab level during cornering, providing a more stable feel when putting the boots to 'er.
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