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Old Jun 7, 2006 | 07:56 PM
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Question Suspension problem

Has anyone had problems with the suspension, namely the front sway bar? I have an 04 F250,PSD,FX4,CC,SWB and what looks like a sway bar right behind the front axle the bushings are either worn bad or completely missing on one side. There is a rod bolted on both sides of the frame that drops down about 12 to 14 inches it looks like the rubber bushing is gone on the right side and looks pretty worn on the left. This truck only has 23k miles on it and never been off road on abused in any way, it cost too much for that. Is it safe to drive to the dealer 5 miles away? I would have never noticed this except I heard a noise when I hit a bump in the road yesterday and looked under the front end.
 
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Old Jun 13, 2006 | 05:44 AM
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If its only 5 miles... it would be ok, just don't drive all that quickly.

How much play is there in the steering as a result?
 
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