Spring Rubber?
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Spring Rubber?
I was at Pep Boys and saw a coil spring rubber thing to raise the height of the truck, Do these work? And how tall can I expect? 1" - 1.5" - 2" ?
The Rubber thing looks like a round doughnut with a split in it.
The Rubber thing looks like a round doughnut with a split in it.
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If your truck is saging a little . And believe me if the coils have never been replaced its sagging . Swap in new coils I average 1-2" from old to new.. I find the rubber spacers are just a quick fix . All the product are different heights. They do have 2" lift coils kits that lift without all bracket swaps off taller lifts. Good luck
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Well the truck DOES have 260,000 + miles on it. It is strickly a simple fix because I'm thinking of getting new springs, BUT,,, 260,000 miles. But ride right now is not an issue, I just want to get the truck's I-Beams to level out a little.
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if you want them to level out the right way, get new springs. They're not that expensive all things considered ($99.00 at www.broncograveyard.com), and they will be a lot better and more reliable than those rubber spacers that will eventually break down and sag like all the other rubber bushings on that truck.
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Are they hard to change out?
I looked and they don't look too hard, but was wondering about the torque when the installation starts.
O'Reilly has them for $79.00 with their "IN HOUSE" brand.
AutoZone has them for $104.00
I have not had a chance to check NAPA yet.
BTW, My Chilton's book has such a SMALL diagram, IT AINT FUNNY!
I looked and they don't look too hard, but was wondering about the torque when the installation starts.
O'Reilly has them for $79.00 with their "IN HOUSE" brand.
AutoZone has them for $104.00
I have not had a chance to check NAPA yet.
BTW, My Chilton's book has such a SMALL diagram, IT AINT FUNNY!
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Those spacers take up load on part of the coils, which adds load to the unsupported portions. If the truck is used hard, it could lead to a coil breaking. New springs are the way to go. If you ever need to use a spacer to level the truck, use something that goes under the spring.
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on my 81 it was real simple. loosen the nut at the bottome, reomve the retainer and u think there was something on top. but i remember it tok like 1 and /2 hours total. including a beer run and jackin up the truck. i was poor and got some 3/4 ton 2wd springs at the bone yard. it almost leveled the truck. when i first got it it had th blocks in there and was poor ride.
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Well I had a chance to look at the front end. It looks like I take the Retainer bolt at the bottom, and the clip at the top. I looked at my Chilton's manual again with a magnifying glass(HA-HA,GAG!) and it seems simple. NAPA had the best deal with a name brand I know of.(SPICER)