Changed Springs and now a problem
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Originally Posted by aklim
Not going to take out the steering column or the transfer case which tends to the left more than the right
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1: I'd rather have a few live hookers. Then I wouldn't notice or care about which way the truck sits.
Monsta: OK. Steering column isn't very useful in the long run, is it?
Monsta: OK. Steering column isn't very useful in the long run, is it?
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On another forum this concept was discussed and one solution that was employed was to use a code v spring on the left front and a code U on the right front. (V10Ex) It was also felt that such a comensation may have been built in during manufacture. Another weight more often concentrated on the left is the driver. In this case some might add more than others.
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Originally Posted by Benjoman
Another weight more often concentrated on the left is the driver. In this case some might add more than others.
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We just can't have unlevel/uneven Excursions running around!! What will others think of us?!
Isn't it bad enough Excursions are getting stuck in 6 inches of sand and have to be pulled out by a girl in a stock, mid-size pickup truck!?!?! Oh...the horror.
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Originally Posted by Monsta
That's right Ben! I say anyone who has an unlevel truck and is on the upper scale of personal weight should pilot their truck from the RIGHT side. See your local USPS Letter Carrier for details on making a right-hand driver. They should remove the spare tire also since they already carry one with them on their body.
We just can't have unlevel/uneven Excursions running around!! What will others think of us?! Isn't it bad enough Excursions are getting stuck in 6 inches of sand and have to be pulled out by a girl in a stock, mid-size pickup truck!?!?! Oh...the horror.
We just can't have unlevel/uneven Excursions running around!! What will others think of us?!
Isn't it bad enough Excursions are getting stuck in 6 inches of sand and have to be pulled out by a girl in a stock, mid-size pickup truck!?!?! Oh...the horror.Maybe the guy was doing it as a conversation thing. Oh, you pulled me out of the sand and I promise to pull out when.......
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I wasn't talking about USPS folks having a "spare tire", I was talking about any Excursion owner who might. I know I do...a Dunlop...it "dun lapped" over ma belt.
Why carry two?
I know I do...a Dunlop...it "dun lapped" over ma belt. Why carry two?
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Originally Posted by Monsta
I wasn't talking about USPS folks having a "spare tire", I was talking about any Excursion owner who might. I know I do...a Dunlop...it "dun lapped" over ma belt.
Why carry two?
I know I do...a Dunlop...it "dun lapped" over ma belt. Why carry two?
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Originally Posted by chazman
This may sound stupid but are the tires aired equally and is the tread the same depth ?
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One other simple thing that can get overlooked: did you wait until the truck was resting on the tires on the ground before torquing the spring-eye bolts? If you tighten them when the springs are drooped instead of sitting at ride-height, you can pre-load the bushings and give an uneven ride-height. That can also prematurely wear out the spring-eye bushings.
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Didn't think of that but I can loosen them and re-torque. The weird thing is this. I had a set of front sway bar bushings from the donor truck. Didn't think much about them but just for the hell of it, installed them. I found that the lengths were different. I installed the right side and when I went to the left, I had to jack up the end of the left sway bar to get the bolt on. Now it seems more even. Go figure.
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