Coil Spacers
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Coil Spacers
Yes, im new here but not new to the whole truck modding scene. I have a 1994 F150 with a 302 motor. I am running a 6" Rough Country suspension lift with blocks and add a leaf in the rear. I am running 16x10 Eagle 058's wrapped in 315/75R16 Dick Cepek FC-II. My ball joints in my TTB are bad. For Christmas i am getting Moog Ball joints for the TTB even though i will eventually put my D44 in. Right now my ball joints are shot bad. Also my truck sits *** high. On full lock my tires rub my radius arms. If i hit the slightest bump off camber i rub the bumper and back fender. I am sick of this. So when i do my ball joints i want to install some coil spacers to over come this. Yes or no for the coil spacers? Or will new ball joints remedy this? I hear so much good and bad about coil spacers. Basically can i run them and get good tire wear and be able to get a good alignment?
I also off road my truck once in a blue moon and never hard core.
Pic of my truck:
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I also off road my truck once in a blue moon and never hard core.
Pic of my truck:
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Trucks look better with the back higher then the front. You can cut the inner lip of the bumper so it wont rub. You need a bigger offset for front wheels. Lifting it more wont solve the arm prob.
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I would never use coil spacers. They stop that section of the spring from working. Years ago a friend of mine put some an old 2wd chevy and 2 months later the spring broke right where the spacer was.
I agree with 95F350XL, it probably won't fix your problem anyway.
I agree with 95F350XL, it probably won't fix your problem anyway.
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I have 36's on my stock F350. I have plenty of clearance in the back. If your ball joints are that bad your wheel could be leaning back. Buddys chevy had the upper arm bushings do the same thing.
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I stacked a couple large, thick washers underneath the lower spring mount to raise it up. I made sure they fit tightly, welded them together, and threw them in. It raised my truck up about 1 to 1 1/2".
I didn't want to get new coils because I have some nice progressive rate coils and they don't look bad, just needed a little more lift to level it out.
I didn't want to get new coils because I have some nice progressive rate coils and they don't look bad, just needed a little more lift to level it out.
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They make a truck ride really rough. I know that a lot of people are going to disagree with this next statement. Put a 3" body lift on it with bumper brackets.
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Your right. I do not like body lifts. There is 2 much stuff to move. And gaps look wierd. If anything get bigger springs. Id like to see if your fender rubbing goes away after ball joints. If that stops and ur bumper is left, then trim the lower lip so the tire doesnt hit it. I will take a pic of mine tomorrow when its sunny out.
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Spring spacers are an excellent way to raise the front 1-2" for extra clearence or leveling. Your ride will not be affected to the point of noticing (especially with blocks in the rear already)
Check out http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/P...=spring+spacer
Check out http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/P...=spring+spacer
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Your truck looks good. Im used to seeing massive body lifts where you see massive gap between frame and body. Bumpers that dont look right when the body is so much higher. You might have changed my mind on body lifts now that I seen one dont right. How did you get the bumpers to come up? You said bumper brackets?
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The front bumper has custom homemade brackets to raise up the winch bumper. The rear still has a small gap but it isn't noticable. The only diffrence is that the shifter is 3" shorter. It has been like that ever since I have owned it. I have 6" coils for the front. I just need to get the lift springs for the rear so I can get rid of the stacked blocks. Previous owner did it. He had the lift all jacked up. He had the ttb in the 6" holes with 4" springs. He put in the twist in coil stiffeners 3 to each coil. trying to make up the diffrence. He was trying to clear 40's.
The coil spacers that go under the springs are fine. I have a buddy that is a front end tech. He said that he can adjust for 2 1/2" spacer.
The coil spacers that go under the springs are fine. I have a buddy that is a front end tech. He said that he can adjust for 2 1/2" spacer.