hey i have a 94 f150 and i would like to convert the suspension over to the lightning suspension

what was different in the suspension in that year between stock f150's and the lightning?

 

don't quote me but I believe sway bars and the Lightnings were lowered.........

JR

 

yea lightnings have 1 inch drop springs in the front and they sit lower in the back as well

 

The front & rear springs had a different spring rating, frames were stiffer, performance shocks, quicker steering(longer pittman arm).
I would use drop I-beams in the front & either a flip kit or a hanger/ shackle kit in the rear. Combine that with some good shocks & you'll have a decent handling truck that looks good doing it.

 

here is my 94 with drop i beams and a flip in the back.....

 

If your planning on driving the twisties the sway bar is a good thing. I just drag race mine so the swaybar is hanging on the garage wall from my 94 lightning. There are guys out there running in the 10's on stock lightning suspentions
and yes they are lower than the stock F150. Summitt sells a lowering kit that will take your stock F150 to a stock gen1 height. But my advise if you are going to lower it take it lower. I also have a 93 lightning we lowered 3/4" and it looks much nicer, rides worse but looks great.

My 2 cents is sell the f 150 and buy a lightning. I of course am biased. They are way too much fun to drive.
Mike

Mike

 

nintey4

How did you get the image up? I was going to add images of my lowered 93 lightning and my stock height 94.
Mike

 

there is an icon that says insert image and then you put in the address

 

Saw that. Are you posting off your hardrive or a online hosting site?

 

another site...... photobucket.com

 

Your truck looks good man. I have been looking for 1 since i was in high school like 4 years ago.

 

thanks... ive had it for a year now

 

hey nintey4, that is one bad *** looking truck!

it has a 70's ford look to it.

 

hey thanks

 

I didn't know it was already lowered, looks great! Just add some aftermarket sway bars like Addco or Hellwig & call it a day. Did you c-notch the frame in back? How about taking a pic of the rear end to frame clearance, please?