Suspension Metal Flaking????
Thread Starter
|
New User
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 13
Likes: 0
Suspension Metal Flaking????
So I was doing a final run through with my newly purchased 93 f-150 with 2wd, 5.0 v8 and the I beam front suspension. I was looking underneath and I saw that behind each front tire, about a foot back, there is a tube leading back (the point of origin appears to be the tire area) the tube/rod is "attached" to a small piece of metal that is mounted to the frame (there is a bushing on this rod as well at the piece attached to the frame). This piece of metal is coming apart...I mean it, it is flaking away, and it could give way any time it looks like. I have only a small clue what this piece is called, so I cant get a new one. I think that it is called like a Steering Gear? I need to know what this is called so that I can order a new one from the squealorship. I know that this is a horrible way to ask, but does anyone know what this is called? I cannot drive it until I get this piece fixed 
Thanks, I appreciate it.
Thanks, I appreciate it.
Senior User
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 418
Likes: 0
From: Quad Cities, IA
Off of the description you've given, I'd venture to guess you're talking about a swaybar (anti-roll bar). This isn't a critical piece of hardware on your truck, more of a "it makes your truck handle better while cornering" kind of thing. If it's the swaybar that we're talking about here, I've seen a lot of them "flaking apart" before, and it doesn't really hurt it any. The front ones on my '85 are doing that, but I'm not too concerned with it.
Pictures would help identify if this is what you're talking about better, though... Just off of the description, I could think of a couple other things it could be. One of them being a brake line... which I really hope it isn't. By "a foot back" do you mean towards the back of the truck, or a foot back from the wheel (towards the center of the truck)?
Pictures would help identify if this is what you're talking about better, though... Just off of the description, I could think of a couple other things it could be. One of them being a brake line... which I really hope it isn't. By "a foot back" do you mean towards the back of the truck, or a foot back from the wheel (towards the center of the truck)?
Lead Driver
Joined: Nov 2002
Posts: 9,557
Likes: 44
From: Concord, NC
It's probably not too hard. Drill out the rivets and bolt a new bracket on the frame in its place. Be sure to use grade 8 bolts - you don't want that thing falling off while driving down the road...
Senior User
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 287
Likes: 0
ford puts thick powercoating on this stuff from the factory..are you sure thats not what's flaking off?
Trending Topics
Elder User
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 834
Likes: 0
I started to reply to this yesterday, but I was laughing so hard I could not type.
Hello Bigshameshame1 Nice to meet you.
Please purchase a manual or go the the library and borrow one. Identify the parts in question so you can use the correct name instead of being like my wife and "the thingy that hooks on the other thingy"
For seeking help and advice, using the correct name, and taking CLEAR, INFOCUS, pictures is the best way to get meaningful answers. Otherswise we might as well say just replace the thingy, not the top one, but the bottom thingy.
Ya have to use a special thingy to get it off.
Good luck Frank
Hello Bigshameshame1 Nice to meet you.
Please purchase a manual or go the the library and borrow one. Identify the parts in question so you can use the correct name instead of being like my wife and "the thingy that hooks on the other thingy"
For seeking help and advice, using the correct name, and taking CLEAR, INFOCUS, pictures is the best way to get meaningful answers. Otherswise we might as well say just replace the thingy, not the top one, but the bottom thingy.
Ya have to use a special thingy to get it off.
Good luck Frank
FTE Stories
Ford Trucks for Ford Truck Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Ford Trucks Ever Sold on Bring a Trailer
Joe Kucinski
2027 Ford Super Duty Buyer's Guide (Every Model, Engine, & Package)
Brett Foote
Top 10 Ford Truck Tragedies
Joe Kucinski
AEV FXL Super Duty - the Super Duty Raptor Ford Doesn't Make
Brett Foote
Lobo Vs Lobo: Proof the F-150 Lobo Should Be Even Lower!
Michael S. Palmer
Ford's 2001 Explorer Sportsman Concept Looks For a New Home
Verdad Gallardo
10 Best Ford Truck Engines We Miss the Most!
Joe Kucinski
2026 Shelby F-150 Off-Road: Better Than a Raptor R?
Brett Foote
2027 Super Duty Carhartt Package First Look: 12 Things You NEED to Know!
Michael S. Palmer
Senior User
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 101
Likes: 0
From: Auburn, NH
I was just under my truck today(oil change) and found the drivers side bracket rotted all to heck--lucky for me it is bolted on now---makes me wonder if it had been changed before---good time to replace the radius arm bushings too--look pretty crappy.I couldn't really see the rot holes until I pulled all the flaking undercoating off--glad I don't do the off-road thing--I would be broke somewhere !!!
Gary V.
Gary V.