High Performance Suspention Rebuild?
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High Performance Suspention Rebuild?
This question concerns my 1980 F100 2WD. My front end is a tad loose, needs an alignment, and I'm getting new tires soon 
. I figure I should just rebuild the whole front end of the truck so that the new tires wear properly after an alignment. Is there any kit availible, or maybe a parts list that I can use to do a nice performance rebuild on my front end to tighten it up? Poly bushings and upgrades and such?
. I figure I should just rebuild the whole front end of the truck so that the new tires wear properly after an alignment. Is there any kit availible, or maybe a parts list that I can use to do a nice performance rebuild on my front end to tighten it up? Poly bushings and upgrades and such?
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The easiest way to do this is take the truck to the alignment shop and let them look it over and see what needs replacing to guarentee a good alignment. They may charge you a small fee for this. Then you can take it home and do the work yourself.
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You can get plastic axle pivot bushings and plastic sway bar bushings, but that's about it for the front. You can get plastic leaf spring bushings for the rear springs. You may be able to get plastic radius arm bushings, but there is some debate about this cracking the radius arm bracket.
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. I'm just trying to use the stock front end, and my truck is already blessed with disc and drums, so I'm just trying to make the Twin-I Beam better.You can get plastic axle pivot bushings and plastic sway bar bushings, but that's about it for the front. You can get plastic leaf spring bushings for the rear springs. You may be able to get plastic radius arm bushings, but there is some debate about this cracking the radius arm bracket.
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Go to summit racing and on the home page click on brands and click on Engery suspension they have a few pieces for our trucks
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hey check these guys out Performance Suspension Technology they sell complete front end kits i used a kit on a chevy years ago and was very impressed with the ride improvement
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hey check these guys out Performance Suspension Technology they sell complete front end kits i used a kit on a chevy years ago and was very impressed with the ride improvement
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