Rear Sags Under Light/medium Loads???
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Rear Sags Under Light/medium Loads???
I have an F-250 Crew 4x4...second owner...
My question is do rear springs wear out? I have a small boat, small travel trailer...both with light tongue weights...and I ocassionally haul small loads in the bed of the truck...but nothing extreme...and the rear end drops much lower than I would like it to. As I am the second owner, I'm unaware of the loads the previous owner subjected the truck to...it does have a gooseneck so I'm sure they hauled something substantial. It doesn't seem to affect the handling of the truck...it just looks funny going down the road with the nose way high and butt low!
Any assistance/advice is greatly appreciated...
Greg
My question is do rear springs wear out? I have a small boat, small travel trailer...both with light tongue weights...and I ocassionally haul small loads in the bed of the truck...but nothing extreme...and the rear end drops much lower than I would like it to. As I am the second owner, I'm unaware of the loads the previous owner subjected the truck to...it does have a gooseneck so I'm sure they hauled something substantial. It doesn't seem to affect the handling of the truck...it just looks funny going down the road with the nose way high and butt low!
Any assistance/advice is greatly appreciated...
Greg
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Yes they can and do wear out. My springs were so tired I couldn't haul anything without getting into the overloads. You can buy new springs from Ford, visit a local spring shop and see what options they give you (re-arch or sell you new ones), add a set of air bags (this is what I did), add a set of Timbrens, or just live with the goofy look.
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Your truck should squat a little under a load with the progressive rate factory springs. The factory builds these heavy duty trucks for people that really haul stuff. So the trucks come from the factory just a little higher in the rear, riding on the softer leafs springs.
When the truck is loaded the springs get compressed and progressivly firmmer to compensate for the additinal load.
I suspect that the last owner didnt like the rear of the truck higher than the front and had a leveling kit installed.
Most of the people I know with leveling kits have had to install air springs to tow or haul anything.
I have my truck sitting higher in back but it levels out when loaded. Hey its a truck its a SuperDuty!
When the truck is loaded the springs get compressed and progressivly firmmer to compensate for the additinal load.
I suspect that the last owner didnt like the rear of the truck higher than the front and had a leveling kit installed.
Most of the people I know with leveling kits have had to install air springs to tow or haul anything.
I have my truck sitting higher in back but it levels out when loaded. Hey its a truck its a SuperDuty!
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Thats a good possibility too. Lot's of people buy those leveling kits. For me, I just wore my springs out.
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Hey thx yall for the responses...and yes I believe the previous owner did install a leveling kit... so under any load, the sagging appears more exaggerated than it actually is...so airbags could be a fix for this huh?...this a difficult install?
