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Old Sep 15, 2008 | 11:27 PM
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sagging rear end

for a couple of months now i've noticed the passanger side rear of my 06 ranger is sitting lower than the driver side im going to replace the shock's on it tomorrow is there anything else i should look at while im down there?
note. the front shocks are OK

my truck looks lopsided

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v-6 3.0L AOD 4x2
 
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Old Sep 16, 2008 | 08:12 AM
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You should check for a broken spring. A leaf of the spring could break and still be in place, or it could fall out all together and cause a sag.
 
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Old Sep 16, 2008 | 08:52 AM
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A shock absorber will not affect ride height - look to the springs as Rags recommends
 
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Old Sep 17, 2008 | 09:27 PM
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thanks for the advice next question

is replacing the springs difficult or should i take to ford for service?

what about a junkyard part is it worth it?
 
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Old Sep 18, 2008 | 10:19 AM
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wow if a leaf spring broke on an '06 .. i would take it right to Ford and see what they say. to my mind that would be most unusual. maybe one of the hangers or shackles busted.. again very unusual.

why not take a look underneath and see if anything is broken.
 
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Old Sep 19, 2008 | 01:21 PM
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I bought the truck from eastern moters back in jan08 and so far the battery front brake caliper and rear shocks were bad and they wanted me to pay out the nose for mistakes they made by using infereror parts or writing defective parts as good

the passanger side rear shock was not up to my specs when it made noises and did not fully extend when i unbolted it from the axle driver side was good

i've looked at the leaf springs on passanger side and nothing looks busted but the springs look like they have shifted some the shacles have some rust around the rivets on the frame and cracked bushings
 
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Old Sep 19, 2008 | 10:16 PM
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I took it over to a body shop behinde where i work they discovered its not the springs but a shime is missing they said it wasn't important to operation but it was important to looks without it my bed is going to sag a little
 
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Old Sep 20, 2008 | 08:46 AM
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Any pictures of the shim and placement? Does it make it look lopsided?
 
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Originally Posted by CheapRanger
Any pictures of the shim and placement? Does it make it look lopsided?
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Originally Posted by 35l911
for a couple of months now i've noticed the passanger side rear of my 06 ranger is sitting lower than the driver side im going to replace the shock's on it tomorrow is there anything else i should look at while im down there?
note. the front shocks are OK

my truck looks lopsided

2006 ford ranger sport
v-6 3.0L AOD 4x2
 
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