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Jul 13, 1999 | 05:14 PM

Rob

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Ford Front sag problem

I have a 92 F-150XLT 4x4 with 130K miles.
My truck sags in the front, what I mean is if you look at the truck from the side, it does not sit level. This bugs the hell out of me.
I tried putting in some of the coil spring screws to bring the front of the truck up, but this seems like a half *** attempt to correct the problem.
I'm wondering now, if I purchase new front coil springs, if the problem will be corrected, or is this just a typical ford problem.
I also thought about putting F-250 coil springs on, because it seems that all the 250's I see around, dont have this problem. Am I the only one, or have any of you experienced this, if so, does anyone have a solution.?
Thanks in advance,
Rob

Jul 14, 1999 | 01:01 PM

berso

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That doesn't sound like a coil problem to me,
you better check your bushings, espacialy the ones under the cab, and if they'r to tired, get it replaced with a set of nice polyuretane ones, they'r suposed to give you a better ride and last more than the ruber ones. if you're interested search for energy suspensions on the web.
Good Luck.

Aug 2, 1999 | 09:49 AM

Robert Werner

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My 91 F-150 Lariat sags on the drivers side. Finally narrowed it down to a leaf spring problem. Thought it was fixed, but it still sits low. Solution: 70 pound sand bags on the other side. I know, I know, it's just a quick fix, but I really don't feel like doing any repairs to it at the moment.

Aug 8, 1999 | 06:13 PM

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If your talkin about the front sitting lower than the rear and when you back uup the front end "lays down". Then I'll tell ya I've got a 89 159 4x had lots of problems with this. It's got a 4" lift. O.K. could be one or more of the following.The front-end "toe",a cracked cross-member, worn out neo bushings, loose or broken hardware. These front-ends take alot of strain because of the way they are designed and really should be fixed correctly the first time or they could get dangerous. If you really want to fix them right,in my opinion, do a straight axle swap. Hope this sheads some light on your problem. DAN

Aug 10, 1999 | 12:10 PM

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Rob,
You mentioned putting F250 coil springs onto your F150.That really isnt possible if you are going to use a later model.All of the late 80s and 90s F250s were equipt with Leaf Spring front axles. A straight axle swap as was mentioned in an earlier post,are sure the way to go,if you do any hard wheelin. I would suggest a Dana 60 just because of their legendary performance and reliability.I have never really done the homework though on a swap to an F150.You need to be carefull if new spring perches and shock mounts need to be installed,that you do not overheat key stress areas and weaken the axle. I have seen backyard engineering take a perfectly good axle and turn it into a catastrophic failed piece of junk. A straight axle dana 44 reverse cut may also work. Just a thought,for what its worth.
Jeff

Aug 15, 1999 | 08:00 AM

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Sep 17, 2004 | 09:34 AM

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Fords are built with the front end lower than the back, so when you load that bed up with wood, dirt, rock, hay, whatever you are putting in there, you ride level and have some control, remember this, if you want to save gas buy a chevy, if you want to haul or pull anything buy a FORD, and if you want trouble buy a dodge. Fords are work trucks, so they are meant to have weight in the back end.