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Old Feb 27, 2010 | 04:47 PM
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front suspention pics

can i get some pics of some of you guys front suspention? dad just bough a new(er) truck and it doesn't have any springs in the front. is it not supposed to have springs or what? i'm nt much on the newer stuff. it is a 2000 ford f150 4x4
 
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Old Feb 27, 2010 | 05:49 PM
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4X4 uses a torsion bar suspension.
 
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Old Feb 27, 2010 | 05:52 PM
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no, 97-03 f-150 & 250ld have torsion bar front suspension.

connected on the back side of the lower suspension table and to the crossmember under t-case
 
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Old Mar 1, 2010 | 09:45 PM
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That's right, the torsion bar helps keep the truck level, considering the engine is so heavy. If it's adjusted right, the truck will be level. I wondered the same thing when I bought mine...why it didn't have front coil springs.
 
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Don't under estimate the load that torsion bars carry. Here's a breakdown diagram from Ford:

 
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