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From: Illernois
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The rear of my truck has always sunk quite a bit even with light loads. Also i've always been accustom to the rear being raised up.
So i was hoping to get yalls comments and thoughts on leaf spring block lifts? I'm looking at grabbing a 2inch block to through on the rear. Will this hurt anything? How well do the last? Installation??
Thanks yall.
So i was hoping to get yalls comments and thoughts on leaf spring block lifts? I'm looking at grabbing a 2inch block to through on the rear. Will this hurt anything? How well do the last? Installation??
Thanks yall.
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If you do it,make sure you put a source of weight in the back of the truck.My old Ranger had blocks on the rear,and it made it that much lighter in the back.Probably one of the main reasons the rear slid out on me in the accident when I jerked the wheel.It's basically like putting on half a lift kit.Alot of people like to say that the center of gravity isn't affected with block kits,but it sure was with my Ranger.Definitely be careful if you go with a block kit.Ultimately,I would only do it as a temporary fix,and eventually replace it with heavier rear leafs to be safe.
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It looks like you have a cross-bed toolbox, so there's a bit of added weight already. Also, given that your sig says you have an F100, they were generally equipped with pretty light springs.
I'd bet your leafs are sagging a bit. The blocks will add a bit of height, but won't add any additional weight capacity. They will get you by for a while, but at some point the truck will likely settle back down to near where it is now. When/if that happens, it will be time for new(er) leafs.
I'd bet your leafs are sagging a bit. The blocks will add a bit of height, but won't add any additional weight capacity. They will get you by for a while, but at some point the truck will likely settle back down to near where it is now. When/if that happens, it will be time for new(er) leafs.
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Okay, thanks you guys.
It sounds like i'll just throw these on for now. I just bought a pair for 30 bucks at the local auto store. An for thirty bucks i said what the heck.
It sounds like they will be a fine fix for now, and if i plan on keeping it for life which i plan on. An rebuild it later in my life ill just be putting new leafs on it anyhow.
Also for weight, i do have the toolbox, and its full of junk and tools and such so that should add some weight. Also i have a spare tire i keep in the back of my truck that should help some also. Anyhow i do usually drive the truck very fast at all so it shouldn't be that big of a worrie.
Now for installation, correct me if im wrong and add any steps if theres anything you know that could help or something:
Jack up back of truck. Put stands under.
Remove jack.
Undo the U bolts. Jack up leafs?
Slide in the metal block.
Put leafs back down.
Attach bolts, than lower truck?
Am i right about this? Also is there going to be any clearence issues i will have to worrie about? I've read about the fan shroud and accelerator pedal and such??
Thanks yall
It sounds like i'll just throw these on for now. I just bought a pair for 30 bucks at the local auto store. An for thirty bucks i said what the heck.
It sounds like they will be a fine fix for now, and if i plan on keeping it for life which i plan on. An rebuild it later in my life ill just be putting new leafs on it anyhow.
Also for weight, i do have the toolbox, and its full of junk and tools and such so that should add some weight. Also i have a spare tire i keep in the back of my truck that should help some also. Anyhow i do usually drive the truck very fast at all so it shouldn't be that big of a worrie.
Now for installation, correct me if im wrong and add any steps if theres anything you know that could help or something:
Jack up back of truck. Put stands under.
Remove jack.
Undo the U bolts. Jack up leafs?
Slide in the metal block.
Put leafs back down.
Attach bolts, than lower truck?
Am i right about this? Also is there going to be any clearence issues i will have to worrie about? I've read about the fan shroud and accelerator pedal and such??
Thanks yall
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From: Illernois
Yea, we checked them last night. Rear seems fine, fronts shocks jiggle just a bit.
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I thought mine were fine to. When I disconnected them and pushed them in they never opened back up.
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Thanks, shocks have been in my mind for some time now. But i really wouldn't mind the extra height on the rear of the truck anyhow.
But shocks are going to come sometime this summer. I just gotta get my job a rollin!
But shocks are going to come sometime this summer. I just gotta get my job a rollin!
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Do you have enough thread on the U bolts? A lot of times, new U bolts are needed when putting in blocks. If you need the U bolts too, which run about $20 to $40, you might want to return the blocks and get a set of add a leafs. They will be about $75 and you do not need to worry so much about axle wrap issues as you would with blocks.
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From: Lost
Heck, if your rear shocks are weak, put some of those "load handler" type shocks on the back. Thats the ones with the coils springs on them. They can add about 1,000LBs capacity all by themselves. Best of all, direct bolt on swap.
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If height is your main concern, then blocks will work. If it's more of a height when loaded problem, then I would be looking at getting an add-a-leaf for the rear. They are fairly inexpensive, available in several heights and as easy to install as the blocks.
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I've used the load handler shocks a few times and found them to be a better investment then the add a leafs, they are about equally as difficult to put in. On a friends suburban I put in the load handlers and they were so stiff that when I jacked on the shock to compress it it just lifted the truck, so I had to keep throwing stuff in the back until it went down where I needed it.
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I've used the load handler shocks a few times and found them to be a better investment then the add a leafs, they are about equally as difficult to put in. On a friends suburban I put in the load handlers and they were so stiff that when I jacked on the shock to compress it it just lifted the truck, so I had to keep throwing stuff in the back until it went down where I needed it.
It would work alot better if they came compressed.
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You have to be careful with stuff like that since the shock mounts weren't intended to support a load. Air shocks are the worst when it comes to that but the LH shock would probably be a good compromise. I had a 1983 F-100, that the PO had put on AAL's, airshocks, and the coil springs that clamp to the axle. When airshocks are inflated and the truck is empty, the can overextend on a good bump and bend in half, BTDT.