2004 4x4 F250 PSD Broken front suspension
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2004 4x4 F250 PSD Broken front suspension
I broke something here and will post pics. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
To make a long story short. I was having some thumping sounds from underneath the front end for some time now. I managed to crawl under and spy some broken stuff. I am not a hard off road-er with this truck. I am sure it has been breaking slowly but surly over the years. I hardly ever drive her and when I do it is on road only, or just towing motorcycle trailer over the years.
I am in need of some advice as to what I should do. I am currently unable to do the work myself. I am recovering from a multi level lumbar fusion and my back is out of commission. I will either have to wait and try to take the axle out myself and have it welded, or find someone to do the job for me.
Has anyone out there had anything like this happen to their truck? If so, what did you do to correct it? Is there any reputable shops around to do the work?
A few photos:
Is it as simple as just getting it welded back together and maybe some additional gusseting support?
To make a long story short. I was having some thumping sounds from underneath the front end for some time now. I managed to crawl under and spy some broken stuff. I am not a hard off road-er with this truck. I am sure it has been breaking slowly but surly over the years. I hardly ever drive her and when I do it is on road only, or just towing motorcycle trailer over the years.
I am in need of some advice as to what I should do. I am currently unable to do the work myself. I am recovering from a multi level lumbar fusion and my back is out of commission. I will either have to wait and try to take the axle out myself and have it welded, or find someone to do the job for me.
Has anyone out there had anything like this happen to their truck? If so, what did you do to correct it? Is there any reputable shops around to do the work?
A few photos:
Is it as simple as just getting it welded back together and maybe some additional gusseting support?
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ive seen this before, all you need is a good welding shop that can do it, add a few gussets, throw that red bracket inthe TRASH and buy a adjustible tractbar. problem is the tract bar isnt the proper length, even with the bracket its not perfect, you need a adjustible one to get it exact. I boughtmine from Zone offroad for a 100 bucks, its very heavy duty and its been good for over a year now with no problems
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Take care of that back. I had a secton of L5 removed it was snapped off and impacted on the S1 Nerve. You don't know the feeling till you have it yourself as you well know.
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My friend Bill came by one day last week and performed some magic on my truck. He cleaned up the broken bracket and re welded it where it tore away, as well as installed two gussets. Assured me it would not break there again. I ordered an adjustable track bar and it came in today. We installed it and now i need to know what settings if any I should use. Or should I just center the axle in the chassis. It appears that the springs may need adjusted to allow the axle to move enough to be centered. Man I wish I had a lift.
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