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Don't know what to do from here. Had this truck ever since I started driving at 16. Grandpa gave it to me. 29 now. Front end is starting to show signs of needing some TLC. Curious what to do? Level? Moog parts is where im lookin with some Bilstein shocks front and rear. Whats everyone else done to there's?
Everyone else has done everything imaginable, and some things you wouldn't imagine. What end-result are you trying to achieve with the truck? If you want it to keep running the way it has, stick with high-quality direct-replacement parts. MotorCraft are generally the best, and they can be affordable from ebay, Amazon, TascaParts, Advance, All-Pro, and occasionally even your local Ford dealership. Junkyard parts are also often better than new aftermarket. Bilstein might be OK for 4WD trucks that live off-road, but they won't pay off for a 2WD on pavement. I prefer 2" Gabriels (even on all my 4WDs).
Follow the maintenance schedule for the wheel bearings. If there's still looseness, have an alignment shop check the ball joints & tie rod ends before attempting to align it.
Everyone else has done everything imaginable, and some things you wouldn't imagine. What end-result are you trying to achieve with the truck? If you want it to keep running the way it has, stick with high-quality direct-replacement parts. MotorCraft are generally the best, and they can be affordable from ebay, Amazon, TascaParts, Advance, All-Pro, and occasionally even your local Ford dealership. Junkyard parts are also often better than new aftermarket. Bilstein might be OK for 4WD trucks that live off-road, but they won't pay off for a 2WD on pavement. I prefer 2" Gabriels (even on all my 4WDs).
Follow the maintenance schedule for the wheel bearings. If there's still looseness, have an alignment shop check the ball joints & tie rod ends before attempting to align it.
Thank you for the recommendations. I will mainly be driving it to and from work. Occasionally ill take it up to the mountains and go on some dirt roads. But that's about it. Planning on eventually doing a full rebuild in the next 6 months to the engine.
Maintenance & normal repair would be best. That's all I do to my '95, other than adding a few modern features. What you're describing is what the truck was designed for, so you don't need to modify anything to make it do that. And unless the engine has some specific symptom that indicates it's worn out (like a failed compression test, vacuum test, oil pressure test, or dissolved-gas test), I wouldn't rebuild it, either. The 4.9L in my Bronco has almost a million miles (literally) without rebuild, and it runs like new. The one in my '95 F150 is only around 200Kmi.
Maintenance & normal repair would be best. That's all I do to my '95, other than adding a few modern features. What you're describing is what the truck was designed for, so you don't need to modify anything to make it do that. And unless the engine has some specific symptom that indicates it's worn out (like a failed compression test, vacuum test, oil pressure test, or dissolved-gas test), I wouldn't rebuild it, either. The 4.9L in my Bronco has almost a million miles (literally) without rebuild, and it runs like new. The one in my '95 F150 is only around 200Kmi.
When you have one, take the time to read it cover-to-cover at least once.
Thank you for the load of detail I’ll definitely check all this out. Yeah the engine is just getting quite sluggish. And I do have the money to rebuild but obviously if it’s something small I’m fine with finding out what the issue is and just doing that for now. I’ll have to get into it and get er done!
07-13-2019, 01:23 AM
