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Old Nov 22, 2012 | 04:08 PM
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What are these between the coil springs. My 87 sags in the front bad and *** end is way up. If i take these out and put in my 87 will it level it any do you think
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Old Nov 22, 2012 | 04:16 PM
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I doubt those coil boosters work much. They might raise it a little but I highly doubt they will level it
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Old Nov 22, 2012 | 04:31 PM
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No they suck they talked me into them and they barely lifted it nothing noticeable and it made the ride ruff
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Old Nov 22, 2012 | 04:36 PM
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Im curious as to why the front on the trucks always sag. My dads 94 f150 used to be real nice and level now it sits so low in the front that it looks like the tires would rub if you hit a bump. Will new f150 coils fix this because there wore out or whats the reason there like this
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Old Nov 22, 2012 | 05:13 PM
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Get the f250 springs. They will lift a little and they don't sag like the 150s.
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Old Nov 22, 2012 | 06:55 PM
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I got the dough nut style coil booster and now my wheels don't get any negative camber when I reverse anymore
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Old Nov 22, 2012 | 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by sylver91
I got the dough nut style coil booster and now my wheels don't get any negative camber when I reverse anymore
I used those when I first got 33s but i forced them down as far as I could then zip tied them so they wouldn t fall out when the truck flexed off road, I put a jack between the radius arm and frame to stretch the spring so I could force them in, I think it lifted the truck about an inch and a half, but mainly it shortened the working length of the spring so it couldn t bottom out on the fenders. According to the Speedway catalog they also raise spring rate some, the same as cutting coils.
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Old Nov 22, 2012 | 07:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Scraptor
I used those when I first got 33s but i forced them down as far as I could then zip tied them so they wouldn t fall out when the truck flexed off road, I put a jack between the radius arm and frame to stretch the spring so I could force them in, I think it lifted the truck about an inch and a half, but mainly it shortened the working length of the spring so it couldn t bottom out on the fenders. According to the Speedway catalog they also raise spring rate some, the same as cutting coils.
I like them, for 12$ each its a cheap and easy fix to saggy springs and a small lift without affecting the alignment.
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Old Nov 22, 2012 | 08:34 PM
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Is that what i should use vs 250 springs. Im just sick of it looking so low in the front.
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Old Nov 23, 2012 | 01:31 AM
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Those are coil spring spacers, which aren't installed correctly. The notches go against the spring.
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