Auto Spring leveling kit nightmare!
11-14-2012, 01:37 AM
#11
Senior Member
Hello, I'm new here and not sure if I'm posting this in the right location. I had the Ford dealership install an Autospring 2.5" leveling on my 2012 F150 reg cab with HD payload package. Now it's making a humming sound when driving on the road and the mechanic said, when on the hoist the front wheels don't even turn anymore. The dealership called Autospring...they weren't helpful.
Has anyone else had this problem?
Has anyone else had this problem?
01-22-2013, 11:28 AM
#12
Junior Member
To F150Farmer I found some info on the net that might be useful to you if you havent figured your problem out.
"They were advised by a local Ford dealerships that they have had the upper control arm to coil spring touch problem on some stock F-150's with NO leveling kit installed. They replaced the strut assemblies on these trucks and the issue was resolved. They found that replacing the strut assemblies with Rancho or Billstein brand strut assemblies also stopped the upper control arm to coil spring touch issue. The upper control arm to coil spring touch only occurs when the tires come completely off the ground. This rarely occurs under normal driving conditions. Autospring found that the upper control arm to coil spring strike only takes the paint off the coil and does no permanent damage to the coil or upper control arm. They recommend that the owner replace the strut assemblies with new Rancho or Billstein strut assemblies after the truck has @75,000 miles on it. That is typically the life cycle of a factory strut cartridge. "
"They were advised by a local Ford dealerships that they have had the upper control arm to coil spring touch problem on some stock F-150's with NO leveling kit installed. They replaced the strut assemblies on these trucks and the issue was resolved. They found that replacing the strut assemblies with Rancho or Billstein brand strut assemblies also stopped the upper control arm to coil spring touch issue. The upper control arm to coil spring touch only occurs when the tires come completely off the ground. This rarely occurs under normal driving conditions. Autospring found that the upper control arm to coil spring strike only takes the paint off the coil and does no permanent damage to the coil or upper control arm. They recommend that the owner replace the strut assemblies with new Rancho or Billstein strut assemblies after the truck has @75,000 miles on it. That is typically the life cycle of a factory strut cartridge. "