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Old Apr 7, 2013 | 05:50 PM
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I bought a used truck a little over a year ago and Idk if if its my eyes or the truck but looks like it sags in the front i do have a 2.5 level kit but I've been told that my truck has the original factory shocks and at 175k miles I'm assuming maybe the front struts are losing height correct me if I'm wrong!
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Old Apr 8, 2013 | 06:52 AM
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The front coil springs keep you hight...the struts absorb shock...ie...bumps
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Old Apr 8, 2013 | 06:59 AM
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My truck looked like it was sitting lower in front than normal also. After further inspection, found that one of my coil springs were broke. So I opted to install Rancho Quicklifts, fixing the broke spring and leveling the truck at same time.
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Old Apr 8, 2013 | 07:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Jayson8512
I bought a used truck a little over a year ago and Idk if if its my eyes or the truck but looks like it sags in the front i do have a 2.5 level kit but I've been told that my truck has the original factory shocks and at 175k miles I'm assuming maybe the front struts are losing height correct me if I'm wrong!
Your springs have to be worn by now and it will cause truck to sag. A good alignment shop will be able to bring in the lower A arms in to adjust the camber to compensate for the spring wear and that should eliminate the sag assuming this hasn't been already done and that the wear is not beyond the adjust capacity for the A arms.
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Old Apr 8, 2013 | 10:02 AM
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Originally Posted by primalurges

Your springs have to be worn by now and it will cause truck to sag. A good alignment shop will be able to bring in the lower A arms in to adjust the camber to compensate for the spring wear and that should eliminate the sag assuming this hasn't been already done and that the wear is not beyond the adjust capacity for the A arms.
Do you know what website I could buy new springs and how much?
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