Front passenger body mount bushing
ive seen this question come up on the forum several times as I was browsing and hoping someone could help me too. I bought my 2002 F150 supercrew 2wd used. The body has 245k miles on it. The previous owner said he put a leveling kit on it but I really can’t tell. I’m running 265/70/17 on it. I’ll post a pic to see if anyone can give me an idea if it does.

Also im posting a pic of my body bushings. I’m wondering if they are so worn out maybe that is decreasing the effectiveness of the leveling kit if it has one.
Thanks!

The cab mount bushings raise and/or lower the body in relationship to the frame. A body lift does just that- lifts the body away from the frame. It does’nt help with ground clearance, it only provides a little clearance if you run larger than stock diameter tires.
A suspension lift raises the frame in relation to the ground, giving more ground clearance.
If the cab mounts are worn out, and it has a suspension lift, the body has no effect on the ground clearance.
If the body bushings are worn out ( and by your pics, dont appear to be so) and you have only a body lift, then you may have a clearance problem if you are running oversized tires- ( and by your description, you are running a nearly stock tire)-
If you are currently having interference problems, i would check for worn/damaged suspension components-
There is a lot of”ifs” in there- but think it through and keep doing your inspection- good luck!!

thanks! I’ve never seen anything quite like that before either. I understand the body bushings don’t affect the height of suspension but body off of suspension. And that’s what I’m wondering. If my body bushings are worn out the truck body would essentially be squatting on the frame more than it was designed. The end result would be a lower “look” to the truck.

Honestly, Red, your cab mount bushings look ok- the history of these trucks suggest that the cab would rot away or the frame mounts would rust off first!
Seriously, (and i had a ‘72 that did just that)- if your cab mounts/bushings are so bad it effects the body fit and the body lines (door to fender line up, bed to cab line up, hood to fender,etc...) you will most likely have other issues- most notably in your steering/gear shift linkage operations (that is what happened to my ‘72).

Thanks for all the helpful replies! Glad to know the cab bushings don’t look bad. I will look into the sway bar. I know the previous owner has some front end work done. I will look back at his notes he left with the truck. That was one of the most helpful things you can ever do...leave a logbook I’d work done on a vehicle for the next owner!!

is this what you are referring to?