Well, I finally got my F-150 project all down (for the most part). Bled the brakes last night which was the final thing I needed to do so I can actually drive and move it around. When I started to reverse out of the drive away to park it on level ground and see how the stance was with the lift on it, the front end would drop significantly, like I can watch the front end drop. Put it in drive and go forward and it would lift back up again. I know it needs an alignment, but I have had 2 lifted trucks like this before, and after lifting them never had this problem even without proper alignment. My only guess is bad ball joints that aren't holding camber? It probably drops a good 2 inches going in reverse if not more (seems like that much sitting in the truck anyways). I haven't ever had a stock or lifted truck do this. Anyone have any opinions or advice?

PS: The TTB I got from a buddy, wanted to get rid of the auto locking hubs and he had WARN premiums put in before he totaled his truck, so I don't know much info on the front since they weren't mine (miles unknown).

 

with ttb your alignment will be off while backing up but it shouldn't be that noticeable

 

Yeah, like I said. I have lifted 3 of these trucks myself and never had a front end do this even without an alignment. That's why I was thinking ball joints.

 

yeah i'd definitely be checking that front end out

 

Bought the ball joints tonight. Will be throwing them on tomorrow after work. If it's not that I don't know what else it might be, everything else in the front end is brand new, lol.

 

Check your shocks or springs.mine did thatwith the old worn out springs and shocks

 

Shocks are brand new. Coils might be a possibility, thanks for the input.

 

Your front end is toed in too much. Gaurantee it.

 

So your saying that it is totally an alignment issue?

 

Im saying its toed in too much. This could be caused purely by bad alignment or a combination of things. (Alignment, bent, worn out parts)

When beamed trucks are toed in they sqaut when reversing and raise going forward, the opposite happens when theyre toed out. Ive worked on ALOT of beamed trucks and one of the ways to driveway align a beam truck is adjust toe until it stops raising/lowering. This effect is magnified greatly on lifted trucks.

Get your ball joints on (if it need them) and get an alignment and you should be good to go.