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Old 08-18-2012, 11:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Jeff Campbell
I am going to do either springs or spacers and am having a hard time deciding which to do. Ride height is 36.5 rear and 33.5 front. If the factory fronts come 2 inches lower (4x4) then my front springs have sagged an extra inch since she rolled off the floor. If I put new F250 springs in there wont it wind up raising it 3 inches instead of the 2 most folks are getting? Spacers would give me whatever they are labeled as (1,1.5,2 etc..). Then we gotta talk alignment.... If 250 springs give me 3 inches wont I have trouble getting the truck aligned even with adjustable camber bushings? Maybe a set of used 250 springs would be more what I am looking for. Should give 2 inches of lift and I'd still be able to get her aligned. What do you guys think?
If you put a one inch spacer under the spring, it will raise the truck about 1¼" . If you go about 2.5 inches higher than stock, it gets hard to get any caster once you get your camber adjusted, I have f250 springs and a leveling spacer, and my camber is okay, but the caster angle is f***** . Also I have almost no droop travel in the front, so the ride sucks because when the truck drops into a hole, the whole truck drops, the lesson is, don t get greedy. Next truck will be getting cut and turned beams, an soft springs.
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Originally Posted by Scraptor
If you put a one inch spacer under the spring, it will raise the truck about 1¼" . If you go about 2.5 inches higher than stock, it gets hard to get any caster once you get your camber adjusted, I have f250 springs and a leveling spacer, and my camber is okay, but the caster angle is f***** . Also I have almost no droop travel in the front, so the ride sucks because when the truck drops into a hole, the whole truck drops, the lesson is, don t get greedy. Next truck will be getting cut and turned beams, an soft springs.
So in reality I could toss a 2 inch spacer in, gain my inch back from sag plus another 1.5 and only end up half an inch off from level. Sounds perfect to me since my aim is leveling, not lifting. Sounds like you helped me make up my mind, thanks brother!



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