2wd leveling front end

[Mat J]

Is there any way to level the front end on a 2wd f250? I searched and looked for kits but couldnt find anything. I just like the look of a level truck. Plus the springs are what 18 years old now and im sure have a little sag to them also. I know when I tow the ass end will sag some and unlevel it but im not worried about that.

 

[redneckaggie]

i have heard that coil springs from a dually will help but the reason that trucks are made to sit up in the back is so that when you hook on to a load(the whole reason for having the truck) the truck will sit level. if you hook on to a load and the back endis below the front then steering and handling will be worse. dont know if you care but just warning you

 

[Mat J]

I didnt realize it would make the steering with a load worse. I was going to add some helper leafs in the rear to stop some of the sagging with a load. Also it just seems like mine is sagging alot and that the springs are worn to begin with. So I figured if I could level it then why not. Ill look into the dually springs though.

 

[redneckaggie]

now that is an idea. get the adjustable helper leaves and leave them low to keep the truck lookin a little more level and when you tow raise them up to keep from the problem i explained also im not positive as in i havent seen it proven on the dually coil springs but i was throwing it out there as an idea(forgot to put that in the first post)

 

[Mat J]

Ok if anyone else wants to chime in about the dually springs or other ideas that would be nice.

I will try and get measurements of the dually springs and see. I bet if I got new springs in general it would help some.

 

[91f2504x4]

Yeah if you load one down enough to get the rear end lower than the front it will handle like a boat in water. I was hauling enough steel in mine to drop the rear end quite a bit more than the front and it handled quite different.

 

[Goofyexponent]

I sold a set of springs out of a 1990 F350 CC dually to a guy with a regular cab short box f150 4x4. It had a plow on it, and those springs boosted the front of that little f150 up pretty good. the truck hardly sagged at all when the plow was on it. It may help you out to get springs out of a bigger dually and shove them under your truck. Air bag suspension is another route, but at a little more cost.

 

[gnathv]

Springs

I bought new coil springs from Rockauto.com. I have a 93 F250 Super Cab. They are Moog variable rate. I bought the severe duty about 87.00 and it makes my truck just about level. From the top of the front tire to the lip of the fender is about 5 inches, before I changed them it was about 2-3 inches. I had already added the overload rear springs from a 96 powerstroke so the rear doesn't squat too bad. Hope this helps.

 

[funnyman06]

Hey i just commented on a thread that will interest you, pics are included...

 

[Diesel_brad]

i have heard that coil springs from a dually will help but the reason that trucks are made to sit up in the back is so that when you hook on to a load(the whole reason for having the truck) the truck will sit level. if you hook on to a load and the back endis below the front then steering and handling will be worse. dont know if you care but just warning you

that is not why the trucks were made higher in the back. They sit higher in the back for aerodynamics, keep the air going over the truck , not under it

 

[redneckaggie]

which is also involved in towing, when the front gets higher than the back then the steering gets all kinds of wobbly, due to your point about aerodynamics.

 

[Diesel_brad]

Then why are most truck totally level? Especially 4x4's Do they tow worse than a 2wd?

 

[redneckaggie]

i have drove many "overloaded" trucks and the steering gets really scary when the ass sits lower than the front. and i have never seen a truck that set completely level unless some modifications had been done to it. 4x4s do sit more level and I have not drove many 4x4s but the ones i have drove do handle worse than 2x4s loaded or unloaded in my opinion. i am all for leveling a truck out, i think it looks better but i drove a half ton with a leveling kit and when loaded it got the feeling like the front was walking. i would rather have an unlevel truck than not know whether i can dodge that ricer and hang on to my rig. the perfect example is my friends 03 stroke that has airbags on the back. This truck stays hooked to a ~32 ft aluminum 4 horse with living quarters trailer. his on board compressor went out once and we were forced to make a trip from one rodeo to the next without the airbags up and that rig would downright try to walk across the road doing 40 mph on curves that we hadnt even flinched when doing 55 mph before with the airbags up

 

[Diesel_brad]

your problem w the weird steering has nothing to do w the rear suspension, it has to do w NO weight on the front tires AKA too much weight in the bed behind the rear axle

 

[MIDNIGHT RIDER]

For what it's worth, my front spring-bumpers are, and have always been, less than an inch from bottoming on the axles.

Many years ago, the parts-counter guy at the local Ford garage talked me into a fancy $400+ pair of shiny new coil-springs.

After a day at the garage and the shiny new springs installed, it still sits the same, not even an eighth of an inch higher.


My next plan of action (providing I don't find a king-pin Dana-60 first) is to install a pair of FireStone air-bags inside the front coils and maybe a second set on the radius-arms.