What do you think? Has anyone used it?

[alienturtle]

http://www.suspensionconnection.com/cgi-bin/suscon/248234.html

take a look. Just curious if anyone has this kit on there idi.. i have a broken spring and all the bushings are just plain worn out. any advise would be great thanks.

im running an 89 f250 4x4 7.3l N/A

 

[jperecko]

I think most commonly available lift kits will not do too much for suspension travel with our trucks as the springs they come with are pretty stiff and cause the frame to flex more than the springs. If you are just after it for looks or clearing larger tires it might be the way to go. If you just want to fix your problems then a junkyard spring set and some bushings- should keep you in the $100 range with some elbow grease.

 

[gonecrazyi]

Here ya go, this is a rough country kit exactly what we put on a 350 2 years ago. The truck rides better and handles a lot better. The parts are tough(been mud bogged and used to haul overloaded trailers, and is a couple hundred less then the kit you found.

http://www.roughcountry.com/suspension/4wd-ford/f250_80-98_4.html

 

[Grendel]

You can also improve your ride by reversing the shackles on the front end. By moving them to the back side of your springs it will smooth out how the suspension responds to potholes, speedbumps...etc.

Here is a link to Off Road Unlimited's kit to give you an idea:
http://www.offroadunlimited.com/orustore/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=850&idproduct=8304

While the kit is nice and well built, if you have some FAB Skills or know someone who does you can make your own Shackle Reversal Kit for a lot cheaper.

 

[alienturtle]

I want to thank you guys for all the help. Im not quiet understanding what the reverse shackle actually does. I need some more visual explanasion to understand it.

Im leaning tword the lift kit itself which includes all the new springs and bushings. But im just trying to gather some input on the diffrent kits ride wise. I know these trucks arnt the smoothest riding trucks and it doesnt bother me that much but i dont want to make it any worse

 

[Grendel]

Shackle Reversal Explanation from Jackit.com

The above link does a better explanation than I was attempting and it has pictures too

 

[alienturtle]

ooooo i get it now..thank you makes total sense now..

would it hurt if i went with a 2.5 inch lift and then do the reversal? that will make it a 5" lift right?

or would like not work?

 

[Grendel]

It would be a 5" lift [shackle reversal + 2.5"lift] in the front and 2.5" in the rear. You can combine shackle reversals and lift kits just have to keep in mind the shackle reversal only lifts the front end so you have to modify the lift for the rear end. I'm planning on adding 1.5-2.5 inches of lift to my shackle reversal for a little more clearance and suspension travel.

 

[Optikalillushun]

if u do a SRK u will still need the drop brackets for the suspension arms so its self defeating.

i would also skip Tough Country lifts, the TTB drop brackets have a poor design (at least for the half ton fords). we put a 6" skyjacker lift on my friends 95 F-250 and it seemed like a good kit.

 

[yotee]

i would go with the method grendal refers to. my truck rides like a caddy and has the shackles reversed in the front with rear springs in the front . for the rear the a kit that fliped the shackle upsidedown was all that was needed. this was all it needed for 38.5" tires. as for the lift kit you showed a member on another board has it and was complaining that it was/is stiff as hell.

 

[sootman73]

he has a ttb front axle with flat springs. going a SR wouldn't do too much to help him with ride.

actually in theory it would make his ride worse. the SR works on solid front axles because everytime you hit a bump the leaf spring(positively arched) wants to flatten out and then forces the axle forwards making the bump harder to over come.

where as when his TTB setup spring(flat springs) hit a bump the leaf springs want to shorten which with his stock setup actually moves the axle backwards thus in the right direction. plus the axle is located in a more rigid position due to it being bolted to the frame in the center. so if he did a SR he would be causing the axle to move forward over bumps...

to get a better ride in a TTb he needs to get that axle away from the bump stops which are so close that is what you are really feeling over rough roads. i installed an add-a-leaf and it did help quite a bit to absorb the bumps. plus a good set of shocks will help absorb some shock loads.

 

[yotee]

doh!!!!!!!! i totally missed the 250 part