i cut a piece of heater hose and slit it so it goes over they control arm and tie wrapped it tight so it has a snubber effect....haven't noticed any differenc but it eliminates metal to rubber-coated spring

 

Man... i always thought your rig was a 4x4....

ah well.. either way, its still kick @ss...

 

mslc1 I would like to see a picture of your set up, if possible.

Guys, this really sucks i just ordered the autospring 2.5 and should be getting it tomorrow! I did my research and everybody was happy with their autospring set up, so i went ahead and ordered it. Now i dont know what the #@!$ to do. I guess ill just put it on and hope for good. Im sure from all ive heard that the same thing is going to happen to my truck. I guess when it comes down to it You get what you pay for. I have a feeling that with time there are going to be many more complaining about their leveling kit.



Gallery:
https://www.f150online.com/galleries....cfm?gnum=6119

 

i have the daystar 2.5 inch kit and the rubber is cut pretty good in a few spots on the driver side coil only.never offroad ,kit on for only 2000 miles. oh well when its a problem i'll get the skyjacker and new coils

 

Lessons learned (hot items everyone wanted but turned out to bite them in the ****):

So far we've got:
AF1 air intake
Leveling kits (daystar, autospring etc.)


Feel free to add your own.

 

My spindle makes contact with my spring occasionally, but it doesn't bother me much. I am extremely happy with the 2.5" Autospring. It is a quality built spacer and the rub mark it has put into the rubber on my coil spring really isn't that bad. My only concern is angle of the front axles...they are a little steep. I get more compliments on my truck than ever. The levelled look makes all the difference in the world.

 

Im getting the Rancho lift, the kit re-uses the factory coils . . . as well as every other kit unless you get the COMPLETE replacement coil-overs up front.

 

i will take a pic...somebody have a quick guide to posting it ,then maybe i will get the whole rig also.

 

[IMG]p9200026[/IMG] well that didn't work

 

Uninstalled Leveling Kit today

old news for me * I uninstalled my 1 5/8” Autospring spacers back in March because it distorted the angle of the front suspension parts way to much for my liking.

 

Sorry guys, but I can't help but laugh a bit... It would be more funny if people's trucks weren't getting scuffed up a bit. At any rate, I'll take this as an apology Mr. Nut:

https://www.f150online.com/forums/sh...0&page=1&pp=15

https://www.f150online.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=207121

 

I went out and looked at my springs last night. I knew when i installed the auto spring kit the upper a-arm was extremely close to the spring. I can see where my a-arm is hitting the springs and this is probably due to me hitting the speed bumpers at work a little too fast....

oh well... my auto springs are there to stay. My truck looks great and there is no way I am letting the nose sag the way it came from the factory.

I would love to install a rancho kit but i think it would look a little funny with 33" tires. And I dont want to go with 35"s

 

Yeah, I would love to get a lift kit also, but it would look funny with 31" Generals. I can't justify spending the money on a lift kit, new rims and tires, and re-gearing (there isn't a chance in hell that I put tires larger than 33" on without re-gearing, and even then, I still might not be happy). My truck does me just fine just about anywhere I go. But damn, those Fabtech lifts are sweet! Maybe when she's retired to being just my light towing and general play-time vehicle...

 

Is anyone getting real damage to the coils, or is it just rubbing the coating off?

 

minus_13
My most sincere apology. You said you would post pics and never did, that's why I questioned your 'wear'. I'm truly sorry. Please forgive me.
I guess I didn't want to believe it was hurting anything because it looked so darned good.