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Old Dec 27, 2007 | 06:43 PM
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Nightmare putting AS 2.5 on my truck!

Well I purchased the AS 2.5" kit not to long ago and i finally get enough motivation to put it on......i finish with the driver side and everything went very smooth...but when i pop off my passenger side wheel i look at the coil spring and its cracked in two pieces at the bottom of the coil so i call the dealership where i bought the truck to see if its covered in my extended warranty NOPE its not!! but it didn't cost as much as i thought it would only 50 bucks for the spring. So i ordered it today hopefully it will be here by tom. so i can finish up and get an alignment....
 
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Old Dec 27, 2007 | 06:47 PM
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Bummer, but I'd have bought 2 springs...
 
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Old Dec 27, 2007 | 06:50 PM
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Yea I'm just glad i realized it, my wife thats pregnant drives this truck more than me.
 
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Old Dec 27, 2007 | 06:50 PM
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Bummer, but I'd have bought 2 springs...
Yep me too. Replace both or you could sag lower on one side.
 
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Old Dec 27, 2007 | 07:14 PM
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Wow...I have never seen that. Ford quality!
 
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Old Dec 27, 2007 | 08:21 PM
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Yea I'm just glad i realized it, my wife thats pregnant drives this truck more than me.
Ouch... 1st kid? Kids love these trucks b/c they can see outside the windows... I have 3
 
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Old Dec 27, 2007 | 08:27 PM
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Yea its our first, yea we're going to love the crew cab also!!!
 
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Old Dec 28, 2007 | 03:08 AM
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Bummer, but I'd have bought 2 springs...
yah, you may as well order another, the passnger spring on my car broke a while back due to my strut bearings seazing, so i replaced the spring and bearings and the very next day, the other spring drops. all the extra load it was carrying weathered it big time. and snappp
 
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Old Dec 28, 2007 | 03:10 AM
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wow, $50 for the entire coil? I guess they price it in regards to quality, I'd laugh but thats not funny
 
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Old Dec 28, 2007 | 09:21 AM
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Yea i was shocked when he said $53 i thought he ordered the wrong part. I'm going to replace the other side after new years....
 
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Old Dec 28, 2007 | 03:19 PM
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If you do it yourself you better get 2 sets of coil compressors. Those are some STIFF springs.
 
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Old Dec 28, 2007 | 07:20 PM
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I got them replaced at a local shop not to bad 40 bucks labor, i went to get the truck aligned and come to find out the broken spring wore out the bottom ball joint so i had to replace that also....so now that everything is done i'll get some pics on here......i need 35's now !!!
 
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Old Dec 28, 2007 | 08:13 PM
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If you do it yourself you better get 2 sets of coil compressors. Those are some STIFF springs.
x2 its scary with one set
 
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