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Old Apr 16, 2022 | 05:53 PM
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Question Left front lower. Install 1 spacer?

So my used 2014 F250 sits about 1.25 inch lower in the left front. Is it possible to install a spacer on just the left front? Any thoughts on brands? ReadyLift & Rough country have 1.5 inch blocks. Skyjacker and Zone have 1 inch blocks. Would most likely go with the 1.5 inch. Thanks.
 
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Old Apr 16, 2022 | 06:43 PM
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This is normal on those trucks.

Ford does have a shim kit.

Just remember, once you start shimming, you'll need to get your truck realigned.
 
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Old Apr 16, 2022 | 07:29 PM
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I would take it to an alignment shop and have them look at it.
 
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Old Apr 16, 2022 | 07:40 PM
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I would take it to an alignment shop and have them look at it.
Wouldn't a suspension shop be the first stop?
 
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Old Apr 16, 2022 | 09:56 PM
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Those should be one and the same.
 
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Old Apr 16, 2022 | 10:57 PM
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So let me make sure I understand. Is the Ford shim kit used for an alignment; which once adjusted will address the lower height? OR Is the shim kit, like a spacer, used in conjunction with the spring before the needed alignment?
 
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Old Apr 16, 2022 | 11:09 PM
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It's a block/spacer. Part number: D7TZ-5742-A

Really, all it is a rectangular piece of metal that has a hold in the middle. Ford has been using it for decades.

I really recommend you bring it to another shop like glc said, and have them take a look. You may have something else going on, but it's more than likely normal, and you just want it corrected for your likening.
 
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Old Apr 18, 2022 | 12:13 PM
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I tried searching on-line for info on the D7TZ-5742-A part looks like. Was difficult find hardly anything other than it appears to me it's a shim for a leaf spring set-up. I've got coil springs.
 
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Old Apr 18, 2022 | 05:05 PM
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Right. It's for the rear.
 
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Old Apr 18, 2022 | 05:20 PM
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Right. It's for the rear.
Thanks for the confirmation. But it won't help raise the left front.

 
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