I have a huge weight behind the drivers leaf spring...
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From: La Porte, TX
Originally Posted by joshmac4.6
It is a vibration damper, Ford put them on for a reason, with out them in cab vibrations and other problems can occur. And the rear one is also used to prevent fuel pump failure, the road vibrations that damper dampens will travel to the fuel pump and cause premature pump failure, this is coming from a factory ford tech so don't just think I'm bullsh^ting you.
That is not BS. We've come a long way from the rattletraps of the 60s or 70s and then some.
I may have to borrow that dampener pic. It would go well with my presentation next week on "Vehicle Noise".
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From: Georgetown, Canada
Originally Posted by Patman03SprCrw
Im sure you had quite a few coffee's waiting on me .
I owe you one or two. Any ways i had a look and i dont see that weight on my truck and i look at both sides. My box does not vibrate but it does wobble/ bounce up and down like it is vibrating when i hit bumps. I replaced my shocks because i thought there were toast. Ah well! Got a new set of shocks out of the whole ordeal!
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From: Calgary, Alberta
Originally Posted by NCSU_05_FX4
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From: Calgary, Alberta
Vibration Dampner(s)
I don't have one...
Last time I saw something like that...
1967-69 Camaro & Firebird convertables had oil-and weight filled (coffee can shaped) "coctail shakers" at all four corners.
'course the Camaro's all had them... why would the installation of this F-150 dampner be so... sporadic?
Last time I saw something like that...
1967-69 Camaro & Firebird convertables had oil-and weight filled (coffee can shaped) "coctail shakers" at all four corners.
'course the Camaro's all had them... why would the installation of this F-150 dampner be so... sporadic?
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From: Near Houston
its a weight, round... and can go either up front, in the middle or ouT back.
It keeps the shaft from shaking around from certain tension/stress/weight at some source. i remember pulling one off a ranger that had a HUGE one up front.
It keeps the shaft from shaking around from certain tension/stress/weight at some source. i remember pulling one off a ranger that had a HUGE one up front.
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From: Morrisville,NC.
Originally Posted by ranger81
Cool step! Does it rattle at all while driving?
Does it rattle at all while driving?