I have owned sports cars all my life and I dont know anything about truck suspension. What are the basic mods I need for my 01 Screw? I have the Lariat with 17" wheels. I would improve the ride and life it a little without buying bigger tires. Advice Please!!!

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2001 SCREW, Lariat, Two-tone Black, 5.4 V8, Cab steps, Leather bench, cd changer, 3.55
FloppyDonkey2180@cs.com

 

Is it a 4x4 or a 4x2? Big difference in suspensions.

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1997 F-150 Lariat
Ext Cab Short Box
4x4 Off Road Package
3.55 Gears
285/75 R16 Kelly Springfield Trailcutter RTs



My 2 cents worth

If you're gonna stroke it, POWERSTROKE IT!!!

http://www.powerstroke73.homestead.com/

 

sower powerstroke, I forgot to put that in my sig........4x2.

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2001 SCREW, Lariat, 4x2, Two-tone Black, 5.4 V8, Cab steps, Leather bench, cd changer, 3.55
FloppyDonkey2180@cs.com

 

The ride in the SCrew isn't that bad. It's different than a "sports car". Try lowering the back with shackles (inexpensive solution) and see if the ride "improves" by lowering the center of gravity a little. You've got a 4800#+ truck now, it's going to be a little different than any car. I've found mine to ride quite nicely on highway trips - a little rough on the streets in the city. Good luck.

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2001 F150 Supercrew 4X2 (Gen III), Lariat, Arizona Beige Metallic, 5.4L, Towing Package, 3.55 LSD, Moonroof, Captains Chairs, Premium Sound, Extender
Ordered 12/14/2000, Received 2/9/2001 Life is Good...
Modifications:
Line X bedliner, Ford factory splashguards, Black Westin Step Bars, Aux Back Up Lights, Advance Cover folding hard cover, Extender Lock, Husky Floor mats, New Factory Ford transmission (replaced at 2100 miles), PopNLock remote tailgate lock

 

I got Rancho RS9000 adjustable shocks and a matching set of front and back Hellwig anti-sway bars. I installed them one at a time and evaluated each one for several weeks. By far, the biggest improvement was the front anti-sway bar. It dwarfs the factory one 1&1/8" vs. 1&7/16". For such a heavy vehicle it really zings around now.

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2000 F-150 XL, RC, LB, 5.4L, 4R70W, 4.10LS,
Class III tow, Payload #3, & Convenience pkgs.,
4-wheel disc/ABS, Chestnut/Parchment 40/60,
Ford bedliner w/Paintsaver & gas/wheel/spare locks,
K&N F.I.P.K. w/Outwears pre-filter, Superchip,
Dynomax ultra-flow welded 3" cat-back w/ 3" Y-pipe,
Hellwig front & rear anti-sway bars, Rancho RS 9000s,
Pirelli Scorpion Zero 275/60/16s, Mobil 1, K&N oil filter.