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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 02:55 PM
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lowered rear end?

hey guys i'm new to the forums here i came across them after a goole search and looked around and like what i saw. figuired maby someone could help me out.

i have a 97 F-150 2wd that has been lowered. ended up being about a 3/5 drop. anyways i lowered the rear end with a flip kit and now one side of the back is lower than the other. passanger side is the lower side.

i dont know what this is cuased by and was wondering if anyone does? i have the stock shocks on it for now. and i'm thinking a new set of shocks fix the problem. I'm almost positive that i have the flip kit installed correctly.

I also always thought the truck sat uneven like it does now but even when it was at stock height. so now i'm thinking it did sit un even and it's just more noticible with it's lower stance. but maby the beds jus counted crooked? i dont know

anyone have any ideas?
 
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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 03:44 PM
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its not too uncommon for trucks to sag one way slightly over the years. Shocks shouldnt make a ride height difference, assuming that they arent bottomed out all the way
 
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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 11:19 PM
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yeah but after i lowered the rear end the stearing wheel is ****ed to the left which leads me to bealive somethings wrong and it's not just sagging but i dunno for sure.. i'm so confused about it. just want to get it fixed if i can, looks funny.

i'm going to check it over this weekend, intall a camber kit and go get an alignment on monday. hopefully get it figured out.

thanks for your help pat man and nice screw by the way. havent seen many nice and low like yours.
 
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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 11:57 PM
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steering wheel turned to one side is normal until you get it aligned. Did you get the rubber insert put back in the top of the coil spring on the front on both sides?

And thanks
 
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Old Oct 17, 2008 | 12:16 AM
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yes i did.
 
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Old Oct 26, 2008 | 06:23 PM
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well i looked at the rear end today, one of the brackets was backwards and made it sit lower. prolbem fixed just got to get a alignment now!
 
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Old Nov 20, 2008 | 02:33 PM
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what bracket was backwards?
 
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