link it and i will

 

your right trimble, I'm a bone head...........i just became your #1 fan.


thanks man

 

trimble no offsense but you seem to have some issues, you blabber on about nothing to do with this thread, and then think that everyone that replies is stupid, you should open your mind, and see whats out there.

 

blabber about what? everything you asked...

then there was one comment made by another member that i reponded to. but everything else is pretty much exactly what you asked for.

and open my mind? what are you smoking? THEY DONT MAKE COILOVERS FOR THE FRONT OF A 2000 F150 4x4, thats not saying you cant make something work but theres nothing thats a direct bolt in....

 

there you have it jory, the answer you were looking for bro, if trimble had of just said what he knew about them, instead of lesson 101 in shocks, this thread would be 2 pages shorter

mad at me yet trimble?

 

so whats that.... 101 posts for you today, you should join a forum about forums... i am sure you know more about posting, then about trucks. don't tell me... duck tape is your best friend.

 

MAD? hell no... you aint nothing... wait till you are on here a few years and some one wants to no run springs at all

lol

this just keeps me busy doing stuff that i like doing when im not working on my truck

 

hell i have a duct tape wallet... it holds together.

but know im not on here often... but im on call right now and cant go to sleep so might as well help some others... yeah i do that occasionally

 

they do make a direct bolt on coil over, thats why i asked, they are hard to find but they make them. are you telling me you know everypart that is available and not available for my truck. A cat like you should know better. and thus a say once more be open minded. cause i will bet your *** five foot lift, they exsist.

 

then show them... and know im not runnin a 5 foot lift its a 12" lift that will be pushing close to $6k when finished.

but as soon as you show me a set of coilovers made for the 97-03 F150 4x4 i will forever be sorry.

But like i said there is no direct bolt on... there are WELD on kits. But thats not bolt on. And it changes the whole front suspension as well as lift it.

1. you will need a shock tower/ coil bucket (that must be welded on)
2. you will need to find a correct weight ratio for the coilovers
3. delete your torsion bars cause they wont be needed anymore.
4. The lower control arm would have to be changed as well ore highly moddified

this can be done if you can fab or you know anyone that can fab.

But if you go this route make sure you do a right up on it... cause its a big job. And others would like to do it if you have success.

it will take some trial and error but, if you complete it correctly then the truck will ride like its on a cloud, and handle simply amazing offroad

 

why would you need to "highly modify" ??

they make coil over shocks trimble, small, big...you don't need to make it set up like a friggin 2wd. he wants an insert for the stock shocks....or one close enough he can modify the stock upper shock bracket to utilize whatever fastener the top of the "complete" coil over may have, you wouldn't wanna take that torsion bar out either, might get some sway. stop trying to make this sound more complicated than it is. your not talking to the fool you think you are.

 

Pretty funny being that you jumped out and attacked him to start w/ for no reason.....


I don't think he ever claimed to be a master mechanic but he does seem to know a lot more than you do.

There's no need to get on this thing and start b.s. fight's dude....grow up

 

I'm sorry, but you really have no clue how a torsion bar suspension works. It in no way connects the 2 wheels together to help fight body roll. It is called an independant suspension for a reason, hence each front wheel can cycle independant of the other.

Heres how a torsion system works. You have a rod of spring steel with a hex milled on each end. When the weight of the truck goes down on the a-arms the torsion bars twist (torsional force) which is what holds the truck up, and like any suspension does have some effect on body roll. A sway bar is more what you were describing in your previous post.

To be honest, trimble is right. Nobody makes any kind of "kit" that converts an 97-03 F150 over to coil overs and maintains the stock height. You will also have trouble finding a "coil over" shock like what you're looking for for a front application (correct length, rod travel, spring rate) on the same truck. The reason you could find rear ones is because of the slight increase in load carrying capacity they offer. Its essentially the same thing as adding helper springs or air bags. You're just increasing your overall spring rate. Now if you want a higher spring rate in the front they do make an air assist kit for the 97-03 F150s, or you can swap in a set of 7700lb torsion bars. It will ride alot rougher though. If you are really dead set on coil overs (I'm like others and can't figure out WHY you would in this particlar suspension setup) you could potentially find something from another application and "graft" it onto your truck.


It is funny reading the replies when you don't get the answers you wanted. This thread should be axed.

 

Agree 100%.....

 

thanks hoss