Hey Guys,Can Anyone point me in the direction of how to on how to remove leaf springs on 2006 F150 Screw,I'm planning on installing Eibach's 2/4 pro truck kit with the shocks and need some help on the proper way to remove things,don't want to seriously mess something up.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

 

Bump

 

jack the truck up until the axle hangs loose, then support the truck on stands, then unbolt stuff.

on your specific truck the drivers hanger bolt (front leaf bolt) will be a PITA you either have to temporarily remove the gas tank or cut the bolt in half.

If you wanted to make a trip east i could give you a hand with it, but you arent exactly right up the street from me



And BTW most of us lowered guys hang out down in "street scene" section

 

Aw man that does sound like a major PITA,not very fond of removing the gas tank or cutting bolts,but lets say i do decide to cut the bolts...should the drop kit come with replacement bolts or do i have to go hunting for some in junkyard?

And thanks for the offer Pat,I live near Houston,not sure where your located.

 

Bump anyone?

 

im up in Dallas area.

No you'd have to get a new bolt, preferably from Ford. I want to say they're like 20 bucks a pop

 

Jus t did mine last month,bolt from Tasca $6.05 + $10.00 UPS.The secret to cutting bolt ,use sazall w/ new quality blade. Use cutting oil on the blade & medium speed on saw.Caution around gas tank.

 

Thanks oleman48 for the info,should be a bit easier with this,I was thinking of cutting it with a grinder but that will cause a lot sparks which is bad,I'll just go out and buy me a sawzall and blade while buying the rest of tools needed

 

4" leafs ride like crap. Why not do a 5" flip kit and do a 3" drop in the front?

http://belltech-store.com/aca_php/im...mages/6440.pdf

 

no flip kits ride bad, they bottom out really quickly, and promote axle wrap. I stay away from flip kits if at all possible

 

Get a good one, you'll find uses for it you never thought about. I resisted for years, finally bought a Porter Cable 110v HD one and liked it so well, bought a 18 VDC Cordless DeWalt Combo with drill and sawsall. Buy a good one and at your age, it'll return it's worth several times over.

For steel cutting, I favor bimetal blades, 14 or 16 tpi.

 

I just picked up a Dewalt Sawzall at Sears a couple weeks ago for under 100 bucks on sale (same one we use at work and we beat it up at work)

 

Sears is where my Porter Cable came from .... it's where probably 70-80% of my tool buying over the last 40 years has been done .... I like Sears.

 

Thanks for the info guys

 

Did you get her done?