Coil Over Replacement

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  1. Dec 13, 2011 at 12:58 AM #1
    iFX4

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    I am looking into replacing my coil overs...they are pretty rough and I think they are causing the front end to sag a bit...

    Should I just get some through Ford or is there a site where there are aftermarket ones?
     
  2. Dec 13, 2011 at 1:01 AM #2
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    well yeah theres aftermarket like king coilovers, cst coilover but you'd have to sell the rigid for a pair
     
  3. Dec 13, 2011 at 1:01 AM #3
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    Yea I saw those....F that.
     
  4. Dec 13, 2011 at 1:09 AM #4
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    then theres icon coilovers
     
  5. Dec 13, 2011 at 1:24 AM #5
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    Why do you have to have coilovers? Do you need new shocks or springs or what? I'd just get some bilsteins and call it good
     
  6. Dec 13, 2011 at 3:50 AM #6
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    Well I got rancho rs5000 less than a year ago. Guess I could look into the quick lift


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    the rs5000's are nothing compared to the quicklifts. i abuse the hell out of my front end suspension, hitting the huge asphalt speed bumps at 20-25. front end is smoother than the rear (thats thanks to the AAL making it stiff on rebounds). what you would spend in a set of coilovers, you can reshock your whole truck w/ 2 quicklifts in the front and 2 9000xls in the rear for LESS. AND, the new quicklifts come preloaded, just a simple bolt on application. when i purchased mine, i had to do the swap, and thats a pain at times.
     
  8. Dec 13, 2011 at 10:32 AM #8
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    you could look at rockauto.com as well. They have the preloaded assemblies as well.
     
  9. Dec 17, 2011 at 12:52 PM #9
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    I put the QuickLifts on my 04 and love them. Don't be surprised if you have to replace the stabilizer end links when you put the coil-overs in. If the links have been in for a long time they're likely to break when you try to remove them to lower the LCA to fit the coil-overs in.

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  10. Dec 17, 2011 at 12:55 PM #10
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    Whatever you do, I wouldn't buy them from Ford. They're overpriced imo.
     

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