windsors03cobra
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- January 22, 2008
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- City, State
- Racine WI
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 99 5.0 AWD EB
So my 99 AWD 5.0 has a Ford Twin Traction Beam like sagging disease, I thought maybe the torsion bars were getting weak and saggin a piece (whole truck sags like a grandmaw) so I tightened the the key adjusters the last 3/8" and all that did was make the front sit up 2" higher and my wife to complain its hard to get into. :thumbdwn:
Truck has 183k on it and is original in the front, save for lower ball joints 60k ago and wheel bearings 30k ago. A co worker suggested my upper control arms are most liklely shot and that it is common on these trucks and that I should replace them go and get it aligned and the aligners will add an alignment kit and I will be good to go. The ball joints dont feel bad but maybe they wouldnt be as loose as I'm gussing they would ?
Poor truck is killing the inner edge on the passenger side where the lean is worse than the driver side which is not wearing tires as funny as quick but its leaning none the less.
The truck is getting higher up in the miles and showing its age a bit so I want to get some add a leafs in the back and get the truck sitting level and pretty once again.
Hope to drive it another 5 years and 50 thousand miles more, the bodycan is holding up pretty good altho the drivers door could stand a new latch and door lock actuator.
Any opinions and ideas appreciated, I wish I had a picture and can post one tommorow if neccesary. Thanks.
Truck has 183k on it and is original in the front, save for lower ball joints 60k ago and wheel bearings 30k ago. A co worker suggested my upper control arms are most liklely shot and that it is common on these trucks and that I should replace them go and get it aligned and the aligners will add an alignment kit and I will be good to go. The ball joints dont feel bad but maybe they wouldnt be as loose as I'm gussing they would ?
Poor truck is killing the inner edge on the passenger side where the lean is worse than the driver side which is not wearing tires as funny as quick but its leaning none the less.
The truck is getting higher up in the miles and showing its age a bit so I want to get some add a leafs in the back and get the truck sitting level and pretty once again.
Hope to drive it another 5 years and 50 thousand miles more, the bodycan is holding up pretty good altho the drivers door could stand a new latch and door lock actuator.
Any opinions and ideas appreciated, I wish I had a picture and can post one tommorow if neccesary. Thanks.