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nkexplrr

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'97 F-150 4x4
This is kinda out of no where, but i always wondered why the spacer lift throws the alignment off so bad. People put longer coil springs in all the time and so logic would say that the 4" lift coils would throw the alignment off way more than the spacers. The spacers require really large camber bushings to get it lined up. If the longer coil springs throw alignment off even more how is it fixed? If it does not screw the camber up, then why not? The wonderings of an insomniac, lol.
 






I will answer that for you. Anytime you install either spacers or longer coils using the factory brackets, it will put the alignment way off. The reason it is not so bad with four inch coils, is that to install them, you must also add drop brackets, these brackets drop the whole suspension 4 inches, solving most alignment issues.
 






I guess my ideas weren't that far off i just didn't know about the hardware involved with the new coils, thanks for the info.
 






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