F-53 suspension sagging on passenger side
2001 Ford 5-53 (33 footer). The passenger side seems to sag about 1.5 to 2 inches. Investigating, sup-pliers tell me this is a "known problem" and there seems to be 3 fixes for this. 1- air bags ...
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First thing would be to weight the wheel positions. If that corner heavy, move any weight you can to another wheel position.
No rocket science in making proper 4" footprint shim(s). Worse case is a few bucks at a machine shop.
And, yes, either helper springs or spacer blocks are common remedies.
Any old-time HD truck spring shop should be able to do this for you. We have one here in Houston. Except for the calendar on the wall, the shop looks like it probably looked in the 1930's.
No rocket science in making proper 4" footprint shim(s). Worse case is a few bucks at a machine shop.
And, yes, either helper springs or spacer blocks are common remedies.
Any old-time HD truck spring shop should be able to do this for you. We have one here in Houston. Except for the calendar on the wall, the shop looks like it probably looked in the 1930's.
