Swapped out front struts, not bad

Motorcity muscle · Oct 18, 2020

Have 132977 miles on my '07 and replaced front
struts with a set of loaded struts from Detroit Axle. Took about hour and half for the first one and half hour on the other side. Best tip I could give is clean the threads before trying to remove anything. Even used a tap to clean up threads on the sway bar bolt, lot of exposed thread, so it would not spin.

f150dave2002 · Oct 18, 2020

I’m curious how you like the Detroit axle struts? I’ve got 152k on the wife’s Expy and am considering doing that or the rancho quick lift sets. Did it level it out any?

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Motorcity muscle · Oct 22, 2020

The struts lifted the front of truck about 1 1/2", would think it will drop a bit after some miles. Just got a four wheel alignment yesterday, drives straight and do not notice the small bumps at all. When I was towing the car trailer, front end was light and would move sideways on bumps, have not had trailer on truck yet.

07navi · Oct 22, 2020

CHRIS HODGE said:
The struts lifted the front of truck about 1 1/2", would think it will drop a bit after some miles. Just got a four wheel alignment yesterday, drives straight and do not notice the small bumps at all. When I was towing the car trailer, front end was light and would move sideways on bumps, have not had trailer on truck yet.

Why didn't you just put the shocks in? It's not going to drop in a couple hundred miles.....trust me. Tapped threads on some bolts? hhmmm

Tedstech · Oct 25, 2020

It can and will drop in a few months. I installed new springs on all four corners of my 06 navigator instead of replacing air system. My vehicle definitely dropped that much which was a good thing.

07navi · Oct 25, 2020

Springs don't drop, I don't know what you did there or if those shocks were propping it up somehow. Don't count on it dropping Chris.

Tedstech · Oct 25, 2020

To the original poster, give it 90 days. You will see a difference. As a blanket statement, the last reply is wrong. Old and new springs do settle after time. When I replaced the springs I used the same shocks so your shock theory is wrong. I have changed springs on 6 cars using (Eibach, H/M, Arnott, and Motorcraft) using the same shocks and everyone settled within the first 90 days

07navi · Oct 25, 2020

Tedstech said:
To the original poster, give it 90 days. You will see a difference. As a blanket statement, the last reply is wrong. Old and new springs do settle after time. When I replaced the springs I used the same shocks so your shock theory is wrong. I have changed springs on 6 cars using (Eibach, H/M, Arnott, and Motorcraft) using the same shocks and everyone settled within the first 90 days

No, I was right. They might settle a bit after 20 years and O P; don't hold your breath.

Tedstech · Oct 25, 2020

My Lincoln Navigator settled at least an inch on new springs over the course of 90 days. I’m done

Motorcity muscle · Nov 5, 2020

Thanks for the replies, drove down to Florida, about 1350 miles and it has settled almost one inch. Ride and steering have improved, before a large bump would make it a little squirrely.

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