Help With Shocks

[aristico]

I need to change the shocks on my 68 f100 and was wondering what you guys would suggest I should go with? Also should I look into changing the Coil Spring? The truck seems to have a slight lean towards the drivers side.

Thanks for your help.
Tico

[BobbyFord]

I like KYB shocks.
Lean could be caused by leaf or front coil. It's best to measure all four corners if you have a lean concern.

[69rangerf100]

i just installed some Gabriel load carriers shocks both front and back and they really mad a difference than the old worn out shocks. i will grab a few pics and post them for you. for the coil springs wouldnt be a bad idea i also replaced them with som moog coils

[69rangerf100]

here is the front

here is the rear

[1971ford]

Those coils look oddly familiar

[69rangerf100]

Those coils look oddly familiar

yep they should you supplied them to me thanks

[BobbyFord]

Wow, those are some serious u-bolts!!

[69rangerf100]

yeah i havent put the helper springs back on yet so that is why their is so much room on them

[1971ford]

Those coils look oddly familiar

yep they should you supplied them to me thanks

It is awesome to see them being used and not sitting in my garage!!!

[getjad]

could another shock be installed on that front shock mount.......if you created a lower bracket???????I asked this question on the .net site for dentsides but no response.................I have a set of these same combination shock/coil towers from my 2wd and wanted to replace the separate coil and shock towers on my 4wd ................I know it would be BEST to stagger the shocks but I want to make use of what i already have. somebody please respond

[69rangerf100]

could another shock be installed on that front shock mount.......if you created a lower bracket???????I asked this question on the .net site for dentsides but no response.................I have a set of these same combination shock/coil towers from my 2wd and wanted to replace the separate coil and shock towers on my 4wd ................I know it would be BEST to stagger the shocks but I want to make use of what i already have. somebody please respond

yes it is possible i am still kicking me for not buying the i beams that were on the truck that i pulled my new cab off of. ford made factory i beams that had the extra front lower mounts on the for the HD frontends

[getjad]

well if you could find the identicle lower bracket as you have already it seems you could just reverse them and blot it up as a sandwich on the I beam. wont work for me because the truck mine is going on is 4wd and not I beam set up. yours looks easy.

[69rangerf100]

the only thing that i can think of is make a template of your lower shock mounts and get them cut out of som high strength steel plates and weld them on