As most of you know I just bought a pristine 2001 F150 lightning with 13,000 miles. It’s been lowered and want to put it back to the standard height. I took the truck to the shop that does all my work and this is what he told me.
Someone put a drop knuckle/lowering spindles on the front to lower it. Tech thinks the shocks could be OEM but not sure. The front will need new OEM knuckles and also need a new sway bar link. He thinks the springs up front is still OEM but not sure.
the rear has one leaf missing and a lift block of 1” max if that. The tech said I will need new leaf springs, lift blocks, shackles and possible new rear shocks. He isn’t sure if the rear shocks were replaced. The tech needs to know what size lift block came with this truck.
the million dollar question that the tech has to research and I don’t have the answer too is are all these new/used just generic F 150 parts or are any just 01 lighting specific parts
that is where I need assitance
The shop that I bought the truck from said the truck had coil overs and it doesn’t. I asked the owner if everything in the truck works and he said yes.
in inspecting the truck later ( my bad, it’s all on me ) a fog light doesn’t work (bulb already replaced) and the fog light housing is bad (two OEM on order and in transit).
Also as stated the horn doesn’t work and the shop disgnoised it as a bad clock spring. The dealer who I bought The truck from is footing the bill on that and mailing it to me. once I have the part and installed and the horn is working, than I plan to address the misrepresentation and see what happens.
the good news the truck is still a pristine 13000 mile truck !
Someone put a drop knuckle/lowering spindles on the front to lower it. Tech thinks the shocks could be OEM but not sure. The front will need new OEM knuckles and also need a new sway bar link. He thinks the springs up front is still OEM but not sure.
the rear has one leaf missing and a lift block of 1” max if that. The tech said I will need new leaf springs, lift blocks, shackles and possible new rear shocks. He isn’t sure if the rear shocks were replaced. The tech needs to know what size lift block came with this truck.
the million dollar question that the tech has to research and I don’t have the answer too is are all these new/used just generic F 150 parts or are any just 01 lighting specific parts
that is where I need assitance
The shop that I bought the truck from said the truck had coil overs and it doesn’t. I asked the owner if everything in the truck works and he said yes.
in inspecting the truck later ( my bad, it’s all on me ) a fog light doesn’t work (bulb already replaced) and the fog light housing is bad (two OEM on order and in transit).
Also as stated the horn doesn’t work and the shop disgnoised it as a bad clock spring. The dealer who I bought The truck from is footing the bill on that and mailing it to me. once I have the part and installed and the horn is working, than I plan to address the misrepresentation and see what happens.
the good news the truck is still a pristine 13000 mile truck !
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