1977 Ford F150 Springs and shackels Install

putting some new springs in the front of this old girl and 2" lowering shackles in the rear.

[@wallsjd34]

Haha, speaking to the right crowd with the Alice's Restaurant reference.

[@ChristmanGarage]

😂👍

[@gprz843]

Great job my friend, hard working guy, very professional.

[@ChristmanGarage]

Thanks for the comment👍

[@VictorLopez-kh5yl]

Great job my friend

[@danbeckley3140]

Awesome video and what a beautiful truck

[@ChristmanGarage]

Thanks for the comment!

[@markwoten6679]

Great Video. Wished you had a picture of the truck stance after the repairs to the front and rear suspension. 😊

[@tri5garage544]

The sleeves in the bushings have Teeth to lock into the hangers so you do tighten them down, the entire point of bushings in springs is to twist with the suspension. Get everything together and once the weight is on it tighten everything down, I have never heard anyone say otherwise including any service or repair manuals I used to read as a kid.

[@ChristmanGarage]

You are correct however I am a long time “racer” and from experience you want your suspension to move as freely as possible with no binding that is why I always leave my bushings just barely touching . I do the same on my lower A frames on our racecar but I usually do as you mentioned on street applications.👍 thanks for the comment

[@lelandmorris5300]

Really great video! Thanks for the info😊

[@TheRossillini]

You couldn’t install lift shackles on the rear and save your self a lot of work?

[@wvimages999]

What was the gains on the front with the springs? Also springs did you use?

[@ChristmanGarage]

We used springs from O’Reillys and it wasn’t much gain maybe about 3/4”

[@markwoten6679]

Why didn’t you lubricate the hardware before you reinstalled them?

[@ChristmanGarage]

A always greese fittings but I never lubricate parts exposed to dirt because the dirt will stick and wear the part out 👍 thanks for the comment

[@stevepearson6316]

Where did you get the tie rod ends ball joints and outher steering linkages, I have a 1977 f150 ranger 4×4 short box and I can't find steering components, ford doest make them anymore...I did find a tie rod end for 300$ ...any solution on this issue please let me know ...the steering is all over the road when I drive it

[@ChristmanGarage]

Parts are getting harder to find for older vehicles I have the most luck on rock auto👍

[@stevepearson6316]

@@ChristmanGarage thanks for the info

[@nilsrickard324]

Hey, loved the video, was wondering where you found the new front coil springs, and how you determined the right size?

[@ChristmanGarage]

We bought these from O’Reillys and if I remember correctly they only had a listing for two different ones and we went with the heaviest ones because of the big block

[@crescencianoalvarado4956]

Thanks for the vídeo any idea where do I get cool springs for 1978 ford ranger two wheel drive is lower on the front and wanting to raise to level, thanks

[@ChristmanGarage]

We ordered these from O’Reillys they are stock height you can either get some from a place like rough country or bell tech or just put a spacer under the spring then you will need to find an alignment shop that can align these old beam units👍

[@markwoten6679]

Will that new 2” shackle on the rear hit the bed when you drive down the road?

[@ChristmanGarage]

It’s very close but does not hit👍

[@Robert8455]

Much better now. Enjoyed your filming and commentary. Pure country boy and when combined with a Dentside Ford, whew doggy!

[@ChristmanGarage]

Awesome! Thanks for the comment👍

[@SamuelRSands]

You been watching oboy vice grip garage

[@ChristmanGarage]

Yep I like watching Derek and also roadkill 👍

[@johncase5298]

Great video. I have the same pickup and I’m wanting to lower the front and rear just a little. Do you know the part number for the front springs?

[@ChristmanGarage]

The Coil springs we installed in this video are stock replacement from O'reilly's. If you noticed the rear was still a good bit higher than the front so in the past months we pulled 2 leafs out of the rear springs and it leveled it out making it look really nice! If you lower the front of these trucks much below factory it is a bugger bear to get them aligned because of the twin Ibeam king pin configuration. Glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for the comment.👍

[@maddymelton14]

What size are the rims and tires ? they look good

[@ChristmanGarage]

Sorry did this job for a friend I don’t have the sizes. Thanks for the comment👍

[@WilliamMunny-d8s]

I THINK THERES A RULE; if you make more than 1 reference to someone elses stuff, you need to plug or wear their merch ;-)

[@ChristmanGarage]

I think your right👍😂

[@2k20_acosta8]

Where did u get your front springs from?

[@ChristmanGarage]

O-O-O-O-Reillys👍 thanks for the comment

[@2k20_acosta8]

@@ChristmanGarage APRECIATE it man💪🏽

[@False_Death]

Absolutely beautiful truck man! I have the exact truck, same wheels paint everything. Minus the big block and those cams haha. Do you know what cams are in that beast? It sounds damn perfect!

[@ChristmanGarage]

It is a beautiful truck unfortunately it’s not mine it’s a friend of mines not sure what the cam is but it is just about perfect! Thanks for the comment👍

[@markwoten6679]

Safety First: Not good to only have a floor jack under the truck primarily without jack stands.

[@ChristmanGarage]

My practice is to always use jack stands for sure! Thanks for the comment

[@williamstafford9760]

Care for some gopher?

[@williamstafford9760]

Some people call it a shock, I call it a dampener emmmmhmmmm.

[@WayneMarion]

*shock absorber

[@matthewmoilanen787]

I was going to watch this vid but saw the stupid comment about Cal before it and thought naw. Drag racing was invented in Cal smart guy. As was motocross racing, skateboarding, street rods, and almost anything else you think is cool. Have you ever watched CRA sprint cars? Oh and just to show I'm not including you from the south, thank you for the state bird of most southern states - the trailer house.

[@ChristmanGarage]

I’m sorry you don’t have a sense of humor. But thanks for the comment😁

[@mikearnold3432]

Appreciate the video, great insight and very easy to listen too man! Great job! Thanks. Now I have to go start in on my suspension job I’ve been putting off.. lol, but I feel much better about it now! Thanks.

[@HALNSS]

I really enjoyed this video. The commentary had me cracking up. I also learned some things for when I make some changes to my 77 F250.

[@summerfox9292]

Hello Chistman garage, great job. Do you happen to have the part # for the rear shackles or the the vendor's name?. I would like to level my '77 f100. Thanks

[@ChristmanGarage]

Unfortunately My friend already had these for me to install but I searched eBay and found these that looked almost identical maybe this helps I copied the link in this response www.ebay.com/itm/262355024587?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=LRLDrwxoSDS&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=QDHNRCcuR0m&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

[@darylfarmer6180]

Raising or Lowering the Rear End above or below the Leaf Springs don't affect the Length of the Drive Shaft ???

[@ChristmanGarage]

The little bit we moved it didn’t affect it hardly at all👍

[@thesnomanguy]

Excellent video thanks for sharing, did you get a chance to measure if there was any height gained from swapping out the front springs?

[@ChristmanGarage]

About 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch not much at all

[@Elbiggggie]

What difference did the front shocks make on height I didn't see the height on just shocks

[@ChristmanGarage]

I didn’t put new shocks on just springs and your right shocks don’t raise or lower vehicles they just slow down suspension movement👍

[@kevinrichards3288]

Those 6th gen Ford F-series pickups are super rare nowadays.

[@ChristmanGarage]

Yep my dad had one when I was growing up you can close the door on these trucks with your eyes closed and know what type of truck it is they bring back so many memories👍 thanks for the comment!

[@kevinrichards3288]

@@ChristmanGarage one of the cool things about them back in the days when they were new was they didn't have any recalls on them unlike on a lot of the vehicles today. Those 6th gen Ford F-series pickups were the first to come in super cabs which were introduced back in 1974. Rewind back to the 4th or 5th gen F-series pickups, one of those two generations was the first to come in crew cabs which were the very first pickups with bigger cabs. It was either 1965 or 1967 was when the very first bigger cabs "crew cabs" Ford produced. The 6th gen F-series like yours were produced from 1973 through 1979 & the 2nd gen Broncos were produced from 1978 through 1979.