How to Replace Rusted Coil Spring Towers/Perches | 1995 Ford F150

If you have an OBS truck and you haven't replaced these, then you need this video. Here's how to replace your coil spring towers.
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[@zflyz7136]

Should see what happened to my baby, lol damn spring tower cracked right down the middle. Thanks for the video, will be a fun project

[@TheMinuteMasters]

Damn! That’s crazy! Not surprised though. They get bad. You’re welcome!🤙

[@3rdcoastobs467]

Every time I see these type of spring tower replacement jobs due to this huge amount of rust I can’t believe nothing ever broke apart before hand. It’s crazy! Glad I don’t usually have to deal with this type of rusted out parts here in Texas. Good job guys, enjoyed the video.

[@TheMinuteMasters]

3rd Coast OBS I know right! I always wonder how a doting did not blow its way through the tower. Thanks man!🤙 Thanks for watching!

[@MrVidposter101]

When the shock blows through the top of it, that's when you know it needs replacement!

[@konjiki240sx]

I highly recommend using an annular cutter to cut the solid rivet heads off. It takes like 2 minutes with cutting oil. Then use an air hammer to knock the rest out. Takes 4-5 minutes per rivet.

[@TheMinuteMasters]

Doesn’t an annular cutter need to be mounted in a drill press to function effectively?

[@johnmiller2381]

I used a ball burr on an angle grinder. Grind a big crater in the center of the rivet and use the air chisel to knock the head off.

[@johnmiller2381]

Use a ball burr on an angle grinder slightly smaller than the rivet shank. Grind a crater in the center of the rivet head. Sheer off the head with an air chisel. Sand down flush with a 4” flap disk or grinding wheel. Knock out rivet. Way easier and quicker.

[@williamtell2496]

THANKS! Getting ready to replace mine on a 1994 F-150. Driver side has swiss cheese syndrome and coil spring is broke at top. First time for me and this helps tremendously!! Ordered towers and coil springs to replace the works! Thanks again!!

[@TheMinuteMasters]

You’re most welcome William! I’m glad I could help you out! That sounds like rotted spring towers for sure. My truck’s spring towers were horrible. I appreciate it man!🤙 Thanks for watching!

[@borderlineiq]

That was fun. It's nice to see your brother and the teamwork. Thanks both for sharing your know-how. Be safe.

[@TheMinuteMasters]

Camas Thanks Camas! 🤙 We had a good time with project and video shoot. Hopefully will do more videos like this!

[@jonzidek1218]

That’s what took my 94 off the road. Passenger side busted after going over train tracks. Just haven’t had time to get to it. Great video

[@TheMinuteMasters]

Jon Zidek No way! So the tower broke and the spring popped out?

[@jonzidek1218]

The Minute Masters pretty much. There’s an inch of so still holding on but it dropped the body down about an inch away from the tire. I have 33x12.5s on it and it rubbed almost all the way home. Was only 5 minutes from my house and I live in the country so I ran it lol 😂

[@TheMinuteMasters]

Jon Zidek Damn man! Lol That’s crazy! Yeah I would have ran it home too! 🤙

[@donneuharth9495]

Very instructive as usual. One may find it easier to undo the brake lines from the coil tower before it is loose from the frame. Two of these I have done included upgrading to the quad shock type towers. Having done this to several trucks I would also suggest inserting the bolts from inside the frame and installing the nuts on the outside. There is clearance if the correct length of bolt is used and allows one to easily see if one or more of the nuts works loose over time.

[@TheMinuteMasters]

Thanks Don! Very good tips as usual!🤙 A visual inspection for loose bolts is a good idea.

[@jprachar2284]

Currently in the process of this project, got the driver side bucket off to discover a rotted frame behind it🙃 Off to go begin an unexpected frame repair ig

[@TheMinuteMasters]

Damn! That sucks man. The good news is, it’s repairable.

[@keithmcelfresh3460]

Thanks very much. I have a '94 F150 with a 5.0, 347k miles. I'm replacing the upper rear shock brackets this weekend and while I've replaced the front shocks, I do have the same problem as this video describes. Thanks again for the video and the instruction.

[@TheMinuteMasters]

You’re welcome man!🤙

[@joshuaparnell8891]

I've done 2 of these. Stevie said it right... once the rivets are out its a cake job. 1 trick i have found out, the new pockets are thicker steel than the old ones which sometimes makes the brake line clips not fit. A good remedy for this is to put a small hose clamp on the backside fitting. It will maintain tension and not allow your line to come thru the hole. Otherwise you have to fab new clips.

[@TheMinuteMasters]

Thanks Joshua! That’s a good tip! I think mine fit and I can’t remember how my brother’s worked out.

[@colerippeon3903]

Great video! Theres a quick and easy way to get those rivets out too. If you cut a plus sign deep enough into the rivet head it will section the head into four pieces almost like cutting a pizza. From there just hit it with the peen side of a ball peen hammer and itll plop right out. It saves alot of the cutting blade and alot more time. Keep at it. Would like to see you two work together and fix up his truck now. Itd make a great series!

[@thestateofreal2533]

“Fat Judy” would love that too as she could use lots of love everywhere 😂

[@colerippeon3903]

@@thestateofreal2533 lmfao. You should make a series called, "fat judy's transformation".

[@thestateofreal2533]

Cole Rippeon HAHA that would be great!

[@cashncoffee]

Great job!!! I have a 96 ford F150 in the same condition. Watching your video has prepared me for its replacement!!! Kip Grayson KY.

[@TheMinuteMasters]

Thanks Kip!🤙 Glad I can help you out. Preparedness and proper tools makes the job easy.

[@daneelbel4048]

Thank you for the video, I was not looking forward to going into this project on my 91 E350 blind. It's not exactly the same but close enough that you basically walked me through the whole process. This has been making it much smoother and gave me some confidence that I could get it done. Thanks again guys.

[@TheMinuteMasters]

No problem man! 🤙 I’m glad I could help you out! Good luck with your spring tower replacement and thanks for watching!

[@Alpha67Wolf]

Here's another mini project that you might want to make a video for. I bought my towers off the net, they didn't come with bumpers like the genuine FORD towers do but genuine Ford are double the money. I am going to try to save the old bumpers. The old ones are rusted on solid. Either I am going to cut them off the old towers and give them a soak in PB Blaster to brake the bolt or.. grind the bolt heads off and tap a new whole. Wish me luck :)

[@TheMinuteMasters]

charles foster Nice! That’s the way to go when you want to save a few bucks!🤙 We got lucky and were able to unscrew the OE bumpers off the old towers. On my truck, I bought new Prothane bumpers. Good luck man!

[@patrickphippspa584]

What?! Two of you Hollywood handsomes hitting KZbin! Hold on a "minute" there buddy. What is that jackstand/jack combo thing? Love your choice of front shocks but odd seeing you holding a "blue" tool instead of a red one. That bumper mount for the camera is CLASSIC! Tom, you're in extremely good hands having the minute MASTER show you the ropes. I'm heading over to check out your channel and subscribe. Now, that '64 landau with the 390. NICE!! Love those with their sequential back lights and wraparound back seat, thermometer speedometer, tilt away wheel etc. Had a couple of those and oddly enough, I looked at a '66 landau yesterday with 64K miles locally. Gorgeous car, but I just can't get into the '66 compared to the '65, '64 all the flare birds, square birds and of course the 55-57 baby birds. Sure do appreciate your time and efforts guys. Thank you!

[@thestateofreal2533]

Patrick PhippsPA thanks Patrick! The blue tools were mine as I am the budget builder of a couple vehicles. They are the harbor freight Hercules edition. They are great tools as for the past 7 years I have been using metabo brand and they keep up! I can’t wait to get the t bird up and running with some new performance parts but taking my time as you can drop a $10k in a motor easily. Thanks for watching!

[@TheMinuteMasters]

Patrick PhippsPA Hahaha! Thanks Patrick! Good to hear from you! You don’t miss a think. You know if it’s not Milwaukee it isn’t me. Lol So that is a bottle jack+jack stand I bought from amazon. The bottle jack raise the jack stand half and you can then lock the jack in place. It’s like a two in one. That was my GoPro trying to capture some footage in that tight wheel well. But we had fun! Yes, definitely check out Tom’s channel. He’s just cracking open that t-bird. So you won’t miss a thing. Thanks again Patrick! You have a good one and stay healthy brother.

[@BenBrosowski]

I actually had mine rust enough to basically tear itself apart. Cab was resting right on the frame thankfully I was only a few blocks from home. Thanks for the video made it just that much easier.

[@TheMinuteMasters]

Damn! That’s crazy! It’s good you were close to home. You’re welcome!

[@Skitter302]

Glad this video is up! Swapping my '93 Bronco from a single shock to a dual shock setup. Glad to see some indepth angles ahead of time.

[@TheMinuteMasters]

Skitter302 Nice! Have you ever thought have keeping it single shock and using a King or Fox shock?

[@Skitter302]

@@TheMinuteMasters I have driven multiple single shock and dual shock Broncos and have found the Dual shock set up keeps the front under control better. Might be due to the extra contact points more then the quality of shock.

[@TheMinuteMasters]

Skitter302 Gotcha. That makes sense. Do you still install a good brand of shock when you have duals?

[@Skitter302]

The Minute Masters I installed a set of rancho rs9000xl shocks on my daily driver. The adjustability is great.

[@TheMinuteMasters]

Skitter302 Nice! How do you like those? Can you compare them to Bilsteins? How’s the ride?

[@Alpha67Wolf]

What? … you didn't drill a whole through the wheel well...nether did I... ha ha ha . I've been working on my 1994 F150 XLT 2wd all this winter. I didn't have a clue on how to do it. Your videos have been very valuable. I've replaced the shock towers, springs, radius arm brackets, radius arm bushings, axle pivot bushings, front brake lines (stainless steel) upper and lower ball joints-left and right, removed all major components, grinded all the rust off them, painted them with Eastwood Encapsulator PLUS, waiting for warmer weather to paint the frame. I even bought the same exact shock absorber you recommended - front and rear. Your brothers and my truck are the same color... Electric Red. We have another thing in common, we both drink beer after we get done with a project phase. Thanks for all the advise bro.

[@TheMinuteMasters]

charles foster Nope! Lol I even asked brother if he wanted too because he couldn’t find his open end wrenches. Lol So he just cut the old shock out. Lol. Damn man! You’ve been busy! That’s a good amount of rust work accomplished. Eastwood makes great products. I’d like to clean and paint my frame eventually. Nice! Ford had nice colors for these trucks. Hell yeah man! A beer is a nice smooth reward during a project. I’m glad you enjoyed the videos man! Thanks for watching!🤙

[@oknave327]

Thanks for the excellent video. This job is on my list for my 93 F-150 2WD. Appreciate any details on where you purchased the buckets and the recommended sizes of the nuts and bolts used to replace the rivets. I look forward to your next video. Thanks again and enjoy the beer!

[@TheMinuteMasters]

oknave327 No problem man! I ordered my spring towers from atssprings.com and they come with bolts. 🤙 Here’s the link: www.autoandtrucksprings.com/ford-f100-ford-f150-coil-spring/shock-tower/

[@oknave327]

@@TheMinuteMasters Thanks. I appreciate it. Keep up the good work.

[@Backyardwrenching1243]

Time to tackle mine, they are turning into Swiss cheese! Hope the brake line isn't too bad mine looks like it is rusted solid together with the shock tower.

[@TheMinuteMasters]

Nice! It’s more intimidating than it looks. I would try to chip away the metal around the brake line. It might just be covered with rust but not seized together.

[@Backyardwrenching1243]

@@TheMinuteMasters hopefully. I might just do that and try to do it without disconnecting the line if it's too bad

[@TheMinuteMasters]

@@Backyardwrenching1243 If I remember correctly, I don’t think you need to disconnect the brake line.

[@mauricemoore4887]

Thanks for this video very helpful God Bless

[@TheMinuteMasters]

You are most welcome Maurice! Thanks for watching!🤙

[@billymoore2681]

Thanks for video need to see but ive been riding on one way worse but getting new one tomorrow

[@TheMinuteMasters]

No problem man!🤙 definitely check them out.

[@billymoore2681]

Got it tonight and it done in ....yea

[@TheMinuteMasters]

Billy Moore Hell yeah man!

[@aaronbrowning2018]

Im about to go do this job in the woods coil spring is pushing that mount into the steering bar it’s so gone 😂

[@TheMinuteMasters]

No way! Lol That’s crazy! Good luck man!🤙

[@braidynbuckner3279]

I did this to mine last night and my spring actually part of my tower and my pickup sank 6 in I’m 13 and did it myself

[@TheMinuteMasters]

Nice! Good for you man! Nothing wrong with starting mechanics early!🤙

[@gills3141]

God bless you guys! Thanks for the helpful tips! If I can trade you tips. Make sure to keep the faith and Glorify God. If you haven't read your Bible in awhile. Now is always the best time. Start with John if you havnt read in awhile. Great and fruitful read.

[@TheMinuteMasters]

You are most welcome man!🤙 You bet we will! I personally get three bible readings a week!👌

[@thestateofreal2533]

Whose that weird looking guy with keystone hat 😂

[@TheMinuteMasters]

THE STATE OF REAL Hahahahaha

[@borderlineiq]

You got some serious guns there, Mister. Lotta work.

[@tyelarson4778]

450hp from a 4 banger..... crazy.

[@geraldmathews1102]

I have a 2008 F250 and on the passenger side the Spring seems to have pushed its way up through the top of Spring mount on top and now my truck sits about 3 inches lower on the passenger side I’m hoping it won’t be an expensive fix probably gonna have to do both sides

[@TheMinuteMasters]

Damn! That’s bad! It happens though. The de-icer and brine they put on the roads the days eats steel like nothing else.

[@wemcal]

Great video.. I thought you would show the installation

[@TheMinuteMasters]

Thanks man!🤙 I don't usually show the installation of parts but I'm going to try to show more installations in the future.

[@wemcal]

@@TheMinuteMasters yeah... I looking for ways to get mine installed... thanks it was still great information

[@TheMinuteMasters]

@@wemcal Thanks man! What help do you need in particular? I’ve done this repair twice.

[@wemcal]

@@TheMinuteMasters I “was” going to replace my single shocks with a bucket assembly to have the shock and springs... looks like I’m going with coil overs

[@TheMinuteMasters]

@@wemcal I would definitely go the coil over route if you can. Solo Motorsports and Desolate Motorsports make a ton of kits for 4x4 OBS trucks and Broncos.

[@burtoncrowell4371]

Interesting and informative video too bad you don't have a air hammer air chisel I would make things easier and too bad you don't have some rust paint either por-15 or i e s 1500 to clean and paint that frame rail before you install the spring bracket and you probably should have purchased towing package Springs or some Springs that were new and probably leveling spring to reinstall while you got all that apart that would have been ideal and also you want to look at the camber bushing you may need an adjustable one or replace and how about the bushing at the back of the radius arm was that looked at or on the other end of the suspension arm that both to the middle crossmember that probably should be addressed as well and everything should be coded and cleaned and painted with Rusty before reassembly

[@TheMinuteMasters]

Thanks man!🤙 I agree with you 100%. It would have been nice to do all that work but we had limited time and this truck is my brothers DD. When I did my spring towers I did at least paint the frame behind the spring tower. But all those other repairs you mentioned, I did do at a later date because I was also short on time since I DD my f150 too.

[@SteveStoltz]

Is that your stunt double? lol

[@gordo3105]

Quick question Bro need your help where can I buy body frame or restore for a 1995 F150 2door short bed

[@TheMinuteMasters]

If you are looking for body panels and minor suspension mounts like these coil buckets, raybucks.com is my go too. Eastwood is a great website for all things restoration.

[@ethanmorgan6086]

What size wrench is the brake line?

[@TheMinuteMasters]

That’s a good question. An actually brake bleeder wrench has a 10mm end and 12 mm end.

[@benjaminlockhart2792]

Howd you get that bump stop off

[@TheMinuteMasters]

The bump stop strews into the frame. You can cut them out if yours are rusted in. I recommend trying to unscrew them.

[@benjaminlockhart2792]

@@TheMinuteMasters Thanks man!

[@TARV3052]

Where did you order your coil spring towers and how much did they cost? Please let me know at your soonest, my coil spring on my 2001 Ford F350 is rusted out, and as a result, cracked in half. Unfortunately, the mechanic wants to order the part for $700 (with two weeks turn around time) stating Ford has discontinued the part.

[@TheMinuteMasters]

I bought mine from autoandtruckspring .com. I just looked there for coil towers for your f350 and I didn’t find any. Here’s what I did find doing an internet search: www.getoemparts.com/oem-parts/ford-housing-assembly-5c3z5a306ba $700 seems pretty steep. Check out that website and input your trim and engine.

[@TARV3052]

What's a "trim"?

[@TheMinuteMasters]

@@TARV3052 Sorry I meant to say “trim level”, XL, XLT, Lariat, etc.

[@TARV3052]

How much did you pay for each of your F150 coil spring tower? The parts you all have seem to be very sturdy and heavy duty. The cheapest part l have seen ranges from $45 and up. I wonder if there a great difference in the quality based on the varying prices.

[@TheMinuteMasters]

@@TARV3052 I think I paid almost $100 per spring tower and they came with all the hardware.

[@shortbusactual]

I remember in the comments on a previous video you said that moog springs are terrible. My springs are starting to sag and i’m looking at replacing them, what brand would you recommend? Thanks in advance!

[@TheMinuteMasters]

Yup, I don’t think Moog springs are thar great. The issue is, I haven’t found a brand I like yet. There is a company called Eaton detroit springs which I’m interested in trying. They are more expensive than Moog but they sound promising.

[@shortbusactual]

The Minute Masters Thanks for the response! Would love to see a video if you follow through with buying those springs.

[@TheMinuteMasters]

Sean Henricks You bet man! I’m tired of crappy coil springs.

[@gamecapturemoments1]

If you call yours "chips and salsa" I wanna know what mine is.... I can literally see the top of my coil from under the hood lol. It's one bad pot hole away from shooting the coil into the hood.

[@TheMinuteMasters]

Hahaha! Yeah I don’t know what you call that. Lol But you should definitely replace them.🤙

[@billyjones9045]

Isn't that all pretty normal with a Ford

[@TheMinuteMasters]

Yup! Pretty standard anymore. It’s a must if you are replacing hole suspension sections.

[@billyjones9045]

every ford Ihave ever seen is a total rust bucket aftet 5years

[@TheMinuteMasters]

I think every truck I’ve seen after 5 years is a rust bucket. Lol

[@IndiansAuto]

1 gay 1 straight. Ain’t go guessing

[@TheMinuteMasters]

Both straight lol and both married to women.🤙