Hello fellow Bullitts,
This morning went to the local Ford dealer here in Athens; this was my first chance to really examine the undercarriage (don't think she was ever PDI'd). More than a few people have mentioned that their Bullits "LEANED" more to one side than another. Mine does do.....WELL...
I started to examine the suspension system when CLEARLY saw that the RIGHT REAR COIL SPRING was badly cocked off normal angle at it's bottom centering mount. Normally their should be a "right" and a "left" coil spring (mine were both "lefts"). I grabed the mechanic, showed him, and he said it would take about an hour to fix (the shocks are removed and the the coil spring is straightened out). Is Ford cutting corners AGAIN ?!. Will find out next week if its normal to have two left coil springs and if so then just recenter the stupid thing. For all of you that have this concern...crawl under the rear of your Bullitt's and EXAMINE the left rear coil and then EXAMINE the right rear coil...the bottom of each coil spring should be centered on the bottom spring mount. This might be the reason for this "leaning condition".
This morning went to the local Ford dealer here in Athens; this was my first chance to really examine the undercarriage (don't think she was ever PDI'd). More than a few people have mentioned that their Bullits "LEANED" more to one side than another. Mine does do.....WELL...
I started to examine the suspension system when CLEARLY saw that the RIGHT REAR COIL SPRING was badly cocked off normal angle at it's bottom centering mount. Normally their should be a "right" and a "left" coil spring (mine were both "lefts"). I grabed the mechanic, showed him, and he said it would take about an hour to fix (the shocks are removed and the the coil spring is straightened out). Is Ford cutting corners AGAIN ?!. Will find out next week if its normal to have two left coil springs and if so then just recenter the stupid thing. For all of you that have this concern...crawl under the rear of your Bullitt's and EXAMINE the left rear coil and then EXAMINE the right rear coil...the bottom of each coil spring should be centered on the bottom spring mount. This might be the reason for this "leaning condition".