Sweet truck. What's still original or old? Springs? Shocks? Etc.

I believe the carriage is mostly original type and I started to just get shocks but decided I might could do better than that. The motion is very gentle but annoying. All coil over shocks require an investment.

Thanks 92 for the compliment. I bought it as a retirement and 60th bday gift to myself. I have always enjoyed older trucks (I rebuilt a 67 F350 a few years back. I can bolt everything together but tuning skills and knowledge of how different things can work are not my thing.

70th bday. Wish it was 60th.

The Jay Leno answer is full c5 vette suspension
Does it have swaybars or are they easily added? New shocks and thicker swaybars will probably make a world of difference

No sway bars. Considered both front and back bars.

Check the axle pivot bushings (end of I-beam away from wheel/tire). Replaced the bushings on my 77 and tightened things up nicely. Good shocks will help as well. Sway bars are getting harder to find for these, but I did install front and rear on the 77 several years back.

Sway bars and good shocks, and other than that, just enjoy the primitive nature and character of the truck. Lots has changed in truck technology and engineering since 1965. It's cool.

There isn't anything quite like rolling down the road in my '77 F250 with one hand out the window and one hand on the stick....soak it up, my friend.

Otherwise, you may be looking at more resto-mod type of changes. Sometimes the only way to make an old truck handle and perform like a modern one is to put modern parts on it.

Good advice from yall. I check bushings asap and I do enjoy the old feel to my truck but it needs tightening up some.

This was my 67. Had fun with it too.

if the cab's a rockin' don't come a knockin

Shocks are a good place to look. Check your bushings on the I beams and radius arms. Springs also can weaken over time. I'd make sure all that is in good shape before anything more drastic.

FirstOnRaceDayAg said:

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Check the axle pivot bushings (end of I-beam away from wheel/tire). Replaced the bushings on my 77 and tightened things up nicely. Good shocks will help as well. Sway bars are getting harder to find for these, but I did install front and rear on the 77 several years back.

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Ditto on this. I drove an '82 F250 all through college. Replace the bushings where the radius arms and the I-Beams connect to the frame. Also check all the tie rod ends. This should go a long way to tightening things up. If you DIY, expect to work pretty hard. A come along will help to pull the radius at back into place. Otherwise, take it to an alignment shop.

If that doesn't fix it, you are probably looking at replacing kingpins and/or the steering box.

I don't remember it being so hard to work on these trucks. Maybe it's my age.

It was 35+ years ago when I did it. Maybe I mis-remember it. I have had a few beers since then. Seems like it involved me rolling around a lot under the truck using a lot of jacks and pry bars hoping I didn't get popped in the face by some spring I forgot about. I also seem to remember having to press that I-beam bushing in with a big bolt and washers. I was a long time ago, but I don't remember it being a lot of fun.

I did mine 6 or so years ago. It's not fun, but it is the removal of the old bushings that will probably be more difficult. I would suggest an air hammer to drive out the old bushings. I did not have one the last time I did it, but if I ever do it again, I will have one. Installation is just driving in the new bushings. It was the much easier aspect, at least on my 77 F-250.

There are youtube videos on the process, and look for Autorestomod on there. They have a good video on replacement.