My front leaf springs are in need of replacement. I was looking at ordering a set from SDTruckSprings.com. Appears to be a really good price. Has any one used this company before? What kind of quality is Dayton Springs?

 

Self serving bump. Also another question. Anyone know the shape and size U-bolts I need for the front springs?

 

I have looked at that site also. What I have been able to determine (not sure about the accuracy of this information) is that spring 43-818 is the equivalent to a factory X-code spring and the 43-818HD is the same spring with an additional leaf added underneath. I talked with one guy who said he installed the 43-818HD springs and got 6 +/- inches of lift, and that was with the 7.3 engine. I'm skeptical of that statement, but I'll be getting the 43-818 springs when I have the funds. Also check General Spring offers leaf springs, coil springs, lift kits, leveling kits. They will work with you on price since you're a member of FTE.

 

Yep as far as I can tell SIR 43-818 is the same as Ford's X-code spring. I'll check out General Spring as well. Thanks for the tip.

Anyone know what the size and shape of U-bolts I need?

 

I wanna help, but I can't recall when the switch from square to round topped u-botls happened... I know my early '99 had the odd ball square, but then they changed. Sometime.

 

Mine is an 02 and has the semi-round U-bolts. Looking at the spring part numbers, it looks like the early 99's use a different spring. Maybe that's when the U-bolts changed. If you buy the U-bolts from the same company you get the springs from, they should be able to answer your questions.

 

I always deal with Valley Spring.of course they are local to me. Give them a call. here's a link.
http://valleyspringservice.com/

 

Thanks for the feedback guys.

 

You are correct, that is the aftermarket equivalent for the Ford x-code spring. If you note, they are made by Triangle Spring. Triangle is the main supplier to Deaver, National etc. They are a vary high quality spring. One of my good friends runs a over the road tractor shop, and will only put Triangle products on the trucks that come through his doors, has never had a failure, and they don't seem to sag either.

As an aside, I have a set that Deaver did for me, where they added 2 very short leaves to add some extra lift (they are so short that they will not add any rate unless you inverted the spring in a jump). They have maybe 10k miles on them, and they raised the front of my f250 v10 ccsb slightly higher than the stock rear. I pulled them for a set of Deaver 4.5" lift leaves that I got a smoking deal on. PM me off list if you are interested, and I will make you a smoking deal too, I just want them out of my garage. Depending on where you are, shipping may be tough though. I am in SoCal.

 

OK, dumb question here, but how does one identify what leaf springs he has? I have an 2004 that only "sags" 1.5 in in the front end and i am not sure if i have a snow plow prep or other service package on my truck. How do you find out????

 

Door jam sticker. Under part that says "SPR" first letter is front code second is rear.