i found a junk yard that has both a 2wd 250 and 350...and people told me if i want to level my f150 i could put springs from a bigger truck which will do the job.....and there only $20 for both

 

You should stop listening to those people because they are not telling you the whole story. If you lift the truck, you need to adjust the camber to compensate. If you're going up less than 2", you can get aftermarket camber bushings for the front axle that will allow you to align the truck. Any more than 2" and you need to use drop brackets.

 

Ok, so I JUST did this. After doing a LOT of research on here, and elsewhere. I haven't seen anyone say that you don't need an alignment afterwards. The bushings are at most good alignment shops, and there is no way you would need drop brackets for just the springs. If you also put in a puck, then you would.
And as far as the ride, i'm extremely impressed. I did the aftermarket Moog cc844 (coils for f250s and f350s) and it turned out great.

 

thank you this was a big help......i can do the job i no that but where do the bushing go could you take a picture for me ....or would a alignment shop put them on?

 

did it also level out the truck?

 

The other thing to keep in mind is that you don't really know what springs you have. Some f250 springs are the same was half-ton springs. And you could accidentally get severe duty springs that are a tad too big. So I'm not sure if I would go with junk yard springs. I think that new moog cc844 springs would be better because they are modern springs that have been designed for performance replacement and probably would ride better than the original springs when they were brand new. Plus junkyard springs could be worn out, you never know.
And yeah, this is an alignment shop job. They have to measure the camber to see what bushing to put in.

 

It probably would've leveled it except I already had 7 leafs on the back end. So now it sits maybe an inch lower in the front? Maybe a tad more?

 

Yeah I would skip the junkyard springs too. This is one of those things that you should buy new.

 

Yeah, I agree. And think about it, new trucks ride better thanks to better technology and engineering. Why wouldn't new springs?

 

The 1st question is.... is your f150 2wd or 4wd. If it is 2wd it has 2.5" springs. If it is 4wd it has 3" springs just like the F250/350.


Next question is why do you want 250/350 springs?

Weight capacity? The springs will do you no good, your 8.8 axle is the weak link, not the springs.

Ride height? You will kill your ride with f250/350 springs, just get a taller block

 

my truck is 2wd..the reason I want them is to level my truck without using blocks...i could careless if my truck rides like a tank

 

Well you are screwed, because you have 2.5" springs. You either have to buy a new set of springs or take yours to a spring shop and have them beef yours up.

here is a link to a set of new ones http://stengelbros.3dcartstores.com/43-883_p_3834.html

 

Why not use blocks? The 350's have taller blocks from the factory. Stiffer springs will make it ride stiffer wich you say you dont care about, but it wont handle aas well either. Go zipping around a sharp corner in a 1 ton truck and hit a washboard and the rear end will want to come around on you a lot more than a lighter sprung truck.

 

Um...hold on a sec here fellers. Just for clarification, are we talking front coil springs or rear leaf springs. I was under the impression that we were talking coils on the front. And although I may be mistaken, coils don't have blocks.

 

Lol when they said blocks I thought they might have been talking about spacers