I noticed yesterday that i had a broken rear spring on the drivers side after hooking up my GN horse trailer. It is the spring right above the bottom thick spring. Does anyone know of a good spring shop around Ann Arbor, MI ?? Should I replace both rear sring packs or can i just replace the broken leaf? I would also like to add-a-leaf or add something to reduce axle wrap and increase payload. Thanks

 

The Skyjacker site says these will fit...
1999 Ford F-250 - Skyjacker Leaf Spring
I'd me more inclined to replace the pair than to try to fix one.

 

i broke both on my 00 f-250. went to junk yard and got some with only 55,000 miles on the truck and ended up breaking those too. so i wouldn't recommend going to junk yard def go to a spring shop like u said.

 

I'd recommend replacing as a pair. They fatigue and settle over time.

 

I had a rear leaf break on my pickup about a year ago. I bought a new spring pack from the dealer for about $190 and changed it out. I only did one side and I have done quite a bit of hauling hay and horse trailers and my travel trailer with no issues of leaning one way or another. I keep an eye on the old one and will change it out if it ever breaks.

 

Many break. Just go to the dealer and get two new one's and order a set of timbrens for heavy weight. Mine were broke when I bought it 2 leafs fell off the back.


Dick

 

I would go to Reds Springs on Telegraph just South of Ford Road, East side about a mile down. Have a pair made, other than Reds I have no one to suggest. It is about 45 min from Ann Arbor depending on where you live.

 

I would reccomend going to a spring repair shop. All big towns have them. Let them tell you.

I broke a spring on an older truck once. They inspect them, and then advise.

You can figure about $185.00 a leaf for repair. Thats on and off. Unless your main leaf is broke, they ussually just replace the broken one.

In the event you need the truck before you get to the shop, I would wrap a hose clamp around it, to simply hold the broken sections in place. If the broken leaf comes out, your other leafs become loose. The clamp does nothing except hold the leaf in line. If it wiggles out sideways it could tear out the sidewall of your tire.

 

I don't think I paid $200 for each spring on my 99. I like original eq no headaches.

 

Is this common on trucks with light usage?

 

my truck was hauling from the day i picked it up so i couldnt tell ya about light usage! lol

 

I overloaded my truck. Way overloaded it. Light duty half ton f150 with a six banger. I had wood in the bed and I came across a antique safe, It was about the size of a fridge.

I was told by the guy at the shop where it was. HE wanted it out of there. They loaded it with an over head crane. I had never seen springs that callaped and frowning like that.. When I got home. I broke my cherry picker getting it out. 3 ton unit. I broke 1 leaf on 1 side 2 on the other.

I was surrprised I didnt crack the frame, but it held.

 

Many f250-350's have had broken springs since i've been on here..just the nature of the beast...Just replace them.



Dick

 

Yep, Reds Springs (Dearborn Heights) is about the only spring shop that I can think of in the Ann Arbor/Detroit area that I would trust. About the only other place I can think of that I would trust to do suspension work (although not a spring shop) is American Truck & Fleet Repair in Westland (Ford Rd a little east of 275)...

Dealer wise there is always Palmer Ford in Chelsea and Varsity Ford in A2...

 

It is actually quite common on the earlier SD's. I had busted leafs on my '00 DRW and in speaking with a few people on it was told it was very common on trucks that run unloaded on washboard type roads on a frequent basis. The stiff springs and the bouncing did not get along very well. Somewhere around late '02 or early '03 (if I remember right) there were some spring manufacturing revisions and it is not very common anymore.