'81 F100 4700# GVWR

the stock springs are sagging badly and hardly support any weight. I'm looking for new replacement leaves. I know i need 2.5" wide springs but what you guys recommend? I'd like the rear to be a bit higher 1"-1.5" higher then the front and i'd like to pick up some load capacity without going to helper springs.

NDP? LMC? Rockauto?

WHere do you guys get your springs from?

Junkyard!

I want to say you can pull the leaves from the years 1980-1996 f-150/f-100 2wd trucks only.

I got a set of leaves from a 1995 f-150 and they greatly helped it. It was basically a 2inch lift in the rear when i put them in. I also had some broken springs when i pulled it.

I was able to get both sides for only $75.00, and mine still had fresh black factory paint on them.

i have been trying to put new parts where i can...i found them at bronco graveyard for $205 / pair. will also be replacing u bolts, leaf spring plates, shackles, and hardware.

Ah, well if your wanting brand new id check out,

broncograveyard.com
natauto.com
LMCtruck.com
rockauto.com

I replaced the old 4-leaf springs in my 85 F-150 4x4 with brand new ones from LMC. They cost me ebout a hundred bucks, plus I bought new bushings and shackles and u-bolts. I ordered the springs for the light-duty 3/4 ton trucks... A little wider and had an additional leaf. If you want to go all the way to a HD 3/4 ton rear suspension, you can order the same 5 leaf spring and then add the overload spring and frame stops. I pull a 16x8.5 foot enclosed trailer with mine, and it only lowers the rear end about an inch when I hook it up... Trailer has about 1500lb tongue weight.

My truck is a small bearing 9", small bolt pattern, with 4700# gvwr. I want to be able to put more then 600# in the bed and have the bumper dragging the ground. Mid duty f150 springs are what I'm looking for. I don't do a lot of towing but occasionally haul gravel, mulch, etc....

I would get the 4-leaf from LMC... The new springs should do just fine. I went with the 5-leaf because of the trailer, and because they were about the same price (maybe $10 more)

Actually, depending if your truck is a 2 or 4 wheel drive... LMC only lists a 5-leaf for the 2 wheel drive models...

Lmc's are $170/each...bronco graveyard has the same weight rated ones for $205/pair

You might want to call LMC about that... I think I only paid $149 for the pair...

Latest LMC catalog (FD.24 fall 2010) arrived about 2 weeks ago, and it shows the 2wd leafs as $129 and 4wd $149. Both show that you need 2 each, but coils and leafs are *typically* sold in matched pairs, so I would certainly call to clarify before ordering.
BTW, F100/F150 2wd uses 2.5" wide leafs, while the 4wd F150 and 2/4wd F250 both use 3" wide leafs. Converting to the 3" leafs would require both front/rear hangers and the shackles be changed. Lot of extra work and part cost that can be avoided, unless they all need replaced anyway.

Check Ford Truck their service is top knotch

Am I blind, or do they just not list anything for 2wd F100/F150 between 80 and 85?
I see 73-79, and 86-96. The 80-85 *should* be the same as the 86-96, but they skipped a few years there......
Decent pricing, though.

JcWhitney also has a selection of custom springs, rather than the stock ones used on F150's.

I get all of my brand new springs from Espo. Just call and tell Laura, I believe, what you want. They can even make them taller or shorter if you want.

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