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Feb 17, 2011 | 01:57 PM

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I ended up ordering 4'' s/d springs at $255 a pair delivered from some random site i found searching. pretty good deal.

Feb 17, 2011 | 03:05 PM

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Thats a helluva price Dan.

Are they diesel or gas springs?

Feb 17, 2011 | 03:36 PM

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i told you the procomps have a double hieght listing. i bought the 2-4'' springs. i assume the 2'' is for diesels and 4'' is for gas.

Feb 17, 2011 | 03:41 PM

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What site did you find that deal on?

Feb 17, 2011 | 03:48 PM

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i thought i pm'd kris the site, but its not listed in my pm box. here's the link to the site's springs. the discount code is "CPWcart".
Car Part Wholesale - Auto Parts and Accessories Catalog - Leaf Spring For 2003 Ford F-250 Super Duty
p.s. they don't have bushings in the picture, but the rep showed me some specs and it says they come with rubber bushings.

Feb 17, 2011 | 06:17 PM

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Quote:

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i told you the procomps have a double hieght listing. i bought the 2-4'' springs. i assume the 2'' is for diesels and 4'' is for gas.

Oh yeah, thats right.

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Originally Posted by gheywebsitewheredanboughthissprings

DIY Time 2.0 hours

DIY Complexity Hard

bwahaahahhahahhahahahahhaahhaha!

Feb 18, 2011 | 05:42 AM

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depending on the weight rating, that is a good price Dan. i just paid $550 for a set of 7000 lb springs for my 02 diesel

Feb 18, 2011 | 09:25 AM

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i believe they are 430lbs an inch or something like that.

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Feb 18, 2011 | 09:48 AM

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sounds like the weight of my...

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Feb 18, 2011 | 09:58 AM

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^^^^WINNAR!!!!!

Feb 19, 2011 | 07:26 PM

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no progress because i've been tied up with household projects and working on the dd. just a thought though, i remember my buddy made a "flatbed" by cutting off the skins and excess metal on his stock bed on his old ranger, any body have any pics of something similar done to a fullsize? he took bed style side tool boxes and mounted them as the "bedsides". looked pretty simple and cool. might try it out befor i junk the bed. if i like it, it will stay.

Feb 21, 2011 | 03:22 AM

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i win with how "J" wordish i am. just ordered my 15x10 8 lugs wheels, $35 a pop. $208 to my door for 4 of them. might take a while to get them, but i'm cool with that.
Tyres1.com Tires, Wheels, Suspension - U.S. Wheel US70 70 Series White

so....... has anyone painted fresh new rims? what kind of prep am i looking at? i like white wagon wheels on 70's trucks, but i think i want mine to be a different color, maybe purple, who knows..... i think my buddy has a half assed sand blaster setup, but i'm not 100% sure on that.

Feb 21, 2011 | 05:57 AM

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Just scuff the paint, cleam the surface with some prep wipes then paint it whatever color you want. Just make sure you paint them and let them cure in a warm area if you want it to stick

Feb 21, 2011 | 06:11 AM

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Just scuff the paint, cleam the surface with some prep wipes then paint it whatever color you want. Just make sure you paint them and let them cure in a warm area if you want it to stick

cleam the surface??

Feb 21, 2011 | 07:09 AM

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Cursed little buttons on the blackberry so early in the morning!