leaf springs??
Cargo Master
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From: Denton, TX
Mine wore out at 120k, I looked into re-arching and found that buynig new was cheaper and easier. I purchased them from www.suspentionking.com after thi instal I picked up the passenger side 1 3/8 and drivers side 1 5/8. around 350.00 and shipping was free.
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From: Exton, PA
havent ordered from suspension king, but i just replaced my front leaf springs (F250, Q5A springs). i forget who i bought them from, but they were 'Husky' brand springs. sounded like a nice tough name, but were about half the price of the ford ones. they showed up with a big ole made in china sticker and were perfectly flat, whereas my 190k mi old ones that had come off still had some positive (concave upward) arch to them after i took them off.
i put the new ones on anyway since one of my old ones was permanently twisted from a bad front shackle. once i got the new ones on and dropped the truck down, i was still only about 1" from the bump stop - almost identical to before i changed them. definitely diappointed in virtually no gain in front end ride height - even with all new front end bushings.
the new bushings (urethane ones from summit) did make the ride much much smoother and quieter, though. i love the new ride and the fact that the truck drives a straight line after alignment. just wish i didnt have chinese parts on my truck and had a higher front end. oh well.
i put the new ones on anyway since one of my old ones was permanently twisted from a bad front shackle. once i got the new ones on and dropped the truck down, i was still only about 1" from the bump stop - almost identical to before i changed them. definitely diappointed in virtually no gain in front end ride height - even with all new front end bushings.
the new bushings (urethane ones from summit) did make the ride much much smoother and quieter, though. i love the new ride and the fact that the truck drives a straight line after alignment. just wish i didnt have chinese parts on my truck and had a higher front end. oh well.
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Lol, yeah. I thought he came back at first before I saw that it was an old thread. That would have been a fun thread, lol.
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Lol, yeah. I thought he came back at first before I saw that it was an old thread. That would have been a fun thread, lol.
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i saw the thread title and posters name at 5 am this morning as i was shutting down to go to work and thought "oh crap. not this guy again. i hope the guys play nice until i get home."
what i did not notice was the date
what i did not notice was the date
Cargo Master
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From: Denton, TX
Does anyone have experience with products from suspension king dot com?
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