Doing that and new polyurethane bushings for the front end. Looking for advice on installing the add-a-leafs. Plus what tools do you all recommend for this job? Any and all info is welcomed. Thank you in advance.

 

Whats your reasoning for doing an add-a-leaf?

In my experience with add a leafs they are band aids they do not add anything but bring worn out leaf springs back up to original height.
if your looking for more towing capacity go with new full leafs from either an f350 or you can hop up to the f550 springs like i am planning on doing with my dually.

add a leafs also can create more axle wrap not a good thing i had experience with that on the jeep cherokee i owned.

 

I put add-a-leafs in my '97 WAY back in 2005. truck was only 8 years old with 163,000 on it and the front springs were about on the stoppers. It now has 334,000 and sits the same as it did the day I installed them. I bought my Reg cab WAY back in 2005 with Add-A-Leafs already in it. it still to this day has the same front end hight. WELL worth the few dollars and the afternoon to install them. Everyone calls them band-aids, well I think 2 leafs up front under a heavy PSD is poor enginering and adding a 3rd leaf is the fix.

FWIW an F350 actualy has less spring pressure on the front spring then an F250, due to the TTB having a lever effect on the spring.

Here is a link to my webshots album from when I put them in. Not a good write up but some good pics.

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Add a leafs on the front are a good idea, on the back they just seem to be a bad idea. Most the time all your need is some c-clamps, a impact, and you should be set, most put new center pins in.

 

I put some on my cc 350 and they brought the front up about 2inches. It is a little bit bumpier in the front but not terrible.

 

I am doing the shackle reversal kit from sky enginering.Supposed to help the front ride better.3"dp lift...a bit more than i need to level up mine(2") but i think i will prob replace rear springs or do air bags for when I tow......I will be posting pics and my review here some day.....wich means when i get the parts and the time to get it done...for now..im in my ol dodge truck...

 

Adding the add a leafs because my front springs are sagging. I put new two leaf springs 3 years ago, heaviest ones I could get for a two leaf setup. Now they are sagging( I know part of the problem is my front bumper, it's pretty heavy.) Thanks again for the info.

 

Tex, I would look into add a leafs. But I don't know if you need one made specifically for TTB or not...

 

I've ordered the sky jacker number F46D, suppose to be made for our trucks and for the weight of the diesel. At least that's what sky jacker says. We'll find out this weekend.

 

st. louis spring sells their replacements and they have 4 leafs. something to think about,their price is VERY affordable and they are great to deal with!

 

i put add-a-leafs on every 3/4 or 1 ton ford truck that i buy for myself. with out a question it's a great idea, it was not one of ford's better ideas to have 2 leaf springs on a 3/4 and some 1 tons. that's a joke!! i just added them on a 94 f-250 i forget which company made them. they where around $100 or so for the springs and centering pins. new 1" longer u bolts where like $7 or $8/ pair and an afternoon installing them. well worth the money spent. just my 2 cents. pete

 

I don't understand why the stock front suspensions are inadequate. Please elaborate. I don't know much about suspension.

 

It's painfully obvious that the front springs are just a poor design. Nearly every ford out there has sagging front springs. Another poor design is the pivoting shackle for the springs being in front. When the front suspension is compressed something needs to move, the way the shackle is set up it has to move forward while the road is trying to move it back.

 

I always chalked up the poor suspension to the TTB. I guess I just assumed that the one ton suspension with the Dana 60 monobeam was more than adequate.

Edit: But I guess my question is more directed towards how adding a leaf to the front suspension would improve either the TTB or the Dana 60 Monobeam front end.

 

I installed the F46D kit in. My truck last weekend. Pretty easy, I didn't use the c-clamp installation method as it seemed too dangerous to me. I jacked the truck from under the axle and supported it with jackstands placed just aft of the aft shackles. I then removed the front tires, brake calipers and shocks. I left the leaves attached to the truck and placed a floor jack under he lower ball joint. I then applied some slight pressure to the spring with the jack to ensure the spring wouldn't burst when I unbolted the u-bolts. I the unbolted the u-bolts and the attempted to remove the nut from the spring pack. It didn't budge so I used a 4" angle grinder to cut the nut off flush with the spring. I then safely lowered the jack supporting the axle by the ball joint and the springs separated slowly and safely. I then dropped tha jack down completely and removed the remnants of the spring pack bolt and the lower leaf spring pad. I then just slid the new add-a-leaf under the existing springs and placed the spring pad along with new pack bolt in place and jacked the axle from the lower ball joint again. With the spring pack compressed, the spring pack bolt can be tightened and the u bolts installed and torqued at the same time. Then I just reassembled and drove it directly to the alignment rack as it had extreme camber after the install. I did this last Sunday in under 2 hours from start to finish.