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Old Oct 4, 2013 | 06:18 PM
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leaf spring code

on my 1989 f250 4x4 the spring code is 5 6 and on the donor truck which is a 2wd it is D 9 are they any good for my truck or should i put them in the sell pile thanks for any help
 
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Old Oct 4, 2013 | 09:52 PM
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You want to reuse 20+ year old springs?
 
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Old Oct 5, 2013 | 07:08 AM
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if mine broke and i need a spare until i can buy a new set than ya
 
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Old Oct 5, 2013 | 07:13 AM
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You are going to keep a spare set of leaf springs laying around just in case?
 
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in my town there are no pick and pulls or junkyards, theres one junkyard and he crushes the vehicle a soon as he gets them so spare parts are very rare here and the parts stores take forever to get anything in
 
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So go to another town. I have to take an hour ride to the nearest junk yard
 
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well the closest city to me is 3 to 4 hour drive, ok i wont use them but can you tell me why they have different codes, the only difference between the trucks is one 4wd and the other is 2wd
 
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Originally Posted by snowmanbs
well the closest city to me is 3 to 4 hour drive, ok i wont use them but can you tell me why they have different codes, the only difference between the trucks is one 4wd and the other is 2wd
there were 4 rear springs available in the f250/f350

a 4 leaf and a 5 leaf each with and without the overload leaf
 
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