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Oct 20, 2015 | 05:26 PM

Dutter 2

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One sagged leaf spring

It's a 96 f250 7.3. And one day I noticed my truck lopsided. So I measured around the truck and for the my driver side back leaf spring was an inch lower. And bushings were good. Now can I get away with just replacing that once spring with a used one ? And Dos the f350 us the same leaf spring ? No including the over load spring

Oct 20, 2015 | 07:48 PM

DeathRangerofDeath

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You might get lucky, but you're almost always better off replacing springs in pairs.

IIRC, you just want to get springs out of a truck with the same spring code on the door sticker.. As far as I understand the heaviest duty F250 has the same springs as the F350, but it's all in the option codes.

Oct 20, 2015 | 10:15 PM

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Alrighty. Cus I know sometimes on the 2wds they will have softer spings. But I'll measure the length and width and I think that'll get me close. Theres only $25 at the junk yard and I'm going to try and use my impact with my compressor

Oct 21, 2015 | 10:12 PM

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Another thought, I have found that when you pull the bolt out of the spring pack you just might find one or 2 springs cracked at that mid point, sometimes you can get away with just replacing the broken springs. However it's a cr*p shoot getting spring curves on both sides sometimes doing this to be the same. I personally did this and added a leaf (f150) to bring them up to f250 standards .....

Oct 21, 2015 | 10:23 PM

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Huh yeah that's true. But I'll just replace the hole thing it'll be a little easier

Oct 22, 2015 | 09:39 AM

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I would take a couple tools to disconnect small things (if in the way) but would take a sawzall and a couple blades to the junkyard to cut the u-bolts and spring eye/shackle bolts. At least around here in the Mid-Atlantic rust zone they are near impossible to remove.

Oct 22, 2015 | 03:12 PM

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I'd change both, but it's easy for me to spend your money.

SuperDuty leafs are a near bolt in. You do have to open the bolt hole on the rear shackle and the front mount.

Mine rode a lot better with B code leafs from ATSsprings.com, ask for junior.