I'm trying to sort out what springs to get to give a little bit of lift to the front of my 94 F350 w/460. It sits lower in the front than the rear, and the truck is all stock as far as I know, so I figure some "leveling kit" type springs would fit the ticket.

However, looking a little closer at the front springs I noticed that they have only 2 leafs, and a half inch "block" under them between the spring. This doesn't look like the same setup as the 91 460 f350 or the 96 7.3 F350 I owned several years ago (they both had 3 or 4 leaf springs and no "block").

So what do I have here? The main leafs have a ford logo stamped in them. Are these F250 springs or springs someone has removed leafs from the pack? Or did F350's really come with 2 leaf springs and a half inch block/spacer in some circumstances?

So, how many leafs do your stock F350 springs have and do you have a 1/2" spacer or no?

 

This might sound odd but is your shackles in the front? I was always under the impression the F350 had shackles at the rear but your spring angle seems like the spring goes straight to a spring hanger, similar to a 250.

Also, those springs look suspiciously like my F250 springs, which would account for a nose-down attitude. That is, providing the rear axle has an approx. 6" block between the axle and spring.

 

Shackles are in the front, same as an F250. The 3/4 and 1 ton trucks didn't get shackles in the rear until the super duty in 99.

 

Well, that rules that out. I have heard at one time that the 250 and 350 trucks used the same springs in front. If so, that's why the springs look familiar. I don't know if I have that spacer, though.

 

stock had a slight nose down rake, or an *** up stance when empty. this way when loaded the truck ran down the road level.
these trucks were not designed to be used as "cars" and run empty all the time.

and yes, they look like stock springs.

 

Definitely stock leaf springs. They all came as a two leaf, full taper. There were different two leaf setups, different steel gauge, different arch and capacity but they all came as a 2 leaf.

 

Those are 100% stock. Any more than 2 leafs in the front is aftermarket

 

Awesome, thank you guys for the confirmation.

My plan is to add a little extra height in front, and add some air bags to the rear to keep everything level even when loaded.

With that in mind are there any aftermarket leafs that add a little extra height up front and don't make the ride worse than it already is? I've looked into the RSK with super duty leafs but I'm not sure if I want to tackle that, due to price and availability of super duty leafs.

My experience with (apparently) aftermarket leafs in the past is that they did not ride worse than my current all stock truck does, but they were also not any better. I just don't know who those 3 and 4 leaf packs on my previous trucks were made by, since I had been assuming all along my previous trucks had stock leafs.

 

ATS junior can set you up with a leveling kit and air bags.
not only are his prices very good, the customer service and shipping times at ATS is fantastic

 

Mine is a 94 f350 w 460 and it has "T" rated factory springs up front.