Front leaf springs
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Front leaf springs
This is a re post of my original post on the "Offroad and 4x4" forum
I own a 95 F-250 XLT Super Cab.
Someone , before I owned my truck, did some suspension work. It looks like I have 2 different springs on the front end of my truck. I also have about a 1 1/2" difference from one fender to the other. Have any of you done a spring swap before , and do any of you have any suggestions to make it go easier. I was also thinking that while I'm at it I would give it a little boost. Maybe give it a two inch lift. How much more work would I be looking at?
I own a 95 F-250 XLT Super Cab.
Someone , before I owned my truck, did some suspension work. It looks like I have 2 different springs on the front end of my truck. I also have about a 1 1/2" difference from one fender to the other. Have any of you done a spring swap before , and do any of you have any suggestions to make it go easier. I was also thinking that while I'm at it I would give it a little boost. Maybe give it a two inch lift. How much more work would I be looking at?
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Get the stock springs first.Get new ubolts, don't reuse them. check out Sky manufacturing for some info. I am considering new springs and a reverse shackle setup. Also, drop brackets.Sky will have some good info for you.do it right or you will eat tires and have other kinds of fun.
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If the "little boost" is an add-a-leaf, may I suggest instead a Tuff Country 3" lift? The reason I suggest going this more expensive route is simply comfort. I had a '92 F250 with a 460 that I put in some Rough Country add-a-leafs in the front. Now, I don't mind a bit of a firm ride but that thing rode as if I bolted the axles straight to the frame; absolutely horrendous. The ride's only saving grace was it was an extended cab long bed. My current '96 extended cab shortbed 460 F250 has the TC 3" kit on it and in comparison, rides like a Cadi er, 'scuse me, Lincoln. With that being said I want to say that I read somewhere, the spring rates were different between the 92 and later OBS's so maybe it won't be quite as bad as mine was.
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The front of these trucks can be a little tricky to lift and and get aligned. We have plenty of customers who purchase our 2" lift springs for the front and end up purchasing the Tuff Country drop brackets to make the angles as factory as possible. If you don't get those brackets it will be tough and like the guy said above you will eat through tires.
You have a tapered leaf spring on there right now, meaning its thick in the middle and tapers out to the ends. This design will give you some kind of "ride quality" but with a decent amount of weight capacity. Just be careful if you go with any type of lift spring from other lift companies, they usually are not tapered and will have a multi leaf high arch set up and can usually lead to a much harder ride.
If you need springs let me know and I can see what we can do for you!
-Junior
You have a tapered leaf spring on there right now, meaning its thick in the middle and tapers out to the ends. This design will give you some kind of "ride quality" but with a decent amount of weight capacity. Just be careful if you go with any type of lift spring from other lift companies, they usually are not tapered and will have a multi leaf high arch set up and can usually lead to a much harder ride.
If you need springs let me know and I can see what we can do for you!
-Junior
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