Rear leaf Spring Install
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Laughing Gas
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Rear leaf Spring Install
Hi,
My 2002 F 250 4x4 CC is in need of new rear springs. I am doing the research and find that I will replace all the components as they are original. It's a 4 leaf stack at around 2.25". I don't know if I want to increase the payload capacity and not super sure what my current stack is rated for. So, the questions are:
Where do you go for leaf springs? There is a retailer on these pages, located in NY. There is an online place in Kansas too. I am sure there are many around the country too.
If you have done the work, how long would it take? My front stack is about 7 years old and it's only a 2 leaf set up.
If anyone has any tips, please pass them along.
Thanks,
PJ
My 2002 F 250 4x4 CC is in need of new rear springs. I am doing the research and find that I will replace all the components as they are original. It's a 4 leaf stack at around 2.25". I don't know if I want to increase the payload capacity and not super sure what my current stack is rated for. So, the questions are:
Where do you go for leaf springs? There is a retailer on these pages, located in NY. There is an online place in Kansas too. I am sure there are many around the country too.
If you have done the work, how long would it take? My front stack is about 7 years old and it's only a 2 leaf set up.
If anyone has any tips, please pass them along.
Thanks,
PJ
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Look at your door sticker, that will tell you what springs you have. Ex should say something like VV. I haven’t had to put new leafs on a new truck but I upgraded my 84 FX50 to v code and b code springs from an 03. Best advise is pb blaster and impact wrench to get everything apart. If you clean it up good while it’s apart shouldn’t be too bad with just a ratchet and torque wrench. Half day if you’ve never done it before, your other thread asked about shocks, do them at the same time.
Tuned
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You might give these guys a try; https://www.eatondetroitspring.com/findmyvehicle/ good luck, Russ
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Laughing Gas
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So, I've got front leaf springs (#43-818) which is a 2,630 payload weighting and my originals are rated for 3,000lb. I'd like to go one size up to 3,300 lbs which might give it 1.5 to 2" of lift. My rears are original on this 2002 F250 4x4 XLT. Without going crazy I think this will be workable. General Springs is where i was looking, spoke to them a few times. The truck has 210K miles on it and looking to do the work this winter-ish. Anyone else used General Springs in Kansas??
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Tuned
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My understanding is that they are a reseller, they only sell springs, they don't manufacture springs themselves. Who made the springs, where, and to what specifications? As an example, a common practice to lower cost is to use square cut leaves as replacements for tapered leaves and to skip shot peening this has a significant negative effect on ride quality and spring durability. My preference is to buy springs from a company that manufactures their own springs here in the USA to OEM or better specifications. Lots of things are built down to a price target rather than up to a quality standard. All of the big three have used basically flat square cut two leaf springs in the front of their trucks at one time or another. These are not good for ride quality. There are usually witness marks from the bump stops regularly contacting. A multi-leaf positive arc spring with tapered leaves will ride much better, but this requires a custom engineered and built spring. Good luck, Russ
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