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Old Dec 17, 2003 | 03:44 PM
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Front spring rate??
What is the rate for the front springs on a '72 F100 longbed??

(360, AT, AC....)
 
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Old Dec 17, 2003 | 08:19 PM
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my 1970 options manual says 1250lbs for the V8's. i dont know if they changed any or what in 1972
 
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Spring rate should be close to 350 lbf/in. I do some design work with springs and did the computations on a 76 F100 front coil spring a few years back. It should be similar to yours. The 1250 lbf is a load or capacity type figure.
 
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