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Hello Guys,
Here's the skinny:
I was sitting next to a 93ish F250 today in traffic and noticed that he was several inches higher than I due to the factory stance of the truck. So I thought to myself, swap over F250 coils and shocks from the front over to my Bronco to lift the front and flip my springs over for the back lift. It'd be cheap cause I can get the hookup at a junkyard and get the parts cheap and easy. But I say to myself what about your lines, would that make them not long enough? How strong are the rear springs flipped, could you actually hurt your beloved beast this way? Could the springs take a heavy load or even tow still? What about swipping the F250 rear springs and making them fit your Bronco, then I don't have to worry about loads and towing- cause they're off a F250? What do you guys think? If this can work it will go hand in hand with what we all suffer from: lack of funds syndrome.
Thanks. -William
Here's the skinny:
I was sitting next to a 93ish F250 today in traffic and noticed that he was several inches higher than I due to the factory stance of the truck. So I thought to myself, swap over F250 coils and shocks from the front over to my Bronco to lift the front and flip my springs over for the back lift. It'd be cheap cause I can get the hookup at a junkyard and get the parts cheap and easy. But I say to myself what about your lines, would that make them not long enough? How strong are the rear springs flipped, could you actually hurt your beloved beast this way? Could the springs take a heavy load or even tow still? What about swipping the F250 rear springs and making them fit your Bronco, then I don't have to worry about loads and towing- cause they're off a F250? What do you guys think? If this can work it will go hand in hand with what we all suffer from: lack of funds syndrome.
Thanks. -William
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Flipping the leaf springs will get you lower, but flipping the shakles will get you about 4" of lift. Maybe thats what he ment.
Also, you can't swap the coils from an f-250 cause it has leaf springs all around.
Also, you can't swap the coils from an f-250 cause it has leaf springs all around.
Last edited by BroncoRoadKill; Mar 17, 2004 at 08:45 PM.
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What he said. Are there any factroy springs from anything that would provide lift and fit for the front? Dang, there goes my idea. Does doing that to the shackles endanger loads and stuff?
Last edited by broncobillybob; Mar 17, 2004 at 08:55 PM.
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I'd forget the f250 stuff. For a cheap lift use the spacers in front (under $50) & a tuff country add a leaf in back (about 50). This will get you a nice 2". I still use my stock size KYB shocks. A lot less work to. I pull a 4000# camper and the add a leafs have held there lift real good.
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