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Old Feb 24, 2005 | 09:39 AM
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Question on Add a Leaf kits?

I have a 91 F-250 with a plow and the front springs are flat if not slightly inverted. I was considdering adding a leaf from Ruff Country part # 6120 which is a single 3" wide spring that you bolt onto the origional leaf springs.
Now Ruff Country Technician tells me this is not a problem and will work beautifully. When I asked several local mechanics they all tell me this will not work and I need to replace the entire front leaf springs. Has anyone delt with this?

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Old Feb 24, 2005 | 11:04 AM
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i have a 96 f250 4x4 and put a set of rough country add a leafs to level my truck out they worked but i had to buy a set of drop brackets for the ifs, to get the alignment back in. time consuming but i'm happy with the results.
 
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Old Feb 24, 2005 | 12:35 PM
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Drop brackets for the entire leaf spring set? Why was this I was told by technician that if you open the clips and put the whole set you will not need anything additional?

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Old Feb 24, 2005 | 08:23 PM
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The drop brackets are for the axles. The springs bolt together easily. The truck sits higher and the front tires look look like this\ /. the brackets that bolt the axles to the frame have to be replaced with ones that lower the axles so the tires look like this | |.
 
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Old Feb 25, 2005 | 12:59 AM
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very well said vman
 
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