I figured I would throw in my $0.02 since I've been looking into doing some suspension work on my truck. I have a 98 F150 2WD with 107k miles. It seems like the entire suspension has been getting worse over time. It's starting to sag, dip, wiggle, etc. I actually felt seasick on my drive home tonight it's moving around so much. I already replaced the front coil springs with Eibachs and replaced the upper arms (bushings and ball joints) because it made sense at the time. Both the front end and rear end are still loose, and the rear is sitting slightly lower than the front now.

Then I read somewhere here that it could be better to start with the rear end and make sure it's tight before working on the front end, and that a problem that we assume is in the front can actually be in the rear. So I decided that I would continue by replacing the rear leaf springs, bushings, and U-bolts. I planned on doing the work in my garage. I did the front coil springs myself and the rear leaf springs should be easier than that. I think the leaf springs will run around $400 for both, then add the bushings, U-bolts, ibuprophen, aspirin and band-aids to the total cost.

But after doing some research just today, I found a shop here in Sunny So Cal that will re-arch the springs, replace the bushings and U-bolts, and add one leaf to the stack, all for about $400.

I know my first and best choice is to simply replace the leaf springs, but what the hell. I'll save a few bucks, set aside the saved hours for the kids, and not subject my entire neighborhood to the expletives that I'm sure to spew forth if I do the work myself. I'm confident the ride will be better than it is now. Then I'll start thinking about putting some more time and money into the front end.