Front spring replacement for '59 F100
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From: Orange, CT
Front spring replacement for '59 F100
My front springs are either broken or just sacked out, because they ride down near the bump stops and bottom out regularly.
So I checked out Dennis Carpenter, and they sell everything BUT the springs themselves. A shrewd person in this forum earlier suggested I go to a local truck spring shop and have them fab a set, but what spring rate/number of leafs do I specify? Is there a spring from another year/application that you guys use to swap in for an improvement?
So I checked out Dennis Carpenter, and they sell everything BUT the springs themselves. A shrewd person in this forum earlier suggested I go to a local truck spring shop and have them fab a set, but what spring rate/number of leafs do I specify? Is there a spring from another year/application that you guys use to swap in for an improvement?
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I`m sure someone will jump in soon.
I got mine for the 56 from a local spring shop and used their recommendations. The new springs were still close to the stops, after they added one more leaf per side it was good.
I got mine for the 56 from a local spring shop and used their recommendations. The new springs were still close to the stops, after they added one more leaf per side it was good.
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