hey yall, im new to this forum so im apologizing ahead of time if any questions i ask have already been asked and answered by somone else. i just purchased a set of skyjacker shocks and rough country 2 inch leveling kit for my truck. and im just plain baffled on how this goes in cause the instructions are very weak and generic.how in the world does this thing go in, if anyone knows please fill me in haha.i know the little half square spring alignment deal on the front of the spring has to come off, but its kinda riveted on there or some how attached to the spring. im just wandering what needs to be done here

 

i'm confused, if you have ttb front axle then where's the add a leaf come in?? what parts did you get in the kit??

 

its the leaf sprung f250/f350 ttb, not the coil sprung f150 ttb. rough country makes the kit, and it comes with 2 add a leafs, 2 big center pins, and 2 smaller center pins, i bought it from top gun customz ill post a link in a minute

 

http://www.marketworks.com/storefron...117&i=43556176

 

i've never heard of a leaf sprung ttb axle. anyhow, all you should need to do is remove the u-bolts, i'd do one side at a time. the axle should drop enough out of the way to remove the center pin holding the springs together, use a c-clamp to hold the springs together so removing the center bolt is easier. once you have the bolt out, slowly loosen the clamp. put new spring on bottom of pack, and use c-clamp to bring all the springs back together. put in new center bolt and remove clamp. put u-bolts back on and that should be it.

 

80-97 3/4 and 1 tons had a ttb front axle with leaf springs, some also had straight axles illl get picture or somthing if youed like? thank you for the info though it does help me, straight and to the point compared to rough countrys instructions, im just trying tofigure out what to do about the little piece int the front of the spring i was talkin bout

 

95FORD4X4
I think all the f250 and maybe some 350's had the leaf spring fronts on them from
82' to 96' and the f150's had the coil spring ttb axles.
let me add you should put yer truck up on jacks high enough to allow yer front axle (per side ) to drop, then procede as 95ford4x4 lined out in his post.

 

Every 4wd F-250 from 1980 to 1997 has one. All 4wd F-350's from 1980 to 1986.5 have them as well.

 

alright thank you then, like i sad it was explained better than rough countrtys instructions, this is my first truck im messin with, dont want to jack it up just yet, just want a little more, so i figured this would be a good bet, , only thing im still tryin to figure out is the wraparound piece in the the front of the spring assbly with a boltthrough the top 2 flanges and its riveteted to the lower spring, in the pack i think ill just grind it off and make somthin if need be

 

i just thought the ttb's were coil sprung on the 250/350 also, just with heavier springs. Hillbilly, i'm not sure what part you are talking about in front of the springs.

 

oh, you are talking about the retainer, helps keep the springs inline with each other. you shouldn't need to remove that for the add a leaf.