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Hi guys and gays-
Customer I build motors for, gave me a decent 72 F100. has a good 302 and decent trans, body not bad. Minor rot here and there, but totally accessible and not requiring patches.
Basically going to make it perfect running for delivering my motors and towing restored cars back to owners, then later blast and paint it.
Issues now are the rear leafs are sagging, and wiper motor is out. Thats about the major things.
Seeing alot of suppliers omitting the 64-72 on their leaf spring availability lists? Is that a hard item to come by? All I want is a little stiffer than stock, due to the fact I may put 4 motors at a time in the bed.
Any info, always appreciated, good little truck, and free is always great.
Customer I build motors for, gave me a decent 72 F100. has a good 302 and decent trans, body not bad. Minor rot here and there, but totally accessible and not requiring patches.
Basically going to make it perfect running for delivering my motors and towing restored cars back to owners, then later blast and paint it.
Issues now are the rear leafs are sagging, and wiper motor is out. Thats about the major things.
Seeing alot of suppliers omitting the 64-72 on their leaf spring availability lists? Is that a hard item to come by? All I want is a little stiffer than stock, due to the fact I may put 4 motors at a time in the bed.
Any info, always appreciated, good little truck, and free is always great.
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From: modesto,ca
ive found a site, but now i cant find the info for it. i just googled leaf springs, found the site that way, i have a 1967 f-250 springs listed for $228.00 per side. they use the same ford part numbers. may have to go to a FORD dealership to get the part number than contact the other company to get prices for your application
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1957/72 F100 4X2 rear springs are the same.
The F250 springs are longer, and will not work on an F100.
F100 rear springs are 2 1/4" wide. Length: << 24" eyelet 28" >>
F250 rear springs are 2 1/4" wide, but the length is different: << 24" eyelet 32" >>
There were different leafs options available, from 5 thru 9
A couple of samples:
C5TZ-5560-N .. Rear Spring-6 Leaf
C5TZ-5560-D .. Rear Spring-9 Leaf
Why spend $$$ for new springs, have your old springs re-arced. Spring shops specialize in this service and can also provide new shackle bushings.
Go to a Ford dealer and get part numbers for these old trucks??
LOL Good luck!
Someone earlier today needed a gas tank float. The parts guy at his local dealership said he needed the customer to provide the basic part number (!!), because he couldn't find it in the parts catalog. Ford used the same float for 23 years. It's listed in dozens of parts catalogs = 1957 thru 1979 and the pinhead couldn't find it? BS...he never looked, he just shined on the customer.
The F250 springs are longer, and will not work on an F100.
F100 rear springs are 2 1/4" wide. Length: << 24" eyelet 28" >>
F250 rear springs are 2 1/4" wide, but the length is different: << 24" eyelet 32" >>
There were different leafs options available, from 5 thru 9
A couple of samples:
C5TZ-5560-N .. Rear Spring-6 Leaf
C5TZ-5560-D .. Rear Spring-9 Leaf
Why spend $$$ for new springs, have your old springs re-arced. Spring shops specialize in this service and can also provide new shackle bushings.
Go to a Ford dealer and get part numbers for these old trucks??
LOL Good luck!
Someone earlier today needed a gas tank float. The parts guy at his local dealership said he needed the customer to provide the basic part number (!!), because he couldn't find it in the parts catalog. Ford used the same float for 23 years. It's listed in dozens of parts catalogs = 1957 thru 1979 and the pinhead couldn't find it? BS...he never looked, he just shined on the customer.
Last edited by NumberDummy; Jul 8, 2007 at 11:46 AM.
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From: modesto,ca
leaf springs
i wasnt saying that the 250 springs will work on the 100. he could find the site like i did. as for part numbers, i went to a ford dealership and they found it on their microfish, since it was a old truck. not all ford dealerships wont help, i just happen to luck out at one in california. and the counter person was helpful because he has an old ford himself.
and also only 2-3 springs are the same thickness, all the rest have different thickness to them.
and i prefer to have new springs than having them try to re-arch them. ive only spoken to a couple of shops about re-arching them and they said it is better to spend the extra money for new ones, since i found a place to get them. cheaper price than what they would charge.
but to each their own. considering with new springs, 1 year warranty, re-arched only 3 months.
and also only 2-3 springs are the same thickness, all the rest have different thickness to them.
and i prefer to have new springs than having them try to re-arch them. ive only spoken to a couple of shops about re-arching them and they said it is better to spend the extra money for new ones, since i found a place to get them. cheaper price than what they would charge.
but to each their own. considering with new springs, 1 year warranty, re-arched only 3 months.
Last edited by f2501967; Jul 8, 2007 at 09:34 PM. Reason: add more info
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Hi and welcome, something you might try is to find a shop that does heavy truck suspension work.Most of these outfits can get springs for light trucks and usually are easier on your wallet than the restoration supply houses.Hope this helps.
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Hi esresto, welcome to the site!
A couple of thoughts occur to me here... one low-buck way is that you could take apart your spring pack and add a scrounged leaf or two in order to restore your ride height and stiffen 'er up a bit. Probably take a bit of experimentation to get it right, and you may need slightly longer u-bolts to make up for the added thickness of the spring pack. Another thought is that some later bumpside F250s had a helper-type overload spring which simply bolted on top of the spring pack and didn't come into play till you had a load in the bed and the helper springs would then contact the frame-mounted rubbing blocks. These were also available on some F100s as I understand it.
You could also add air springs, or old school air shocks or even aftermarket overload springs such as pictured below:
Hope this helps. See you around!
A couple of thoughts occur to me here... one low-buck way is that you could take apart your spring pack and add a scrounged leaf or two in order to restore your ride height and stiffen 'er up a bit. Probably take a bit of experimentation to get it right, and you may need slightly longer u-bolts to make up for the added thickness of the spring pack. Another thought is that some later bumpside F250s had a helper-type overload spring which simply bolted on top of the spring pack and didn't come into play till you had a load in the bed and the helper springs would then contact the frame-mounted rubbing blocks. These were also available on some F100s as I understand it.
You could also add air springs, or old school air shocks or even aftermarket overload springs such as pictured below:
Hope this helps. See you around!
Last edited by TigerDan; Jul 9, 2007 at 07:50 PM.
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From: wi
ive used both types in Tigerdans pic. the ones in the top of the pic seem to work a lil better for heavy'r duty applications. seems they just hold a heavy'r load then the others. you can get hellwig over loads (top of pic) from jcwhitney or rv dealers
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