Suspension for towing
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Suspension for towing
I know this is a suspension question,but I'm setting up my rear suspension especally for towing.First off my truck is a 1977 F150 4x4 with a 4 inch lift.So as you can see my old leaf springs gotta go.But my problem is I don't know, I have two options and I don't know which is better.I know that yalls answers would come with experience,so here it goes
First option:
Get rid of my 3" stack of blocks and use weak leaf springs with the lift built in them(lift springs I don"t know the name of them)
Second option:
Get a set of NEW stock height Heavy duty springs, but with this route I will have to keep the OEM 2" blocks with the built in bumpstops to still be able to run them 33s
I tow about 8,000 pounds max with this truck with the weight distributing hitch it ain't bad,but the cattle trailer makes it squat pretty good(gooseneck with about 1,000 lbs tounge weight) and the last thing I want is for I leaf spring to break.
Thanks in advance
First option:
Get rid of my 3" stack of blocks and use weak leaf springs with the lift built in them(lift springs I don"t know the name of them)
Second option:
Get a set of NEW stock height Heavy duty springs, but with this route I will have to keep the OEM 2" blocks with the built in bumpstops to still be able to run them 33s
I tow about 8,000 pounds max with this truck with the weight distributing hitch it ain't bad,but the cattle trailer makes it squat pretty good(gooseneck with about 1,000 lbs tounge weight) and the last thing I want is for I leaf spring to break.
Thanks in advance
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