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I made an offer and he accepted. Waiting for him to find the title before we close the deal.
Originally a 460/C6. No drivetrain currently other that that totally complete.
I have the 3 supercab trucks I picked up for parts along with a lot of parts over the years.
I am going to sacrifice then 4x4 front frame to make the Crewcab a long bed 4x4. I have another 460/C6 for the build. I also have tilt/cruise/ and alot of other convenience options to use in the build. I have been wanting a dentside Crewcab 4x4 long bed for many years now and it looks like it’s in the works. I will document the build as it goes along when I get started.
Hey guys, I’m new to the group, but have reading everyone post for a while now. I’m bought my ‘78 f350 Crew about three years ago, finally getting it out of paint here in a bit. I had to do body and paint first because of the rust on the drip rails and center post. Anyway, while it was torn apart at the paint shop I was inspecting the rear leaf springs, they are 2 1/2” wide. Seems thin for a f350, also there where no shock mounts on the axle or frame, which I thought was strange. I have found other things on this truck that the last owner “customized” poorly, like the wiring. It’s a birds nest. My question is, did these F350s come with 2 1/2 inch wide leaf springs? Where can I find replacement springs? If this is 1/2 ton setup, I am OK with that because I won’t be towing anything very heavy anyway. I will post pics of my progress and look forward to any input.
Last edited by PhoneMann; May 12, 2021 at 09:43 AM.
Reason: Adding pics
I know my '74 F-250 had narrow springs too. It's been yeeeeears now, but I think I learned the leafs on the high boys and F-350's had 2 1/4" leafs actually. I don't know that this carried up to the '78/79 trucks also but it may have. Either way those leafs appear to be stock based on the hardware and hangers. The no shocks thing is very weird.
My stock leafs rode like a brick so I put on current era hangers and leafs. It was a bit of work (a lot if you don't do stuff like this normally), but worth it.
Thanks for the reply Chasetruck754, I may have to go with a different era springs, hangers, and mounts combination. What era truck did you use on yours? And were they 3 inch leaf springs? Because that’s all I really can find on the net right now. I plan on putting airbags for helpers when I do you have to carry a load. My goal is to have a good ride quality and keep my teeth in my head and not in my pocket...😁
I actually went with aftermarket springs since my truck was set to be a dirt toy. They are a 4" lift spring for a early 2000's chevy. I've got a buddy who ran springs for a 2010ish F-250 and loved them and then other guys running other newer chevy springs, etc. The longer length and thinner leafs of the newer trucks make for a nicer ride. Plus you can often find takeoffs for cheap. It's then just the time and effort of figuring out placement of the new hangers.
All of the leafs are 2.5" wide as far as I know also. My aftermarket Chevy ones are for sure. I don't remember what is on the newest Fords, but I think they are still 2.5" wide.
Figured I'd add mine to the list. 1974 F-250 2wd with the 360 and granny 4 speed. I'm going to be cleaning it up and making it a driving project. I started a separate thread that will chronical all of those adventures here: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...b-project.html
Figured I'd add mine to the list. 1974 F-250 2wd with the 360 and granny 4 speed. I'm going to be cleaning it up and making it a driving project. I started a separate thread that will chronical all of those adventures here: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...b-project.html
OJ good to see ya on here. I see you got another crew. Do you regret getting rid of your other one?
Glad to be here. I've been a lurker here for quite a while, but I spent most of my time on the OFCC. Unfortunately it was dying a slow death for a long time and finally went to "404 Error Code - server not found"
So that chapter has ended, time to start a new one
I've been wanting another crew cab since I sold the last one, so I'm pretty excited. I absolutely regret selling the other one. But, it was the right thing to do at the time.
OrthmannJ:
Aha, so the old ford crew cabs site just withered away over time as trends change. Because i still have my '77 F-350 CrewCab pickup smorgasboard, i figured i had better chime in also and join this Crew Cab thread.
The group thread should be broken down further instead of 247 pages to sift through for finding something, but that is one reason i've been holding out. 247 pages is clutter in my book, but oh well.
I have no photos of a clean under-carriage of my pickup and so it doesn't get cleaned under there. haha
Funny thing - when i converted my pickup back in 1996 to 1998, i was building it as a wood-hauler.
After welding up 65 holes and smoothing them with filler, i decided i may as well go the effort to make it look somewhat presentable. yeah right, i painted the pickup on a day when the neighbor was harvesting almonds, and the dirt cloud rose 400 feet into the air. I was my last chance for a paint-day in September.
overload springs and frame perches from a f-350 dually. looking at forward end. f-350 dually overload spring and perch looking towards rear.
The main leaves i sourced from the cab-donor F-250 2wd pickup, and they are soft-ride and comfy.
phonemann,-
I went with the narrow rear spring packs from a '77 F-250 crew 2wd, then for taking up the heavy-lifting duties, i added the above leaf pack set of overload springs and spacer blocks and frame perches from an early '70's Ford 1-ton dually. I am very pleased with the highway ride and how well it will pack a load. All stuff i gathered up at Pick-n-Pull.
My front springs, shackles, frame brackets and the front spring cross-member / hanger off of a '76 F-250 4x4 high-boy. hahaha
So, my '77 lowe-rider has been modified to ride up like a high-boy. (or not) hahaha
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