It runs! / Spring question
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It runs! / Spring question
IT RUNS!
Well with a little spray in the throttle body.
Still troubleshooting the fuel system but it fired yesterday!
I'm trying to find a spring stabilizer for the rear leafs of my 86 f150.
After I get this beast running right, I'm going to flat bed it and add a bit of weight to the bed with tool boxes.
I was looking at something like these
Is that the best route to go, or is it more like a crutch?
Just don't want the poor thing saggin while I drive down the road.
Well with a little spray in the throttle body.
Still troubleshooting the fuel system but it fired yesterday!
I'm trying to find a spring stabilizer for the rear leafs of my 86 f150.
After I get this beast running right, I'm going to flat bed it and add a bit of weight to the bed with tool boxes.
I was looking at something like these
Is that the best route to go, or is it more like a crutch?
Just don't want the poor thing saggin while I drive down the road.
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You would be better off just getting an add a leaf that is placed inside the spring pack. What you have the link to is more of additional help when hauling or towing heavy stuff. If the added weight is always there, I would get add a leafs. Or you could always change the springs packs to F250 springs.
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Those would be fine if you were doing some occasional hauling, but if you plan on having the weight on the truck all the time, I would go with a standard add-a-leaf as well. Those springs would work fine, but the AAL is simpler, probably cheaper, and has no moving parts to wear out like those springs.
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IT RUNS!
Well with a little spray in the throttle body.
Still troubleshooting the fuel system but it fired yesterday!
I'm trying to find a spring stabilizer for the rear leafs of my 86 f150.
After I get this beast running right, I'm going to flat bed it and add a bit of weight to the bed with tool boxes.
I was looking at something like these
Is that the best route to go, or is it more like a crutch?
Just don't want the poor thing saggin while I drive down the road.
Well with a little spray in the throttle body.
Still troubleshooting the fuel system but it fired yesterday!
I'm trying to find a spring stabilizer for the rear leafs of my 86 f150.
After I get this beast running right, I'm going to flat bed it and add a bit of weight to the bed with tool boxes.
I was looking at something like these
Is that the best route to go, or is it more like a crutch?
Just don't want the poor thing saggin while I drive down the road.
You living near KC MO, it won't matter, some1 will just empty those tool boxes overnight the 1st night then you won't have to worry about that weight making those springs sag.................
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You living near KC MO, it won't matter, some1 will just empty those tool boxes overnight the 1st night then you won't have to worry about that weight making those springs sag.................
I ordered add a leaf kits for the truck. Thanks for the info.
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What's the difference between these 'add a leaf kits' you all mention and overloads? If you don't want to sag, I know overloads will fix that. I have 8 leafs at each back tire.
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Most "overload springs" or "helper springs" are designed to have no affect unloaded, and only "help" when the truck drops a few inches. This method doesn't affect the ride quality as much, but still will let the rearend sag a little bit. A add-a-leaf or heavier f250 springs will be active all the time, which can get rid of any sag, but hurts the ride quality 100% of the time.
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