95 F-150 Leaf Spring Breaking?!
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95 F-150 Leaf Spring Breaking?!
Driving down the highway a while back, and while merging through a circle, I hear the sound of a heavy piece of metal bouncing off the pavement, i look in my mirror and see a flat piece of metal about 3 inches wide and about 12 or so inches long, i figured I just ran it over and kicked it up, but when i got to my house I realized that the back half of one of my leafs broke off just after the u bolt. I cant remember but i believe that it was the 3rd from the bottom and i think it is a 5 leaf stack. Either way, is this alright? Its been like this for a few months now and I havent had any problem. I wasnt too surprised when it happened because i guy I used to work with had the exact thing happen, same leaf, and broke in the same place. I assume that other people have had this happen. Well right now I have a 3" body lift and 1.5" front leveling coils, but I want to raise the back end up a little to get that angle back, so i was going to get an add-a-leaf set, but I dont want to install and add0aleaf set on the pack without fixing it. what should i do?
-John
-John
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95 F-150 Leaf Spring Breaking?!
Replace the springs. Do you want to take the chance of your main leaf doing the same thing, thats a potential roll over. if you want to lift it anyhow, skyjacker has lift springs available for around the 350 dollar range.
Ryan
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35" BFG Mud Terrains
Ryan
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6" Skyjacker Class II
35" BFG Mud Terrains
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95 F-150 Leaf Spring Breaking?!
Agree, replace 'em. Had one go in my '79 quite a few years ago, I think it was the same leaf and position, driver's side. Got my first set of "custom" built springs then! Have had the springs re-worked since then, but that was because I wanted it done and not due to breakage or failure.
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