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Old Jan 7, 2009 | 08:01 AM
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Question Overload springs
Hey Y'all,

I have a 1985 F-150 with overload springs. Did all the F-150's come with them, or was it an option?

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Do you have a picture of them?
 
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Do you have a picture of them?
I will have to look for one. But you can see a part of them in a video of mine...

YouTube - 1985 Ford F-150 Exhaust #1
 
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overload springs were an option, my truck has them and my dad's dont, to answer your question. a real life saver with over sized tires and stock lift

-btw nice sounding exhaust. sounds agressive. i likey.
 
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I didn't know some came factory. I have an 86 5.0 F-150 XLT Lariat with a pair in the rear. My truck hardly drops at all when I got a load of wood.
 
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Originally Posted by Kuskoal
overload springs were an option, my truck has them and my dad's dont, to answer your question. a real life saver with over sized tires and stock lift

-btw nice sounding exhaust. sounds agressive. i likey.
Okay, thanks!

I am gonna take 1 cat off and put a glasspack on it soon.
 
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