Snow plow heavy service springs??
#16
02-27-2009, 12:49 PM
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 105
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
ok guys I think I got it figured out, I am going to order the 6000# front springs
part # 5C3Z-5310-CA, is this right? I havent gotten a reply to my messages from the parts man yet. You guys think I can get 1.5 inches lift from these? And keep my front end under control with the plow?
Thanks again
part # 5C3Z-5310-CA, is this right? I havent gotten a reply to my messages from the parts man yet. You guys think I can get 1.5 inches lift from these? And keep my front end under control with the plow?
Thanks again
#17
02-27-2009, 03:03 PM
I hope not, I was over at Y2K Ford and started on this site and then moved over here to Parr Ford and got my current site going www.ftepartsguy.com
Ed
#18
02-27-2009, 05:51 PM
Former Vendor
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Seattle
Posts: 3,849
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
#19
02-27-2009, 06:18 PM
ok guys I think I got it figured out, I am going to order the 6000# front springs
part # 5C3Z-5310-CA, is this right? I havent gotten a reply to my messages from the parts man yet. You guys think I can get 1.5 inches lift from these? And keep my front end under control with the plow?
Thanks again
part # 5C3Z-5310-CA, is this right? I havent gotten a reply to my messages from the parts man yet. You guys think I can get 1.5 inches lift from these? And keep my front end under control with the plow?
Thanks again
#20
02-27-2009, 07:37 PM
#21
02-27-2009, 07:47 PM
Elder User
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Canyon Country
Posts: 620
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
#22
02-28-2009, 05:55 AM
Your spring weight is on the inside of your door - whatever the front gvwr says.
#23
03-02-2009, 07:24 AM
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 105
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
FTE/PARTS-GUY is also listed in the new sponsor list at the top of every page as "Y2K Ford Discount parts".
His web site is here: Ford Parts and Motorcraft Parts at Discount Prices Ford Think Parts
However, you should PM him directly as FTE/PARTS-GUY and ask about the springs.
Also, check your door sticker for a spring code and post that.
Another thing, "heavy-service suspension" is usually just a single-level bump for the front springs, so they aren't the same as "snow plow prep". For the snow plow prep packages that we've discussed here at FTE, they are usually the highest rated spring available for the front end.
Is your truck a diesel?
His web site is here: Ford Parts and Motorcraft Parts at Discount Prices Ford Think Parts
However, you should PM him directly as FTE/PARTS-GUY and ask about the springs.
Also, check your door sticker for a spring code and post that.
Another thing, "heavy-service suspension" is usually just a single-level bump for the front springs, so they aren't the same as "snow plow prep". For the snow plow prep packages that we've discussed here at FTE, they are usually the highest rated spring available for the front end.
Is your truck a diesel?
#25
03-02-2009, 11:46 AM
I have the plow package on my truck with 6000 lbs springs. My truck sits level, without a leveling kit. When my truck came in, it had a big meyers on it, and I had the dealer take it off.
I thought about putting bigger blocks in the rear, and then a leveling kit up front. But with these springs, holding the front end up, I figured I would just leave it.
When I picked the plow up at the dealer to drive it, the front end didnt drop at all. I am sure that would change in time though.
I thought about putting bigger blocks in the rear, and then a leveling kit up front. But with these springs, holding the front end up, I figured I would just leave it.
When I picked the plow up at the dealer to drive it, the front end didnt drop at all. I am sure that would change in time though.
#26
03-02-2009, 12:53 PM
#28
03-02-2009, 08:17 PM
#29
03-03-2009, 08:33 AM
#30
03-03-2009, 04:11 PM
I don't know if I have the camper package and it did not come with a brake controller, but the truck is a long bed crew cab maybe that is why the heavy suspension. It handles the weight well though, better than I expected from a 250. I put a winch bumper with a winch total between 3 to 4 hundred pounds on the front and it settled a little bit but not too much, and there is no difference in the handling or ride. I figured it was probably heavier springs than normal.