Add A leaf springs?
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Add A leaf springs?
hey guys new to the site, here's my question i have a 02 X 4X4 v10 i just installed a plow and the front spring suck i was thinking about doing the f250 spring swap. but then i thought about putting a add a leaf in the pack. i like the idea of the add a leaf because i dont have to take the leaf pack out of the truck. so to sum all of this up would the 250 springs be better then the add a leaf or would it not matter either way
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Adding an recurved leaf to your existing pack will help but the old springs are still tired.
If you do the 250 upgrade get the W or X code as they are rated for a heavier load. The X codes, I have heard, are a bit harsh but will keep your front end up no matter what. I have the W codes on mine with an additional 300lbs of bumper and winch and I find the ride nice.
If you do the 250 upgrade get the W or X code as they are rated for a heavier load. The X codes, I have heard, are a bit harsh but will keep your front end up no matter what. I have the W codes on mine with an additional 300lbs of bumper and winch and I find the ride nice.
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If your stock springs are already sitting on the bumpstop the add-a-leaf will get you more lift, and load capacity, but will still ride rough.
I have the X code with leaf on the front of mine - but no plow, it's stiffer than stock, but watching the air pressure in your tires it doesn't bother me.
I have the X code with leaf on the front of mine - but no plow, it's stiffer than stock, but watching the air pressure in your tires it doesn't bother me.
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I gained just about 4" with the spring and the add a leaf. so the spring along lifted the front about 3" - that's on a 7.3.
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They will raise your front end 2.9 inches. See this thread for the chart that tells you more about what they will do
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I just put new springs in my 2000 x yesterday, it has 180'000 on it. I went with a spring from a spring shop as they were 50 bucks cheaper than oem and made in the good old USA, they are made by "Trangle" spring. New springs, U bolts, nuts and washers was about $380.00. I can get the part number if you want it. I looked into adding a leaf to my org pack and it was going to cost 300.00 bucks for two springs and all u bolts and nuts and washers. For 80 bucks more i get ALL new springs, seemed like a no brainer to me. I had about 1.5 hours in tare down and 3 in the build up. I put in the same spring as a "v" code spring from ford at 2630 lbs each pack, you can get heavyer if you want for you plow. I just came back from a shot test ride, wow what a differance! The truck now rides at 39" from ground level to bottom of wheel well, it was a hair under 37", with 1/2 on an inch when i stated. Let us know what you do.
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