Ever give any thought to using non highboy 77.5 springs. Not sure if they would fit but I have had 2 highboys, 3 F150s short boxes and one 77.5 F250 all 4x4s and the one I have now the 77.5 F250 4x4 rides like a car compared to any other truck I have had.

 

I am not sure of the length of 88-98 chevy springs, but i believe the 63" ones i was talking about are from 99-04 or so chevys.

 

The ride of my '75 improved alot when I swapped in Skyjjacker softride springs. Can't remember if they make a stock size, but the 2" fronts with 4" and a smaller block in the rear work well. The springs are tapered and have teflon friction pads between the leafs. Much softer than Ford stuff.

 

So in all fairness I did receive a reply from Spectrac, they seemed to be willing to make good. Unfortunately for them, I already found another company who came highly recommened by Randy at Driven Auto Parts. The company is Valley Spring Service in Phoenix. I spoke with Phil, he seemed quite competent and just asked me to bring the truck down to him to look at for about 15 minutes. He also said that he could make the springs and install them with new bushings and hardware for around $600 (estimated). That is a smokin' price considering that all I have to do is drop the truck off and have it fixed. Untitled Document

I'll let you guys know how it turns out. Hopefully there won't be any issues. My sister had a bronco that drove sweet (1/2 ton), I would love to have the same ride quality... or atleast have a truck that doesn't make me pee blood after a long drive. (kidding of course)

 

are you sure thats installed? I have a feeling for htat price its just bringing it down for hte measurements...

 

Yes, that was installed, it is $400 for the springs alone.

 

thats pretty cheap... makes me wonder how good they are! Deavers are about $600 per axle.

 

As I stated, 88-98's are the longer springs as well.


I bet they will be fine. I've heard of Valley Spring and I seem to remember hearing good things.

 

I guess I am going to find out. That is definitely not the cheapest price for a set of springs that I have found, but paying more money for something doesn't necessarily equate to better quality. Their website is filled with photos of customer vehicles that are definitely not using off the shelf components; they must know what they are doing.

As far as Deaver springs are concerned, I don't know if they are #1 or not, they are in California and I am in Arizona. I doubt that there is any real difference in the steel, and they came highly recommended. I am not going to spend three times the amount just because of a reputation.

Again, we"ll see. I'll post pictures when the job is complete. (When I finally get a day off to drive it down to them.)

 

$600 to take measurements? 15 minutes worth of work, that equates to $2400 an hour! Even at $600 an hour WTF. I don't know who you have been dealing with, but not even lawyers charge that much.

Estimates are usually free anyways.

 

I meant if they just told him to bring it down, it may be $600 for them to measurea nd make the springs but not necessarily install them. Like a driveshaft place.

 

Haste is right. Deaver is only 25 miles from me and I've dealt with a bunch over the years and always had good experiences. My highboy has their springs under both ends and I love them. My wife's '02 F250, however, has superlifts (made in India) and they suck. I replaced them under waranty at 25k because they were sagging. Now 15k later they're doing it again. You get what you pay for.

 

I wish they were so close; its expensive to ship springs and all that. I got a paid of atlas springs for my front springs secondhand, and I've heard very good things about them. My rears will be deavers though.

 

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For the most part, I agree with the you get what you pay for theory, but not always.

Valley Spring is usually a little cheaper, as they are a smaller shop, family run, in an area that has been industrial for a long time. They either build what they need in their furnace or have awesome connections to get what they need to rebuild. They are rebuilding a set of Superduty powerstroke springs for the front of my F250 for under $300 including bushings and the correct blocks for the back and custom cut u-bolts.

I've seen them build complete custom set ups for monster trucks and set ups for toy haulers that load on big water tanks, necessitating moving the axles back and resetting everything. And they don't get redo's. If ou get them what you want at the start, it will be right the first time.

I HIGHLY recommend them.