isn't you truck tall enough? 
thanks guys
new tires!
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i know when i had the springs re arched on my dads truck the guys there said rearching is ok but if you dont add one new leaf with it the arching over a shorter period of time will start to come out of it, that the new spring in the pack would help to hold the arch much longer
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They aren't doing it right then lol. If they heat treat the steel properly it is as good as new. My sisters ex (husband back then) road on rearched springs for 4 years. His truck was double framed had 6" of body lift on top of that and a double stack of rearched springs. All of this was our doing lol. And had 44" ground hogs under it. It was a 78 F150 with a 300/6 with 4.10's and a np435 in it. He called it "small fry". It got about 6mph but gas was only about .95 a gallon lol.
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From: Elk City, OK
i can still haul a 5th wheel or gooseneck. just have to put a 10" lift on the trailer first lol
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They aren't doing it right then lol. If they heat treat the steel properly it is as good as new. My sisters ex (husband back then) road on rearched springs for 4 years. His truck was double framed had 6" of body lift on top of that and a double stack of rearched springs. All of this was our doing lol. And had 44" ground hogs under it. It was a 78 F150 with a 300/6 with 4.10's and a np435 in it. He called it "small fry". It got about 6mph but gas was only about .95 a gallon lol.
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its about $70 for each axle. you just drop the u bolts that hold your axle on, lift the truck up to make atleast 6" of space between the axle and the leaf. then you cut the centering pin that holds the leaf pack together. you slip the add a leaf in the pack, you will see how the leaf pack steps from long to short. just stick it where it fits the steps best. then stick the new centering pin in, tighten it up to compress the leaf pack back together. bolt the axle back up and your done. takes about an hour each axle.
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From: Hagerstown, Md
yep i think oreo hit the nail on the head, just make sure that you have some C-clamps on the spring pack before you cut the center pin bolt and make sure the new center pin bolt is longer than the stock so you have plenty stickin through for the nut to grip on to
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well i was actually lookin at the tires the guy that started the thread got and ya its for my f250 the shackles you talked bout will i have to by a lift kit or could i just get those and could i do this at home?
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im not sure if it will be the same set up now that i think about it, im assuming that you have the ttb front end? one who know a little more about this than i will probably chime in to help me out with it. the kit you can get from Sky's Off-road Design - Home or from oru(off road unlimited) and you can do it at home as long as you have the tools to do it, the sky site has instructions right there for you to read