f350 4x4 front springs

[subliminal]

ok, well the p/o had lift blocks in the front of the truck and there is no way in hell im keeping those things anywhere near my front axle. i was thinking about buying an add a leaf to keep the height or possibly rebuilding the spring pack and adding a few leaves from a donor pack ansd replacing teh center pins and spring pads. what type of springs would be good to cut down ? do you think the rears off of a 3/4 ton truck woudl be ok? i have a parts truck with them and im thinking i could use them. ive built spring packs before i ws just looking for some advice from people who might have modded their front springs.im only looking for about 2 inches of lift.

 

[Mat J]

Superduty springs can be made to work youll have to move the front shackle fwd about an inch. Are your springs negitive arched? If so the superduty ones should give a good 4". For only 2" lift any 3" wide front leaf should be able to cut and make up till you get the right height. I dont know about useing rears because the center hole wont line up right unless you want to redrill them.

 

[Optikalillushun]

SD springs up front and with the right spring code will yield some lift, here is a thread i was following: http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/883980-93-f350-crewcab-suspension-improvements.html . u can also do a reverse shackle flip.

 

[subliminal]

well what i would do is cut the leaves down to fit in the stock pack. so the pins will ine up fine i just cut the spring to length. ive built several leaf packs for toyotas this way. im thinking i might look into the sd springs. what are the specs pin to pin on the sd springs and what are the specs on the 89 1 ton springs? they are not the neg arch springs like he ttb had on my 3/4 ton. its a factory 60 front. a decent add a leaf shoudl be ok, right now the blocks are 3" and it sits a bit too bulldogged for my liking so im thinking a 2-3" add a leaf would settle in fine. thanks for the info on the sd springs

 

[subliminal]

sweet thanks for the link, i like the reverse shackle idea, i have a few sky mfg parts on my yota. ill give them a buz

mine is an 89 so i dont think that kit works does it?

 

[Mat J]

On my 88 the SD springs would not quite line up so the shackle had to be moved fwd about an inch which no big deal. I have heard some people can get them to fit but the shackle is out of travel going fwd and you dont want that either.

 

[subliminal]

nope thats how springs get bent and your kidneys become moosh