Leaf Springs

wcm473ciford · Post by **wcm473ciford** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 8:19 pm

Hi again , I made the mistake for the 3rd time of letting my son drive my
truck , I wont go into the other two but this time he busted the housing
and ripped out the pinion gear . I have replaced all of that but when he
did it he twisted the leaf springs and now they're bent in the wrong direction . Does anyone know which years are interchangeable for
the springs and I guess I need heavier duty ones so if you know if
any 3/4 ton or whatever is thicker than what was on it will fit I'd
appreciate it .

Thanks ,
Bill

heep70 · Post by **heep70** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 9:09 pm

DANG! For the 3rd time

A 5 lug D60 might be an idea for the forth time.

boots · Post by **boots** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 9:20 pm

how did he do that??

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 9:22 pm

dump the clutch ?

wcm473ciford · Post by **wcm473ciford** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 9:40 pm

I wish I had a clutch with a 4 speed but its a C6 , he was backing up which makes both wheels spin and must have been on some asphalt that gave it very good traction . It torqued the rear end upward and bent the springs along with the other damage .

heep70 · Post by **heep70** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 9:42 pm

Get an axle wrap bar (traction bar). That will save the springs anyway.

http://fordification.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6772

wcm473ciford · Post by **wcm473ciford** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 9:45 pm

Thanks for that idea , I should have thought about traction
bars before but I still have to replace the springs , I'm just
trying to find out what year range I have to find some .

Bill

4x4_Welder · Post by **4x4_Welder** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 10:08 pm

68-72 should be the same, IIRC the F250 and F100 springs were the same width and length.

bluef250 · Post by **bluef250** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 11:59 pm

Just a suggestion, take truck to good spring shop and let them install new springs. They might have some suggestions about stabilizing the rear.

mcarlson11 · Post by **mcarlson11** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 12:07 am

heep70 wrote:Get an axle wrap bar (traction bar). That will save the springs anyway.

http://fordification.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6772

the kit says for 66-79, would it work for a 65?

heep70 · Post by **heep70** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 1:20 am

I don't know if the one from Bronco Grave yard will fit a 65. The one from Sam's will fit anything. You weld it to the axle housing and will more then likely have to fab a crossmember bar for it to bolt to.

oldhalftons · Post by **oldhalftons** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 10:21 am

67-72 springs
the 73-up springs are wider

wcm473ciford · Post by **wcm473ciford** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 3:49 pm

Thanks for all the replies , I think the F250 springs would help along with traction bars . Now locating a set is the next thing , thanks again .

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