Lift springs

[cipsmithers]

As some of you know, im working on the blue truck. The green one in my sig is the parts truck, with a lift. The front lift components look good, but i need to do something about the rear. All the PO did was stack factory blocks. That aint gunna cut it. I was wondering if anyone knew of a company (or if someone has some) that makes lift springs that are heavy duty. All i can find are the soft ride stuff. I still wanna be able to hook onto a semi-heavy load and not squat to the stops. Anybody got an idea?

 

[LEB Ben]

JBG:

http://broncograveyard.com/bronco/c-469


Or you could do a shackle flip...lots of folks say the flip reduces towing capabilities...but I believe Ed from eff tee eff debunked that myth.

 

[surewhynot]

eff tee eff

FTF?
You can say that.

 

[LEB Ben]

FTF?
You can say that.

whoops...I meant the other place...eff tee eee...

 

[UNRULEE]

As some of you know, im working on the blue truck. The green one in my sig is the parts truck, with a lift. The front lift components look good, but i need to do something about the rear. All the PO did was stack factory blocks. That aint gunna cut it. I was wondering if anyone knew of a company (or if someone has some) that makes lift springs that are heavy duty. All i can find are the soft ride stuff. I still wanna be able to hook onto a semi-heavy load and not squat to the stops. Anybody got an idea?

In your situation I'd say get some new stock height springs and get them arched to whatever height you want and have whatever shop is doing the arching toss some extra leaves into the packs for extra load handling. Depending on how much lift you want you might even get by with new springs and add-a-leaves..............or just get a set of lifted height springs and add some air bags to add load capacity when needed and it'll ride nice w/o a load in the back.........or there are places that will build you all new springs to your specs, Atlas, National Spring, etc.

 

[cipsmithers]

JBG:

http://broncograveyard.com/bronco/c-469


Or you could do a shackle flip...lots of folks say the flip reduces towing capabilities...but I believe Ed from eff tee eff debunked that myth.

I looked at the ones on JBG first, but the springs i want, the 5 1/2 lift springs, look and are described as a soft ride style. i dont care so much about ride as much as i do strengh

In your situation I'd say get some new stock height springs and get them arched to whatever height you want and have whatever shop is doing the arching toss some extra leaves into the packs for extra load handling. Depending on how much lift you want you might even get by with new springs and add-a-leaves..............or just get a set of lifted height springs and add some air bags to add load capacity when needed and it'll ride nice w/o a load in the back.........or there are places that will build you all new springs to your specs, Atlas, National Spring, etc.

I know of a place about an hour south from here that will custom build me whatever i want, but ive heard they are a little spendy. I thought about modifieing my current ones on the blue one, since they are like new, but no one around here does that that i know of. And as far as airbags, i thought i heard that they kinda reduce the amount of flex, even when not aired up

 

[1985 Ford F-150]

Well just how much wieght are ya plannin to haul?

 

[LEB Ben]

Chris...I really think a shackle flip in the rear and AAL would be fine...then match the coils. But if you feel that would reduce towing capailities, I'd go custom built springs which are a little more spendy than an off the shelf lift...but really not too bad, I've noticed them to be only about 15-20% more expensive.

 

[cipsmithers]

Well just how much wieght are ya plannin to haul?

Idk. It varies, and since the truck is lifted, not as much, but i would like to be able to hook onto a 5000# trailer and not completely squat out

 

[LEB Paul]

You could also drop the stock mounting location down to achieve the amount of lift you want and keep factory ride/hauling capability.

 

[1985 Ford F-150]

Well bein a half ton itll squat quite a bit anyways with that kind of wieght on it. Nothin real bad about squattin just as long as ya got enough wieght on the front end to turn.

 

[UNRULEE]

You could get a set of overload springs and stops from a 250/350 and rig them up to work.

 

[1985 Ford F-150]

Speakin of which I need to do that on mine.

 

[cipsmithers]

I did some measuring, and i think im gunna just get some really stiff add-a-leafs, and use the factory blocks. It should be enough for now, then when i get enough money ill get the lift i want, which is a 6". Right now its more like 4"