Topic: f150 leafs

[SKr3Wjeeps!!]

are f150 springs a direct bolt up and what years are they from

[kneedownnate]

No, you hafta move your hanger forward several inches.  Check lilbuddy's thread in rig section, he put them on his 1st gen.

[lilbuddy]

No, you hafta move your hanger forward several inches.  Check lilbuddy's thread in rig section, he put them on his 1st gen.

Yes I did.. No it is nto a direct bolt. I moved my hanger 5 5/8" Forward and used a dual shackle in the rear. Love the springs. I think i was talking to you about them at Bald Mtn. Like Nate said, check out my build in the Rig Gallery. Its ablut 3-4 pages in. Also, I used springs from a 94 Ford. Youll want the ones tthat are 2.5" Wide and are from a late 80s-early 90s F150. If you go to Pick N Pull and the axle is off the truck, the srpings have a lot of arch to them.  Also I got about 4-5 inches of lift.

[SKr3Wjeeps!! [OP]]

sounds great , i wanted to know cuase my brother is picking up an 85' runner next week.
and if i moved the rears to the front is crossover steering nesecery

[79coyotefrg]

sounds great , i wanted to know cuase my brother is picking up an 85' runner next week.
and if i moved the rears to the front is crossover steering nesecery

yes  you gotta have crossover or a really short drag link

[SKr3Wjeeps!! [OP]]

 

[cheap sunglasses]

With rears in the front and F150s in the rear is the lift fairly level? I'm looking for ways to save cash on an SAS and my buddy has an F150 parts truck with springs to spare.

[79coyotefrg]

take a leaf from the bottom of the f150 spring pack and add it to your rears for the front

[SloCrawler]

Any body know the bolt size for f150 springs? They look the same as toyota

[YotaJosh]

Any body know the bolt size for f150 springs? They look the same as toyota

9/16" or drill out the bushings and put stock Toyota bushings in there to use the 18mm bolts.

[Redbeard1]

Has anyone mounted them in the stock rear hanger location to move the rear axle back? How does this work if it has been done? 

[Redbeard1]

good spring reference... 

http://www.generalspringkc.com/index.php

[muddywaters]

i mounted them in the stock rear location and moved my hangar forward.  moved axle back roughly 3".

[Redbeard1]

I am wanting to do the oppsite of that use the factory rear front hanger and move the rear shackel mount back. Anyone done that?

[runr-meech]

I just finnished f150s lastnight. I tried to use the stock mounts first front then shackle mount but didnt like how my tire was centered. So i moved the spring hanger foward 5" and the shackle hanger moved back 2"s.it turned out SICK!

[greg_k113]

I've got my springs and made my own spring hangers got the free U-bolt flip kit too I paid $34 for the springs and ubolts $7 worth of material to make my spring mounts.Got a lift for $41 not bad now I just have to mount them. Just want to know where to mount the front spring hangers and the rear shackle. I have a 93 so I do have the longer springs.