front and rear springs

[criggs]

After 300K of ranch work and overloading my springs are bent. What do I replace them with? I want to stay away from high lift type springs because my gooseneck trailers will hit the bed. I don't care about the ride.

 

[TKingsbury]

Where are you located?

Travis. .

 

[bgilbert]

You can have them rearched and a stiffer leaf added to each pack. Do you have any good spring and alignment shops near you?

 

[Madurski]

I got a full set from the local spring shop. New shackles, bolts, springs, and bushings set me back about $750. Re-arching was not an option. The spring leafs had worn about 1/6th of the spring away so they were getting weaker.

 

[ARhine]

Could call up alcan spring and see what they say. http://www.alcanspring.com/



They build lots of offroad springs, but can make whaeter you need to order.

 

[criggs]

springs

I'm in Arizona. I priced springs in Tucson today and stock replacements were higher than after market. Skyjackers were $1200 for everything including longer shocks. Re-arch w/new leaf was $250 a corner. The problem with re-arch is that you still have a tired spring. They will be flat again in a year. I'm still looking around. Thanks for the help! I heard that skyjackers won't hold the load. Anyone have experience with that?

Clay

 

[bgilbert]

I wouldn't recommend skyjackers for a ranch farm truck as they don't have the load capacity as stock. A true rearch will hold its form a heck of alot more than a year. $250 a corner = huge ripoff.

 

[MOverton]

FYI



I just had the rear springs rearched and a leaf added for $300. Give you a idea of price.