front springs

[DPetrey]

I have a 92 W-250 4x and am looking where to find front heavier springs i have 214k and 1. 5in between frame bumpers and axle pack pm me if you know where to find some . Don Oo.

 

[KLuzadder]

Springs!

It would be a lot cheaper to just take your truck to a spring shop and have your springs rearched and also have a leaf added on each side and that will stiffen them up. If sturdy springs are what you really want.

 

[DKarvwnaris]

I would go the spring shop route as well. If you want cheap, You can find springs from Skyjacker, Superlift, Rancho ETC. They don't hold up to the weight of a actual useable truck as well though They are made for the show girl rigs, not work vehicles. A spring shop can build a set of leaf packs that will consist of multiple leafs to soften the bumps and still carry the weight of your truck/load.

I am not a big fan of rearching existing springs as they more than likely have stress points or cracks in them which will break through soon after you have them rearched. It is hard to get the temper in a spring again due to metal fatigue as well. If you put extra leafs in, make sure it is made to work with the other leafs, not just bend the existing leafs and eliminate any movement in them. Add a leafs are terrible for ride quality and do little for carrying heavy loads. If anything, they make it worse because the one Add a leaf takes the entire spring packs weight load.

Progressive spring pack sets will work good if you can get the spring shops to build them, they allow for soft ride unloaded yet are capable of heavier than stock leafs due to the overload leafs integrated into the pack. They cost more than an add a leaf, but you also get what you pay for.



Check with a localalignment shop for a reputable spring shop in your area, if the spring shop also does alignments, they usually know how to build quality springs.

 

[MThorn]

I needed leafs for the front of my 82 Ram but as usual lack of cash, while at the local wrecking yard i noticed many trucks had the right width springs on the BACK, the top leaf was too long on the back end but good on the front, I cut them off behind the eye on the front and the same distance from the center bolt back, then kept the top leaf on my old spring pack. I will not say its the best fix but it works if your on a buget!

Monk

 

[MMiller]

I have the 2. 5 inch skyjacker softrides on the front of my truck. It sees lots of towing, daily driving, and its share of rough gravel, dirt roads. I also have 300# of front bumper on the truck. I have had no loss in height in the 80,000 miles on the springs. I have also 4 wheeled the truck, flexing them clear up. I'm pretty sure my truck is used and sometimes abused more then most and the springs have held up wonderfully. I trimmed the fender flares so my 33's would not catch when I installed the tires a week after the springs. I have not had to trim again since, so I don't believe they settled much if any. The ride was greatly improved too. I have had these springs on for 5 years. The first 3 years racked up miles quickly, and the last two have seen about 10,000 a year. I hope this helps.



You just have to make sure to get the springs for diesel trucks. I have stopped at several spring shops and asked about spring packs like this. All of them said it would be cheaper for me to buy a kit, then have them build a pack. Dunno if they did not want the work or what, but this is what *I* have found. If you seach Skyfacker softrides on the TDR there has been alot of discussion on them, and most I have seen is very positive.



Michael

 

[BushWakr - RIP]

Moved here for better/proper forum/exposure. .



pb. .

 

[royster]

progressive leaf springs!

don,



ditto what DKarvwnaris said. i considered the skyjacker route, and in the end i went direct to a spring manufacturer.



progressive spring packs beat re-arched or add-a-leaf options hands down! when i purchased my truck, the p/o had attempted to make up for the spring sag of the stock leafs. he went for two add-a-leafs and re-arching the stock springs to get the nose back up. holy smokes! he may as well have bolted the body to the frame and left the springs out! talk about riding like a tank!



i replaced that mistake with lots of thin springs set up for a way more comfortable ride than stock and keep the load rating. plus, you can create whatever ride height you wish... lots of lift or stock.



check my photos for pics.



cheers,



roy

 

[DPetrey]

Thanks guys but up here we don't have alot of options there is no spring shops and shipping is expense and takes forever 2 weeks from seattle by barge so that is like 5 weeks with the truck down and i need it right now the wife like to drive it better than the Suburban i might be able to get them as far a Belligham, WA if anyone know a good shop down there that can rearch them for me that would be great if you can Pm me and let me know and i can bring them down on the ferry when i am at work and pick them up 2 weeks later

 

[DKarvwnaris]

Thanks guys but up here we don't have alot of options there is no spring shops and shipping is expense and takes forever 2 weeks from seattle by barge so that is like 5 weeks with the truck down and i need it right now the wife like to drive it better than the Suburban i might be able to get them as far a Belligham, WA if anyone know a good shop down there that can rearch them for me that would be great if you can Pm me and let me know and i can bring them down on the ferry when i am at work and pick them up 2 weeks later

There is a shop here in Great Falls, Montana that does excellent work. They can build whatever you want. Shop name is Swains Spring works, I have ussed them on more than one occasion with great results. We have alot of folks buying things here in Montana from Alaska, most call in orders and have the stuff shipped. If its of any help to you, I would be happy to get you contact info etc. I'm sure freight will be an issue no matter what, but I am more than happy to help out anyway I can for you. Just let me know.

 

[ARhine]

alot of the offroad world has good things to say about these guys.



http://www.alcanspring.com/

 

[caleb c.]

I would recomend a good spring shop if you can find one. Tell them to beef it up strong and it wont ever sag again. They re-arched mine and added a super leaf and it works great. It was a tad rougher riding than stock but theyre heavy trucks so I guess you can expect that. I like em' like that anyway. they havent sagged a bit since the rebuild.

 

[RWWinslow]

I have 250,000 miles on Skyjacker softrides on the fronts and they have not settled more than . 5" in that time. Will need to do the rear springs in the not too distant future. I spend a lot of time off road . . . . .

 

["Mad Max"]

I've done skyjackers in the past as well and had very good results. In my readers rigs is an album for my (now deceased) Power Wagon dually, but it had a 6"-over rear set and a 4"-over front set - sat nice and tall but not too crazy.

MMiller is right tho - there are sets for gassers and sets for the Cummins. I think if you go the new route and get a set of Cummins 'Softride' leafs from Skyjacker you will be happy with them. I've done rearched springs in the past, and I wished I haden't. They were first off not level (the two springs did not have the same arch) so the truck sat uneven. New springs have a lot of technology in them, and they can be had for about $250-300 a pair from Summit Racing. IMO that'd be the way to go.

Also, I'm doing a Ramcharger right now, and it too is getting a set of Skyjackers. But I'm doing a twist on the rear - The rear set are 6" over, but I'm removing the 3" block, so the rear springs will sit directly on the axle pad, and that is a simple way to reduce axle flex and side-to-side stress. In the end it'll add up to a 3" lift without a block.

Just a simple fix if you have the opportunity.

- Sam

 

[BHiggins]

Springs

Skyjacker is the only aftermarket company I've found that makes springs specifically for Cummins trucks. On their website, if the part number ends in "C" it's for use on a Dodge with a Cummins.

 

[RWWinslow]

I will probably use Skyjacker due to very good previous success. I have also use ALCAN Springs in Grand Junction, CO for the wife's beefed up Explorer. These guys will do everything they can to make it right . . . so it is another possible source of supply