Source of coil springs '93 D-250?

[RLanham]

Used the Napa No. I found in the archives and Carquest managed to mess me around for 3 weeks :-{} before suppling a wrong set of springs for my front end. Tried the same thing with Napa and same wrong set. Does anyone have a source? I'm in the San Francisco Bay Area. Thanks Bob (boblanham1@comcast.net)

 

[HonkinDiesel]

I went for the Moog Coils SD #7226S and the Monroe Gas Magnum Load leveler shocks. Fantastic setup! (IMO)

Just let you fingers do the walking (Yellow pages) call around local parts stores. (Sorry guy, I'm not big on NAPA parts too many horror stories).

 

[Greenleaf]

Car Quest # 18038

 

[paccool]

Bob, I know where you got the part number so I gotta ask! What are they trying to give you? The new spring is just a little longer than the existing but has an extra coil. If you lay the two side by side, there is only about 1/2" - 3/4" difference in length.



Stan

 

[RLanham]

Source of coil springs?

Turns out the Napa part I had was the same as the MOOG (MOOG guy said collapsed springs are actually longer, not sure I believe that )and layed 'side-by-side' with the old spring was 1"+ shorter in lenght. Put it together last night and put it on the ground and was 1" less tire/fender clearance then the otherside I left stock . Thus far the Car Quest part (heavy duty) and the Napa part(extra HD) cost me $26 for the first and $35 to return the second. At this rate I can't afford to continue on this project so I'm going back to stock and listening to the tires rub the tops of the fender wheels . Beats me. Thanks for the help. Bob (this is a '93 2wd D-250, hecho in Mexico, maybe the problem???)

 

[richgod]

I have a similar problem. '93 D-250 all stock. Fron end sag, tires rub tops of the fenderwells! Dodge Part# (according to my VIN) is 52038360, but they have been unable to get it. Carquest/Napa/Skyjacker/Fabtech all no help with the 2wd in my year model. Were you able to find anything that would work? Can you supply the vendor/part#?

 

[Paychk]

You can go here to Moog's website:



http://www.federal-mogul.com/js/forms/gotomfrcat.html



If you drill down to your truck you'll see that severe duty springs are Moog 7226S or TRW CS7226S



Or go to: http://www.acdelco.com/html/catalog/index.htm



and do the same, the severe springs are 45H0213.



If you dig around on ether site you should find a "Dealer Locater" button and find the closest dealer to you or go here and buy online:



http://www.rockauto.com

 

[paccool]

I used NAPA springs for my 93 and they raised the front between 1. 5" and 2".



I have the box sitting on the floor beside me and the part number is 277-3276 which is the PN on the invoice as well, the label says "NAPA Chassis" and "Precision Engineered". The bar code say's 57522 73417. They worked fine and are better quality than the OEM ones I took out. Cured the sag problem.



I bought the springs last year in August and they sat until about the first of July this year before I got them installed.



I don't remember but they might be 1 ton springs. Maybe that is why they can't find the part numbers. They are listed as "severe duty" springs in the NAPA book.



Hope this helps!

 

[RLanham]

Front springs 2wd '93 D-250?

Put back with old parts and just running it. When towing #4000 I'm hitting 850-degree egt(after turbo) on grades so thinking I'm needing to backoff injection pump? With manual trany getting 15 mpg at 60mph. I'll backoff to 55mph and see if it bumps up. You want 600-degree egt for fuel economy I've heard? Thanks Bob

 

[TKingsbury]

Put back with old parts and just running it. When towing #4000 I'm hitting 850-degree egt(after turbo) on grades so thinking I'm needing to backoff injection pump? With manual trany getting 15 mpg at 60mph. I'll backoff to 55mph and see if it bumps up. You want 600-degree egt for fuel economy I've heard? Thanks Bob

I think 850 on a grade is good. I too have my pyro after the turbo, and I only see under 600 when empty. Even on flat ground I'm showing at least 700 with a 5K trailer in tow. It doesn't sound like you have a problem to me?

Travis. .