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- Location
- Salida, Colorado
- Vehicle Year
- 1995
- Make / Model
- ranger
- Transmission
- Automatic
I had to add more leafs because the stock toyota springs i was using could not handle the weight of the ranger. I added one leaf, but I should have added one or two more.
yes, more leaves makes it stiffer, but the leafs have to hold up the weight of the truck also.
If those jeep springs are from a cj, theyre probably only 2" wide, which will make them really soft, width affects spring rate also. I'm not sure what the width of the f250 springs were, probably 2.5 or 3" - you can measure the width of the spring pads to see, so I don't know if that would interfere with u-bolts and plates or not.
I would hunt down some waggoneer springs if you're junk yard shopping, they should hold the weight without messing with adding leafs, should flex well. many people have used those for SAS's.
yes, more leaves makes it stiffer, but the leafs have to hold up the weight of the truck also.
If those jeep springs are from a cj, theyre probably only 2" wide, which will make them really soft, width affects spring rate also. I'm not sure what the width of the f250 springs were, probably 2.5 or 3" - you can measure the width of the spring pads to see, so I don't know if that would interfere with u-bolts and plates or not.
I would hunt down some waggoneer springs if you're junk yard shopping, they should hold the weight without messing with adding leafs, should flex well. many people have used those for SAS's.