96 F250 Pt.15: SD spring swap Pt.3

all 4 leaf springs are done being rebuilt again. This time fully coated in graphite paint, and the steel shims from the excursion leafs are in the rear pack now instead of the plastic ones i made

Brought the truck around, and snapped the very last pic before i rip the suspension apart again

​It already has a PMF 2.25" Superduty Shackle Reversal kit on it. This time around im replacing the original spring hangar on the frame rail with Sky's low clearance one:

Yesterday i got the driver side bracket on the frame:

​Today its raining, so maybe tomorrow i can get the passenger side bracket swapped.

I thought this was interesting- shows the difference between the X code leafs im removing, and the V codes im installing

The X code has almost a full inch more arch to it, and both leafs are 1/8" thicker in the middle & 1/16" thicker at the ends. So this pretty much confirms what everyone on the internet says, that the front end should go down ~1" and the ride should be nice & soft. We'll find out soon enough. One of my front shocks is shot, so i ordered a pair of Bilsteins which should get here tomorrow. Hopefully the weatherman is wrong, and i get some dry days here so i can get the front-end done and get it turned around so i can tear into the rear. Just a couple weeks to go before the East Coast Bronco Roundup, so i gotta get this thing done!


Oh yeah, this is cool too. I tossed the X codes into the rear of the DD bronco and brought em to work, because a coworker bought em off me. I had some issues closing the tailgate though. Check this out:

Gotta hurry up and get the red one done, because it looks like the green one needs some sheet metal repaired asap!