2004 broken front spring.

shmoozer · Mar 9, 2017

As the title states about a month ago I found a broken front spring on my truck. As a result I'm looking into giving the truck a little bit of an altitude change.
When I bought the truck it had a supposed 4" lift and a set of 35's on it. The front springs are a 3 leaf pack and the hangers look to be factory. The rear has the typical block. I'm looking to go back to either factory height all around or factory front and no block in the rear as well as an overload spring with a 33ish tire.
My question for you all is what spring should I go with on the front. Everywhere I've looked I see mostly 2 leaf packs and various weight ratings to go along with them. Any insight as to what I could or should go with would be great. Here is a picture of the truck as it sits right now.

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psduser1 · Mar 9, 2017

Generally, three leaf packs are for snowplow prep packages, or some other sort of heayduty type package.

shmoozer · Mar 9, 2017

That would explain partly why it's a rougher ride than my buddies '99. Aside from the fact that his is a CCSB. So, do you think that a standard 2 leaf pack and no block in the rear would look alright?

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psduser1 · Mar 9, 2017

I couldn't answer that, lol. None of mine are stock.
I'd guess that two leaves in the front, and a 2 1/2"? block is stock, so it probably will be tight in the front for 33s. I had to use 2" drop shackles and u code springs to clear 33s on my excursion.
Spring weight capacity and rate are not directly related to the amount of arch when using oem replacement springs. I'd say a two inch lift to clear 33s, depending on with, backspacing, etc.
The back would be fine.

6.0 Tech · Mar 9, 2017

Icon springs... Buddy of mine has an 04 bought it with a who the hell knows what company 6in kit. Finally swapped springs out for icons, and it rides very nice now. Id say a lot better than my truck with stock springs and an add a leaf

shmoozer · Mar 10, 2017

What size tire came on our trucks from the factory? I thought they were somewhere around 34ish inches? I guess I have a little more reading to do. I'm trying to get back to as close to or a little lower than factory height as I can. A buddy of mine mentioned swapping in a set of excursion front leaves to get the drop that I'm after. Any thoughts on that?
As for icon springs, if I were to remain at this height I would go that route in a heart beat.

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03_PSD · Mar 10, 2017

Mines stock and it clears 33's easy. Ride quality is good also.

shmoozer · Mar 10, 2017

That's good to know. Now to figure out which springs to order and from where

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6.0 Tech · Mar 10, 2017

Heh, my bad, i missed where you wanted to go lower. :doh: Not sure if icon makes a stock height spring, may check them though. Or possibly a spring shop. Maybe go like a 4 leaf setup of lighter springs, and not arched as much? Thatd give you better ride.

shmoozer · Mar 10, 2017

That's a good idea. Alcan spring is in Grand Junction which is only 4hrs from me. I bet they could do something for me. Thanks for the idea

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Betarocker · Mar 10, 2017

Stock tire size for 04 was 265/75-16 = 31".

shmoozer · Mar 10, 2017

Betarocker said:
Stock tire size for 04 was 265/75-16 = 31".

Thank you!

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liquidlounge · Mar 11, 2017

Stock springs were probably U or V codes. It will be on the sticker inside your drivers side door jamb. I would not replace with the U code as they can start sagging after just a couple of years. The V's were, generally speaking, the stock front spring on the F350 and the Excursion guys seem to love them. There is also W and X codes that are a little higher and stiffer, which in this case many will love the ride because it moves the spring farther from the bump stop, reducing the "bottoming out" hits.

TyCorr · Mar 11, 2017

I went with a rough country leveling kit and a 3 1/2 inch block from pmf and my truck had about an inch of rake. I 0ut my weatherguard box in and its dead level. I added a chest in the rear of the bed for daily use items and it is still level. But this sucker is not low. It is airing out the 35s i have on it.

Id go for the stock front springs of the lighter rating and do the 2" rear block if you want a leveled look that will fit 33s.

My truck rubs a tad but its on 12 wides. A 10 and my 35x12.50 would clear everywhere.

shmoozer · Mar 11, 2017

Wound up going ordering the lighter weight spring like just mentioned above.
Next dilemma is shocks. I've got fox 2.0's now and love them. Trying to decide whether I should order another set for stock height? Or do give the Bilstein 5100's a shot? What do you guys think?

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