New leaf springs

[krupy13]

The leaf springs on my 87 4wd pickup are getting saggy. What are my best options for finding inexpensive new leaf springs. I'm afraid of getting other saggy springs from a junk yard. They are $190 each thru local parts store. OUCH.

[Sidney]

Look in the yellow pages under "Springs" and call all of the closest ones to you and take the cheapest repair quote as the leafs usually cost around $20 each new and around 1 hour of labour and around $10 for parts (new U bolts,nuts and leaf clamps) so a total repair bill of about $100.
You will not find a used one for sale as it spring leafs are too much of a hassle to remove and besides they are too old.The leaf springs are usually length specific so I doubt you will be able to cross reference a Dodge or any other.

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[smasheromalley]

Originally Posted by Sidney

Look in the yellow pages under "Springs" and call all of the closest ones to you and take the cheapest repair quote as the leafs usually cost around $20 each new and around 1 hour of labour and around $10 for parts (new U bolts,nuts and leaf clamps) so a total repair bill of about $100.
You will not find a used one for sale as it spring leafs are too much of a hassle to remove and besides they are too old.The leaf springs are usually length specific so I doubt you will be able to cross reference a Dodge or any other.

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Hardware must be pretty cheap in your neck of the woods! $10 for u-bolts and spring clamps?

I would take it to a spring shop also. I had a set redone on my F100. They replaced some broken leafs, re-arched them and added a leaf to each side. It cost about $160.

[sonofmayhem]

i got some front 4inch pack with 2in shackles for free!!!!! so stoked once i get the new ones on i can give you the old ones. they are 3inch add a leaf pack