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Redneck_bling
Explorer
Oct 06, 2016

Advice on matching Ford super duty f250 to Lance 861

I have a lance 861 (2006 at 3,417lbs wet) short bed camper. And a new (2016) Ford F250 xlt, Crew cab, 4x4, gas-6.2l, short bed truck. The truck has a plow package which I believe is an upgraded front ...
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Bedlam
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Oct 06, 2016
Redneck bling wrote:
So, I see the hellwig anti sway is about 247...
The firestone air bags can be had for 335...
hellwig helper springs are 331 for 3500 lbs and 300 for 2500 lbs.
I have had firestone bags before. Are they performing the same duty as the helper springs? And which spring stack....the 2500 or the 3500? Seems the 3500 would elliminate the need for the air bags?

SDTruckSprings.com has the leaf packs you want. You shouldn't need bags if you get the right spring combination and preload set.

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