ford and chevy leaf springs

[NCjerseydevil]

I am lifting a '78 F-150. i am buying the front coil springs new, but the rear leafs are pretty expensive brand new. to try and save some money i have been looking for 10"-12" leaf springs online but there is certainly more chevy springs than ford out there. Soo, my question is; is there any major differences between chevy and ford springs that i need to know about if i want to hang chevy springs on a ford chassis? i figure i may need to move or do something with the shackle mounts but that's no big deal. has anyone ever done this before? any advice would greatly appreciated.

 

[6BangBronk]

Width differences.

 

[NCjerseydevil]

do you mean the width of the leafs themselves or the distance between the eyelets

 

[RiverRat88]

The Chevy springs are 2.5" wide and the Ford springs are 3" wide.

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[6BangBronk]

Funny, being an extensive Ford collecter dude... I have 2.5" hangers for sale that are offset to match the 3" 4wd hangers for a Ford axle with no axle perch mods. These can be found from 73-79 F-100 1/2 ton 2wd. PM if interested.

 

[NCjerseydevil]

can you run chevy front springs in the rear

 

[6BangBronk]

You'd need to redrill the center pin and move it closer to the front to stop axle wrap. But that's not very hard to do especially if you have a press. I have a front spring setup that I redrilled a set of rear leaves for better flex.

 

[NCjerseydevil]

what size springs do you have? are you looking to sell any?