Well, I learned a lesson today

ponykilr

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Totally my own fault for not looking closer.

Went to pick up some Super Duty front leaf springs advertised on CL. Supposed to be diesel U or V codes but truck is not on site. They looked pretty clean so I bought them. He grabbed one and I grabbed the other and we put them into my truck. We chatted a while and then I left. Got home and was unloading and realized they are different from each other.

One has the old eye design, the other the new (one has a bend in main spring which is old design, other is flat). Also the codes seem to be different.

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The guy implied he got them out of the same diesel truck and was familiar with what I wanted them for, an RSK on my F350. It is possible they were from the same truck, one could have been replaced due to a wreck or something. Not sure if he knew or not, but they are my useless steel now.

I let down my guard because I was dealing with a fellow enthusiast and enjoyed the chat. Learned a lesson today.
 
Well, that's the thing. There are no hard and fast rules on what is stamped on the springs. With them being different I can never trust that they are not different rates.
There are like 5 possible rates, but most diesel pickups got U or V code (codes are on truck) which is what I need.
 
1. They are FORD stamped so the top one should also have a production number somewhere. But the bottom spring number appears to be from a 1998 model.

2. You will never see a top spring arched at the eye placed directly on top of a flat spring from the factory. That is a mis-matched set all together. Someone replaced the inner spring with something other than stock and kept the flat outer.

3. And is that a spark plug sticking out of that hole???
 
No, it's the end of the plastic slide. From what I have read, 99 model trucks did have the configuration of the first picture, and then it was changed mid 2000.
It even has a plastic pad there.

Regardless, they are junk to me.
 
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