Rebuilding factory leaf springs

[Two_track]

Good morning, I recently purchased my gen 1 and my leaf spring bushing’s are SHOT. No suprise as they are getting older. But can anyone tell me if there is anything special about the raptor bushings? I’m looking on rock auto and other places and they seem to be the same as any f150. I’m not sure what I want to do suspension wise yet, so I’m replacing the shocks with new oem, replacing leaf spring shackles with camburg, and trying to order the leaf spring hardware and bushings. I’ve searched around but most folks move on to deavers etc

 

[Gumby]

Good morning, I recently purchased my gen 1 and my leaf spring bushing’s are SHOT. No suprise as they are getting older. But can anyone tell me if there is anything special about the raptor bushings? I’m looking on rock auto and other places and they seem to be the same as any f150. I’m not sure what I want to do suspension wise yet, so I’m replacing the shocks with new oem, replacing leaf spring shackles with camburg, and trying to order the leaf spring hardware and bushings. I’ve searched around but most folks move on to deavers etc

You are a day late and a dollar short.LOL @SilverGen1 was just here yesterday (He's from MI) I could have sent you the entire spring. It would be a waste of money IMO to get a shackle with the stock spring. I would do the Icon or Deaver +3 min..... The +2 are worse than the stock spring IMO
The +3 will need a drop shackle to return you to stock hight. The Icon will come with a Add in leaf then you can do what you want. There stock ride hight setup seams to be better than +2 but I haven't switched to confirm. but have put them on 2 buddies trucks. They are not supercharged.

 

[SilverGen1]

You are a day late and a dollar short.LOL @SilverGen1 was just here yesterday (He's from MI) I could have sent you the entire spring. It would be a waste of money IMO to get a shackle with the stock spring. I would do the Icon or Deaver +3 min..... The +2 are worse than the stock spring IMO
The +3 will need a drop shackle to return you to stock hight. The Icon will come with a Add in leaf then you can do what you want. There stock ride hight setup seams to be better than +2 but I haven't switched to confirm. but have put them on 2 buddies trucks. They are not supercharged.

That sucks I totally would have grabbed the spring for him we had room for it too Thank you again Gumby! I will make sure to document it pretty well, need to make a couple decisions, I really want to repaint the bed or do something to the front of it. Not sure yet