Actually found the source of the clunk and squeak. It was the left lower ball joint and the lca bushings.
I’m running that size tires with my 2004 with only new aftermarket leaf springs and running the torsion bars up to level it. The ride is smooth and there’s no problems with alignment.
I did look into new leaf springs for the rear at one point, but appearantly sd truck springs is out of business now. I do think that when i do the shackle install, i'll replace leaf spring bushings while im in there. Ball joint press works great for doing leaf spring bushings i have found out. And axle pivot bushings on the ttb 50 in an obs f250.
Yeah these seem to be fine. I got them from amazon. I will be running stock size wheels(16x7) but they are the black daytona or wagon wheels from vision. Either going to order a set of the lt265/75r16s thats on my f250, or im going to order some lt285/75r16s to put on the f250 and put its 265s on the st. I get my tires from tirerecappers.com the company is in Nashville, and the tires are not recaps, they are remolds, like treadwright tires. Difference is these are tread only remolds whereas treadwrights are bead to bead remolds.
SD Truck Springs was my source, what a shame they folded. I’d asked them some years back for a thicker rear stabilizer bar to mitigate the roll and slide from the back when cornering but it was not to be. The rear roll was actually dampened by new lift keys on the torsion bars to level front with the back. Must have pushed the center of gravity in that direction.
I have found michigan truck springs. They sell them. But until i actually see a need to replace mine, im not spending $250+ for each spring. I dont really have much roll with mine. Truthfully, i drive like an old man...lol(most of the time) kinda have to around where i live, our roads are crap.
My springs were shot and I think that contributed to some of my front end and alignment issues which haven't resurfaced since the replacement. But I brought a lot of that on myself. For the first 100K miles I drove it like I stole it.
Btw these suckers are heavy! Either that or im getting older....not sure which...
I reached out to company Wednesday evening. They got in touch with me thursday morning. The needed a pic of the shipping label, which i sent thursday evening once i got home. They contacted me Friday morning and said they was very sorry for the mix up and that a replacement would be shipped out later that day, and for me to contact friday morning for tracking info. Wheel showed up Saturday! They overnighted a wheel directly from Vision Wheel in Decatur Al! Awsome customer service!
Thanks. Its a slow work in progress. Spending most of my free time and money trying to get my cabin finished.
