Roadster Pickup rear spring suggestions

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Fordfan29

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I've got a 1928 Roadster pickup that is a survivor. It runs & drives great but the thing rides like a truck (duh). I'd like to hear some ideas to get the rear suspension a bit softer. The goal is to have a daily driver that is not going to be hauling heavy loads. Has anyone tried and eight or seven leaf spring in the rear? What were your results?
 
The price of that rear spring is $390.95 plus shipping,why not remove a couple of leaves from a stock spring and put teflon inserts in the leaves,might work out just as good.
 
My 29 ccpu had a 13 leaf rear spring...see picture...

I reduced it to an 8 leaf and the ride is much improved.

If I knew then what I know now I probably would have made it a 9 leaf to allow for the age of the spring, the pickup sits about level now fore-and-aft....I would rather the back was up just a little.....

Read all you can about that rear spring and be very careful, treat it like something that can hurt you....


https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=182182


I also used graphite lube from John Deere between the leaves..last picture...


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I would do as 1955cj5 did. Keep the very top leaf in place as it is contoured to fit in the cross-member. Carefully take it apart to clean and lube it. You may need spacers on the U-bolts that secure the spring to the cross-member so it bolts up tightly???
 
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