96ford13

going to be putting a 225 gal. seal coating tank in the back of my 96 f-150 -6 5 speed. and need to stiffin it up. would f-350 leaf springs fit on my truck

dirtcrew51m

Measure the width and length. They should fit.

hiredman77

You should be good to go. Get the 6 leaf ones for the F Series up to 96.

I just put F250 springs on mine and the only difference is the 350s have 1 more leaf. Should be able to pick up a pair at the junk yard for $75 bucks.

Doooooo it

BassAckwards

I know this is obvious but just in case, Just don't overload your axles

djquik1

I put 3/4 springs on mine with no issues at all and almost got the 1 tons...

As someone stated above me, just don't overload the axles because that would be a messy issue.

1987 F-150 XLT 4x4

As others said; don't overload your truck...

As you know; the 8.8 differential is not the Heavy Duty Dana 60.

If your 225 gallon tank is full, that is 2000 lbs. extra and that's not counting the tank.
Wheel-bearings will be an issue.
Braking ability will be reduced, because of the smaller 1/2 ton brakes.

Just an idea since you are going to be traveling on public roads with an heavy load:

If you installed a complete 1980-96 F-350 Dana 60 axle, differential & springs;
you would have 1 ton rear leaf springs, larger & wider brake shoes with larger gears & axles. If you don't want dual rear tires, 8-lug single wheels are available.

96ford13

thats prob a good idea to put the big axle in it but how much you think that will cost?

GIJoe4500

You'll need the axle (get a sterling 93-97 F250/f350 are the best), which will be around $150, you'll need your driveshaft modified, shortened, different u-joint yoke. Should run about $150. You'll need to convert your front end to 8-lug. If you have a 4x4, you can use chevy parts, that'll run around $100-200, pending on the deal you find. If you have 2wd, I'm unsure of how to convert it, I haven't really checked to see if its possible.

96ford13

Why would i need to convert my front end to an 8 lug. and say if i got the hole rear end, drive shaft, diff, leaf springs off one at the junkyard would it still be that much?????
THANKS

GIJoe4500

Why would you want 5 lug front and 8 lug rear? You'd need 2 spare tires. That's okay with some people, but I like my **** to match.