Details on Ford F150 leaf spring swap?

[ThatJeepGuy]

Can anyone elaborate to me the function and reasoning behind going with f150 leaf springs? Lots of hear say to do soo but no real install details.

 

Is it availability? Weight capacity? Longevity? Do they offer any amount of lift? 

 

Does anyone have some before and after install notes of interest. 

 

Not soo much the hear say of the swap I'm looking for your experience if you've done the swap.

 

I had a miss hap over the weekend and wrecked another set of MJ specific leaf springs and looking for a financially effective solution to my spring problem

[pizzaman09]

Wow, what did you do to break those springs!  

I am not familiar with the F150 spring setup you mention but I have to expect they are higher capacity than a stock set of Comanche springs as an F150 is a larger higher capacity truck theoretically.

[ghetdjc320]

Certain years f150 and explorers share leaf spring lengths and are very close to the same offset as Comanche’s. They don’t have much arch in their factory forms but can make decent SOA springs from the ones I’ve seen. Load capacities also vary. 

[Tex06]

On 8/29/2025 at 8:32 PM, pizzaman09 said:

Wow, what did you do to break those springs!  

 THIS.  😳

[Pete M]

On 8/30/2025 at 3:33 AM, ghetdjc320 said:

Certain years f150 and explorers share leaf spring lengths

 

the 99 Explorer leafs I tried on my old '90 were close, but not close enough.  the tire was no longer centered in the wheelwell and I lost height.  if I can find a pic I'll share.

 

 

[ThatJeepGuy]

I've done a few of the explorer leaf sets over the years soo I'm well aware of their effectiveness.

 

I did aquire a set of 3 leaf f150 leaf packs which are rated lower than the factory mj leafs (1180 iirc vs 1280) for a mere $40.  I'm still gonna keep my eyes open for a set of the 1415lb or even 1900lb leafs though.

 

All I can say is windrock TN had me getting a little wild with the throttle and aggressive ledges