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Originally Posted by Werner
Hello,
Yes of course these are the old bumpers. The first built with adjustment arrow and Ford stamp, the other without adjustment arrow and cast manufacturer name.
The new Stipes now have clearance from customs and will be delivered tomorrow. 1 set of Stipes costs incl. Freight & customs $ 2000.
Unfortunately, I also believe that these are completely different composite components. Because also the whole rear axle was botched. Wrong spring (8 sheets), wrong briden from the truck (too flat), the wrong centering screw with 6-edged head (does not fit in the 4-edge recording), rusted shackles, both brackets clamps against twisting have been missing. ...
Thanks for the useful hints!
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Hi Werner,
Some truck owners remove a couple of spring leafs to improve the ride of the truck. Trucks ride very rough/stiff with the 10 leaf spring. If you are not happy with the ride there should be info here on VFF; on which leafs to remove, modifying the ends of the leafs with a chamfer, and lubricating the leafs.