I need new springs for my '88 2wd pickup. It had a clapped out 2 leaf+OL pack, then I put a good 3 leaf+OL pack on from a parts truck and it rides terrible. I recently saw that LC Engineering is selling 2wd springs. Their pack appears to be designed differently than the stock pack, so I am not sure if I can just count the leaves in the picture to get an idea how they will ride. Has anyone used the LCE 2wd springs before? If so, how did it ride? I don't want to buy them if it is going to ride like the stiff pack that is on my truck now.

 

I guess no one has used them on a 4x2 here? Anyone use their 4x4 springs? How is the ride quality with those compared to stock?

 

What leaf springs did you end up using? The LCE 2WD ones?

 

The 3 leaf pack is still on the truck. Rides rough, but it works for now. At some point I will get a softer pack or try removing a leaf. I'm too cheap to spend the money on the LC pack without someone else testing it first.

 

see my thread, new front springs from LCE

 

Thanks for posting that. Your springs don't look right to me, either. I always thought stock front springs were supposed to sit flat. Those appear to have more negative arch than the 40 year old stock springs on trucks I have worked on. Does it ride any better than with the old springs? Hopefully LCE will let you return them, or at least get them re-arched for you.

 

Hard to believe. I am anxiously waiting for their reply.

 

I've never tried the LCE springs, I have Old Man Emu CS010R leafs under the rear of my 84 2wd, got them on sale for $13 per leaf pack.
They are a 5+2 leaf pack for 2.25" of lift on a 4runner, I pulled 2 leafs out making them a 3+2, they ride stiff when empty but the truck is amazing with a load in it.