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In article <185h3eINN9gl@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> jfb2@po.CWRU.Edu (John F. Bauer III) writes:
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> The springs on the back of my '78 Econoline 100 Ford van are pretty
>much shot. One is broken, the other is really sagging. I am looking to replacethe springs as cheaply as possible (ie. local junk yard). Yet, I don't want
>to get another set off a 100 if I can help it, they are not ready made to carry
>much weight. I was wondering if anyone knew if I could look for springs from
>an Econoline 2500 or 3500 that would replace the ones I have? Also, anyone knowhow many Ford spring sets are the same from year to year (ie. will the springs
>from an '84 E350 fit my '78 E100)?
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Ask the guys in the junkyard! They're usually selling to mechanics in shops
that have no more idea than you do about what can be swapped with what;
after all, they want to move the inventory and interchangeability is the
key. (It's not as though they *hunt down* junked cars for parts, now, do
