i have a 95 1500 that i just put an 8ft hiniker plow on. it moves the snow great but the weight of the plow really makes the truck sit low. do 2500 coils fit on a 1500? what would be the best coils to go with?

 

2500 coils will fit. I have some extras they came off a 97 2500 diesel for sale.

 

if you want something decent go with what he has for sale. those are the same ones i installed, and i love em. i have an 8' fisher plow on my 1500 and my truck drops an inch if that when i left the plow. it also lifts your truck about 2" maybe more. so its a leveling kit and a good weight increase all in the same spring!

 

alright ya talked me right into it lol how much are you asking for the coils?

 

Ill have to figure out what shipping will be but Ill take $40 for em.

 

All you're doing with stiffer coils is relocating the stress the existing coil is bearing, to the bucket, arm, and frame. I really would go with a lighter plow unless you want to reinforce what you have. A stiffer coil won't do that for you.

 

true but i really does not help when the coils that are in my truck are stock from 95 and a little worn out from the years of beating its taken

 

True. But if age is the factor, you should replace the coils with their equivalent. Not stiffer ones.

 

BigRed does make a good point. In my opinion, an 8ft plow is just a touch on the heavy side for a half ton truck... even if you have 3/4 ton coils and your suspension doesn't sag.

My ol' man had a 2000 half ton he used for a plow truck. He had a 7 1/2' western straight blade and a Daniels pull blade out back. We put 3/4 ton coils under the front and a few add-a-leafs out back and the suspension really held its own. Worked great actually. The only problem was, I was replacing ball joints, wheel bearings, and track bars almost yearly... its just too much stress for a half ton pickup. Granted, he did put that silver plow truck though some serious paces.

 

Yes but I have been told that the dodge front ends were not exactly a strong selling point to begin with I mean snowplowing is not exactly easy on a front end and I am already expecting regular repairs its almost insane to believe that with that extra stress on the front end that a person is not going to have to fix stuff