Wanted - Coil spring upper retainer.

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Wanted - Coil spring upper retainer.

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I am in need of a coil spring upper retainer for a '71 F-100, 2WD. Does anyone have one? I have looked everywhere online and came up empty.
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Re: Wanted - Coil spring upper retainer.

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"derek7871"I am in need of a coil spring upper retainer for a '71 F-100, 2WD. Does anyone have one? I have looked everywhere online and came up empty.
Did you give Green Sales a call, (memory serves me correctly you'll find this part is no longer in production or bing repopped). :(
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I'd also not rule out having to fab this part yourself. I can't remember if there were nuts spot welded to the strap or not, (or if the strap even had nuts on it)? Pretty sure I had to make this for my 76' Early Bronco when I installed the 6" lift kit.
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Re: Wanted - Coil spring upper retainer.

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I called Green Sales and they did not have any. I ended up just making one. The original does have the nut welded on the bottom of the strap.
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Re: Wanted - Coil spring upper retainer.

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Good deal! :thup:
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SOLD-71 F-350 dually flatbed, 302 / .030 over V-8 with a "baby"C-6, B & M truckshifter, Dana70/4.11 ratio, intermittent wipers, tilt steering, full LED lighting on the flat bed, and no stereo yet (this way I can hear the rattles to diagnose)! SOLD!
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Re: Wanted - Coil spring upper retainer.

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Is it different from the 4wd one? I know that the 4wd version is available in the aftermarket. Usually listed for the Bronco, but same thing.
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Re: Wanted - Coil spring upper retainer.

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Yea...the 4WD one is different. It's closer to a 90 degree bracket. I ordered one a while back and it was pretty different than the 2WD one.

My son has been learning to weld, so he welded the broken one and we installed it. So far, so good. It's still in there.
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Re: Wanted - Coil spring upper retainer.

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Looks like the same one i have on my 67. I got it from MACS or try LMC.
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