Lifting your Ford E-Series can be a pain. There isn’t any suspension kits available for the 1975-1991 E-Series vans. Trying to figure out what coils you have, and what coils you need to gain lift, can be a little easier with this chart.

Simply measuring the height of the coil installed in the vehicle along with it’s bar diameter can tell you a lot.

For example, in my 1982 Ford E-150, the front coil is 12.13 inches tall measured in the vehicle, and the coil diameter is 0.71. So I know I the Moog CC820 would be my equivalent spring. A Moog CC826 would be the closest in spring rate, and give my just over 2-3/4-inches of front lift.

 

Manufacturer Part Number Application ID – Inches Bar Diamteter – Inches Spring Rate – Pounds Per Inch Loads – LBS Installation Height – Inches Free Height – Inches Spring Type
Moog CC818 1978-1990 Ford E-150 4.00 0.70 337 1,258 12.13 15.75 Variable Rate
Moog CC820 1978-1991 Ford E-150 4.00 0.71 366 1,428 12.13 16.19 Variable Rate
Moog CC822 1978-1991 Ford E-150 4.00 0.71 366 1,230 13.00 16.38 Variable Rate
Moog CC824 1978-1991 Ford E-150 4.00 0.71 366 1,442 13.00 16.94 Variable Rate
Moog CC826 1975-1984 Ford E-250/350 4.00 0.76 394 1,379 15.00 18.38 Variable Rate
Moog CC828 1975-1987 Ford E-250/350 4.00 0.76 420 1,650 15.00 18.88 Variable Rate
Moog CC860 1978-1991 Ford E-250/350 4.03 0.81 512 1,510 15.50 18.31 Variable Rate
Moog CC860S 1978-1991 Ford E-350 4.03 0.82 549 1,797 16.00 19.27 Variable Rate

 

You may also want to check out Moog’s Coil Spring Specifications Reference.

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