Hey all,

The title pretty much says it...

who has done this, and can someone help me find threads on it. I am thinking about doing this but would like to read more on it...

and YES I have done a search and was not successful

Thanks again

 

you can do it, but whats your reason for doing so? normally its after someone put a leveling kit on and wants to bring the rear up a little, but they dont remove the rear block. Anyway doesnt seem worth the work to me. You arent going to gain anything by doing it. maybe a little stiffer in the rear and thats about it

 

Maybe the guy does a bit of towing and doesnt like the nose up look.

 

Actually, if the tongue weight of a trailer is jacking up the nose enough to be a problem, a weight distribution hitch is what's needed. Just adding more spring capacity will actually make the situation worse (don't ask how I know).

I'm guessing the OP wants more spring capacity to reduce sag when loaded without adding more height to the rear of the truck. Adding one or more leaves and removing or reducing the size of the block is one way to go about it. The downside is some sag will still occur and the truck will ride harder. A more elegant way is to just add air bags and leave the existing springs alone (unless the OP wants to level the truck). Adding an onboard air compressor and leveling valves would make the system automatically self leveling, no matter what the load is.

 

At 70k miles I put on a set of AAL with Bilistein 5100s. I'm now at 140k miles and I still love them! Does it ride harder? Yes, but I kinda like that 'truck feel'.
With a four wheeler in the bed and a trailer on the hitch, the truck sat level and handled great. Do they increase your GVWR? No, not legally (and nor do bags), but it gives it more utility when working around the back 40. In any case, a block does nothing but raise your center of gravity so the only way to go is AAL for a little bit more.

 

Go with the Super Spring. I added it and this completely stopped any type of sag when I hooked up my travel trailer to the truck.

http://www.supersprings.com/superspr...ew_general.asp

 

well the goal is to subtract the 1.5" block, then add a 2" AAL so get a tiny bit more rake, and at the same time not squat so much when hooked up to something or when i have a heavy pay load.

would i have to go out and buy the 2WD U Bolts? or could I use the 4x4 bolts and just cut them shorter?

Thanks Again

 

i'm pretty sure you need 2wd bolts, just go look at them and see how much thread is left above the nut on the u bolt.