As you can see in the picture below my back end sits much lower than my front end (the bed is completely empty in this picture). I was thinking about buying an 1.5" bigger block to level it out and maybe give it a little bit of a forward rake. But if I do this will I run into the same problem I'm having now further on down the road? Would it be better to AAL and if so how much would this cost and would it affect my ride quality at all?

 

I had to do a 2" AAL with my lift. Ride quality is still really good. I think I only paid $150 for the pair.

 

I say either get a aal or a bigger block, bigger block would be a little cheaper route if money is tight.

 

I was thinking the bigger block for money purposes and its an easy fix. But do you think a couple years down the road it will be sagging like it is now?

 

get AIR BAGS !!!!! they are easy to install, cost about 200.00 (or 400 with a compressor), and offer a lot of flexibility. this way you can always be level, regardless of what is in the bed.

when i installed my lift, my nose was higher too.... so i put on the bags, and i keep about 15 lbs of air in the to stay level. the ride is not bad either.

plus, i hauled 55 gallon drums of water in the back, totaling just over 1600 lbs in the bed, and i sagged about 1/2" (70 lbs of air in bags, max is like 100).

you cant beat them !!!

 

The only way it will sag in the future with blocks is if your leaf springs start to give way on you. Are they going out now, or is it only low in the rear because of your lift setup?

I would say if your leafs are fine and the rear is low because of your lift setup make a choice with the following:

If you tow/haul on a regular basis get an AAL or Airbags.
If you do not and want to save a couple bucks get taller blocks.

 

I have the pro comp stage 1 lift and Ive heard of it having a problem with sagging so it may just be my lift setup

 

A bigger block will actually cost more than the AAL. I paid $160 just for the 5" Tuff Country blocks. Rize sells the 6" blocks with U-Bolts for over $200. 5" Blocks are the biggest you'll be able to use with the u-bolts you have now.

 

How much of a PITA is it to do the AAL?

 

Why did you pay so much for those blocks? http://www.jackit.com/store/supercart.cgi?s=tuf_79056

 

or you could keep all your ride quality with some thing like this......
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2-Lif...ht_2218wt_1182

 

How exactly does the shackle lift the vehicle?

 

Might be a stupid question but, what is a AAL??

 

Add-A-Leaf.... Its not a stupid question dont't worry. And now your informed for the next guy that needs to know

 

Any of you guys know what a safe amount of stacked blocks is for the rear? Would a 5.5"+2" block be too dangerous?