I lowered my truck 2"/4" with DJM coils and hanger/shackles.
My truck is a 2000 7700 heavy duty 150 so it really lowered about 3"/4".
I want to lower it another inch in the back.
I notice on my rear leafs there is a bottom leaf that is shorter than the rest and has rubber disks between it and the rest of the stack.
If I remove this bottom leaf will my truck drop more than the thickness of the leaf?
Will the truck ride too soft and bottom out?
My truck already rides a bit stiffer in the rear now, it had stiffer coils and leafs than a standard F150. The front drop coils I installed were made for a regular F150 and the front rides a lot softer now.

thanks for any ideas,

Steve

 

That is the inversion/overload spring. It keeps your springs from inverting (arching up instead of down). Usually rubber stops will prevent the inversion. If you use a lowering kit that puts the axles above the springs would eliminate the height of any of the springs. I wouldnt remove the inversion spring. Its not there to carry weight and serves another purpose besides a spring. Maybe you can remove one of the leaf pieces (say the bottom leaf) but Im not sure. It should gain you a little more than the the thickness, as it actually holds the wieght of the truck and the remaining springs will compress a little.

 

I removed that overload spring on my F-150 with no problems.It brought it down another inch or so.This spring is usually installed on tow packages.