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[QUOTE="Power Hungry, post: 542901, member: 1375"] Update: On the rear, I tried a couple different combinations. On my particular truck, I have a 5 spring pack that looks like this: [IMG]http://www.generalspringkc.com/v/vspfiles/assets/images/22797exp.gif[/IMG] The above image is for a 5+1 spring not a 4+1 spring like mine was, but you get the idea. I started by removing the lowest spring (spring 5, which is not really a spring but more of a support) which gave me almost an inch of drop right off the bat. However, the truck still rode like a truck. I don't haul anything or tow anything so I wanted to soften of the rear. I then took out springs 3 and 4 while installing the lowering kit in the rear. This actually gave me a nice ride and added almost 3" to the drop, enough so that I had to move the front spring mount to the middle setting and reinstall the stock rear shackle to get the frame off the axle. Now with a gas engine it might have been ok. However, the diesel engine produces so much torque that I was wrapping the axle enough to see almost 3" of pinion deflection under hard acceleration. Having the bed off sure is handy in identifying these kind of problems! I was also getting a ton of wheel hop, but having no weight on the rear certainly isn't helping that. Anyway, yesterday I removed the spring pack and reinstalled spring 4 as it was stiffer than spring 3 and also provided the alignment cage for the ends of the springs to help prevent them twisting sideways. I reinstalled the springs in the same holes on the front perches and picked up about an inch in height, which is ok for now since I don't have the bed back in place yet. I'm thinking that once the bed is in place, it is going to level out nicely. The axle wrap is significantly reduced and I'm not getting any wheel hop now, even with the bed off. Here is what the rear springs look like now... [SIZE="1"](Click image to enlarge)[/SIZE] [ATTACH=full]101682[/ATTACH] [SIZE="1"](Click image to enlarge)[/SIZE] [ATTACH=full]101683[/ATTACH] I still have plenty of room for adjustment, I have what feels like a nice ride so far, and with a traction bar I should be able to eliminate any further axle wrap. Something along the lines of this... [IMG]http://www.ultimateautoaccessories.com/Images/SuperLift-Traction-bar1.jpg[/IMG] Still playing with different things until I get the setup how I like it. As it gets more refined, I'll post updates. :D [/QUOTE]
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