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Message: [QUOTE="Strokersace, post: 1528368, member: 622"] Dang Billy, that sucks. As Zeb stated, I’ve had both setups on the same obs. Only I did the 05 coil spring 1st, then switched to an Rsk with 04 axles before I sold it. I only did the swap at the end of my ownership because the 05 suspension (front and rear) went into an 04 I bought to replace it, so the 04 donated its axles back to the obs. No comparison that the 05 coil front was a better ride of the 2. Ran SD b-code rear springs on both setups, with a 2” block on the 05 setup and 4” clock with the rsk. Ran 5200lb coils with the 05 setup and V-code leafs with the rsk. Truck sat considerably lower with the coil spring setup which I liked much better for pulling my trailers. I was actually in a similar accident with my truck when it had the 05 axles in it and outside of the body damage and having to get the frame horn straightened, the suspension was not affected at all. The downside to doing an 05 setup as compared to getting your rsk setup fixed is having to run new rims all the way around and at the minimum spacers on the rear to cover from 8x6.5 to 8x170. Or swap rear axles too. Also because the frame is narrower on the front of an obs compared to the SD, the coil springs “lean” inward some. Also the radius arms angle out slightly from the frame to the axle. However, I never had an issue at all with binding or articulation. I think there is a company out there now that builds radius arm and coil spring brackets to compensate for this when installing on an obs. Can’t remember the name but they look like great quality. Although not cheap, I’d consider using them if I did the swap again. [/QUOTE]