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cochino12 · 07-14-2009, 10:22 PM

I'd like to get the rear of my 1 ton down a little and I'm not sure how to do it. I already added shackles, hangers, and removed the overload and one leaf. I will be adding some helper bags so I can tow my car hauler, other trailers later.

Can I remove one more leaf and it not get too bouncy/unsafe, still 7 left in leaf pack? Approx how much will removing one leaf lower it? and which do I remove?

the highest hole in the lowering shackle will lower the truck right?

EDIT: after some more searching it seems the consensus is that I can remove 3 of the original 8 leafs. That sound about right?

07-14-2009, 10:22 PM	#1
cochino12 It followed me home? Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Yup Posts: 5,751	removing leaf springs and helper bag ?'s I'd like to get the rear of my 1 ton down a little and I'm not sure how to do it. I already added shackles, hangers, and removed the overload and one leaf. I will be adding some helper bags so I can tow my car hauler, other trailers later. Can I remove one more leaf and it not get too bouncy/unsafe, still 7 left in leaf pack? Approx how much will removing one leaf lower it? and which do I remove? the highest hole in the lowering shackle will lower the truck right? EDIT: after some more searching it seems the consensus is that I can remove 3 of the original 8 leafs. That sound about right? __________________ Adam That's why they call it a shortcut Kyle, if it was easy it would just be the way. 86 c-10 SWB 85 CCSB 90 GMC K30 Crew SRW 1985 C30 Dually Last edited by cochino12; 07-14-2009 at 10:32 PM.