I know this is a bit of an older thread, but I'm looking into lowering my recently acquired '87 R10 and I want to replace the rear leaf spring as the previous owner decided to bend the end of it to 'level' the ride height and that just doesn't feel right to me.
Seems most people don't change out the leaf spring other than maybe reducing the stack, yet I am curious to hear more from people like
melks who are running the western chassis or similar leaf in the rear. Interested in ride comfort and how much is lost in hauling capacity. I have my '03 Silverado for real work, but sometimes, a long bed is just the right thing.
Here's a pick of my truck, if you were curious
