Here is a picture I took yesterday showing the truck's stance. Keep in mind it still has the worn out original front springs/shocks. It has a little bit of a rake but with a little weight in the bed and/or a trailer, it will probably settle a bit.

 

I put a set of these on a 99 E-150 conversion van we have that is constantly loaded heavily with people and stuff. Raised the back of the van around 2in and it rides much better now and doesn't sag when heavy or towing a trailer.

 

Thank you! I appreciate the link. I don't know if I'll go for the HD springs or something closer to stock. I've been contemplating adding a helper kit or just adding a leaf. But most of the suspension on my truck was pretty tired when I got it. So, the front has all new stuff in it now. I have new shocks for the back, so adding new leaf springs would be the last piece of the puzzle. It almost seams a shame to leave that old with everything else new.

I doubt very much that I'll be doing anything too crazy with my truck (it's just a 2wd 6cyl), so I may forgo the HD springs and keep it close to original. I also don't want the butt to sit too high in the air. I'd like to keep it close to level. My new front springs raised the front a bit, so hopefully new rear leafs will get it back to roughly stock height which should get the truck close to level.

Anyway, thanks for the info and the link! That will be very helpful!!

 

I took some scrap metal today and my "empty" weight was 5040. Subtract my 140lbs and that makes my truck's weight (with toolboxes and ladder rack) 4900. With 6250 GVWR, my legal payload is 1350.

Probably not a "certified" scale, but it's close enough to satisfy my curiosity. I got $12 for the scrap metal instead of spending more than that to get weighed at the truck stop.