Really posting because it wasnt too long ago that I didnt realise this was possible. I always assosciated the term "add a leaf" with a helper spring on top of your spring pack as opposed to actually adding leafs to it. I know. I know.

My rear rode fine, but I think my trailer drives my spending sometimes. I put airbags on, I like those, big improvement. I still wished it was stiffer. And even though I have the 4" lift and a 5" block in the rear, it looks nose up. It isn't, I've measured, but its dead level and to me anyway looked wrong. So, I added.

All that was involved really, they took the springs off, dismantled them, added a new leaf in the 2nd down position, that leaf has a 700lb capacity, bolted everything back together, put it in a big press, and re arched to give me 2 more inches. New bushings, put it all back together. And I'm a little nose down now. Just the angle I sit in the seat that way is more comfortable. Guess we're all entitled to our opinions.

I can tell its a little stiffer empty, but not much. At least, its not annoying. I rode in a Dodge once, regular cab short box and I thought I was going to need a new kidney after that. This is still decent. When I took the trailer, man, that made a huge difference. I'm used to squatting a good 3 inches if I haven't pumped the bags up ahead of time. I moved maybe an inch. Daddy like.

 

Cool man. So they rearched the springs, plus they added a leaf? Cool man i bet that gave you 3 inches, under a load. Do you mind saying how much that cost you, the whole deal and all?

 

I think having bags added to it b/c they had to undo that, add a spacer, and I got new u bolts since the ones I had I ground off to fit the bags on and arfed up the threads. But it was right at 400. Didnt think that was too bad.