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Feb 27, 2008 | 06:57 PM

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cartmanea

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Originally Posted by krewat

I was only joking - I wouldn't tell you to jump off a bridge, much less buy a Chevy

Does it have more arc than the stock springs which are almost straight (at least my "T" springs are)?
And he individual leaves are thinner than the Ford 2-leaf stocker, aren't they?
Maybe because more leaves means thinner leaves, means less life span?
One other thing to think about.
A leaf spring is only as strong as the top leaf, in terms of holding the entire front-end (or rear end) to the frame. A thinner top leaf leaves much to be desired (pun intended).
Not disagreeing with you, just pointing out the other side of the coin.
Also, how much block do you have in the rear?

They actually have about the same arc, but its a much thicker pack in the middle. Maybe 1" more arc and 3" more thickness for a total of 4". I agree, the top leaf looks pretty thin, I'm not sure why they don't progress the thickness as well with a thicker primary spring. I have a 5" tapered block in the rear, but the 4" kit usually uses a 4" block. I got the block from a used 4.5" hanger kit though. Its about 1.5" higher in the back and I like the setup, wouldn't go with less block. Eventually I'm going to buy or build traction bars for it, or maybe go with more spring arc in the back when I take the front higher