How to sit level
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I actually had to remove leaves from mine. The PO had put new springs on, and for some reason had 7-leaf springs installed. Granted, it handled a lot of weight without sagging too much, but the rear was about three inches higher than the front, even with the 844's installed. It also rode like someone welded the axle to the frame. 
I took out two leaves per side, and got lucky. The stance is what I wanted, and it still handles a decent load. Wait, that sounded kinda dirty....
I took out two leaves per side, and got lucky. The stance is what I wanted, and it still handles a decent load. Wait, that sounded kinda dirty....
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Believe me Mike, if I were using my truck the way you use yours, I would have left them in. I think the frame would have cracked before I would have been dragging tail with those things!
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Ya thats a goood idea. i got my leveling springs from that place called suspension connection, and they call me yesterday and said the springs are on back order and wont ship till the 25th of may or so. How nice
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From: Pennsylvania Wilds
You're right. The frame does crack before the springs sag...
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Yes, I put the regular 844 on my truck and it was damn near perfectly level. I wanted some rake for load bearing so I rebuilt my leafs with some f250 leaves and now the rear is higher. I'll try and get some pics if my wife will let me use MY camera.
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From: southwest michigan
I will wait for your pics. Good luck on getting your camera.
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I had considered doing the Moog springs in the front and F250 springs in the rear. I was just afraid that the rear end would be too stiff.
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From: Pennsylvania Wilds
It's a truck, the rear end is supposed to be stiff!
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It's just part of the quest to find to absolute best solution... or to find out that you don't want to lift at all.
I don't like to think of it as page 9, more like on our way to page 10.
I don't like to think of it as page 9, more like on our way to page 10.
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indeed its a quest haha. This thread caused me to order my springs that will cause me to buy the new, bigger tires. i will post pics ha on this thread when there on. its gonna make 20 pages haha
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I kinda went the other way, I bought bigger tires, now I want to level to free up a little wheel well space on the front.
You and BCHauler make promises for pictures. I will continue to wait.
You and BCHauler make promises for pictures. I will continue to wait.
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i promis a pic for ya and i may order the tires monday when i get my next pay check. After looking at the BF's on your truck its making me have second thoughts on the mastercraft courser mt's . the BF's such a nice looking tire and the white letters is a must!
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Those mastercrafts look beastly. I went with the BFG's because I wanted to go with a very aggressive tire that was still an A/T. I was actually shocked when I put these on, it's a much smoother ride then I would have imagined.
I've heard that they don't self clean extremely well in the mud though. So if your trucks gonna see mud, you might want to stick with the M/T tire. You are right about a couple things, BFG's are really nice looking and White letters out are a must.
and because I am becoming a big fan of posting pics of my truck. here is another shot with the bfg's from another angle. (what you see before getting run over
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I've heard that they don't self clean extremely well in the mud though. So if your trucks gonna see mud, you might want to stick with the M/T tire. You are right about a couple things, BFG's are really nice looking and White letters out are a must.
and because I am becoming a big fan of posting pics of my truck. here is another shot with the bfg's from another angle. (what you see before getting run over
)