Sorry I dont have any pics but I will try to explain. If you go out and look at the bottom of the leaf pack you should see 2 or 3 short little spacers that are on the very bottom of the leaf pack and are where the axle sits against it. To remove them you need to take the 2 U-bolts on each side off, lower the axle out of the way, and then there are 2 solid metal pins that run up through the leaf pack. Un-bolt the pins and drive them out, remove however many of the little spacers you want, and then reassemble everything.

 

I just did mine last weekend. Csant37's instructions are really good. The pins that go through the spring pack can be a little tough, just have a good set of large vice grips for the head on the bottom. I took all of my spacers and moved them to the top. I might go back in there and mone one spacer back and move the overload spring to the top as well. All together I got about a 1.5" drop in the rear. If you want I can take a few pictures of the finished springs.

Shawn

 

Pictures please


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Okay so I took some pictures of what I see. I see the leafs packs and then there is 2 little blocks underneath of the leafs but there is also the long block or whatever that I am pointing to in the last picture. Do I just remove the 2 blocks that are at the very bottom of the leaf pack?


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Of course my phone won't let me add the pictures, hopefully you guys can still tell what I'm referring to.


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Yes, my truck had three little blocks though. The larger one is the overload spring. You can take both blocks out and put them on top. You can also take the overload out for more drop but you will lose cargo capacity.

Shawn

 

Will just taking the 2 blocks out make it perfectly level? Also what do you mean when you say put them on top?


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Give me about 10 mins, I'll go take pictures for you.

 

Below are a few shots of mine. As far as perfectly level, it's really hard to say. Best bet is measure your front from the ground to the top of the fender well, and do the same in the back. That will give you the difference between front and rear. Then measure those blocks, that is how much you can take away. I think mine were about 1/2" each and I had 3. The pictures are what I mean put them on top, if you don't you will probably need shorter U bolts. The thick one on the bottom on mine now is the overload spring.

Shawn

 

Thanks that was a huge help! Can I also move the overload spring to the top?


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One tip, If you decide to go ahead and do this get a pair of good sized C Clamps and tighten them on the springs on either side of the axle. Once you take the pins out the springs fan out and have little steel shims between them that are rather annoying to line back up. Do one side at a time, it worked for me.

Shawn