I inherited this problem when I purchased this vehicle and now I'm looking for ideas.

It has a poor man's lift.
The front torsion bars have been cranked up some and the rear has an aftermarket overload leaf.
The kind that goes over the top of the axle with shackles on each end that ride under the main leaf pack.

What has happened is that the main leaf has been bent some by this set-up.
I don't know what the guy towed with this truck but it must have been pretty heavy.

An additional problem is that the overload leaf was not made for this vehicle.
It's too wide and I believe too long also.
It moves around and every couple of months I need to move it forward again.
once it moves to the rear the shackles on the overload come into contact with the main shackles and make a lot of noise.

So I think I have a few different choices:
First and foremost remove the current overload springs.
take it to a local shop and have the main spring re-arched. I'm sure I have at least one place locally that can do this.

Then add either some coil overload shocks or some air-shocks.

Or even have an additional leaf added to the spring pack.

My nephew likes the air-shock idea but I would really like to hear some more options/opinions.

Thanks.

I did search around some in the forums but I didn't find anyone asking about something like this.

 

Say no to air shocks! If you want air then go look into http://www.firestoneindustrial.com/r...i=215&rrk=2222

Re-arching the springs will fix the problems and you could get the height you want out of them anyway.

 

Thanks Hydra.

I just need to find out what the price is.

I could do that and not have to worry about getting that main leaf repaired at all I think.
It sure would allow me to get rid of that overload spring!

I have a few different locations near me that can do the work that also supply the kits.
Or I can just purchase the kit and do it myself.

 

You could replace the main spring with a higher one or go OEM and get the correct overloads in which some members have used those to get the height needed. I used the Ride-Rite bags to get my ride height where i liked it but the main reason for them was for towing tongue weight. Both are available in no drill install kits that you can do yourself.