Spring rate is what affects your ride, blocks don't change that. The shocks could be worn out also.

 

Spring rate is indeed the most important aspect, but, the longer blocks give the axle more leverage on the springs, so, and back and forth movement is amplified with longer/more block between spring and axle. It's simple physics.

 

Yes that can cause axle wrap or hop when you accelerate of brake, but it doesn't affect how it rides when going over bumps.

 

Yes. It does. The tire/wheel doesn't just move up/down when you hit a bump. The bump itself will also force the tire back, and the spring will then twist it back to where it is supposed to be. Which you feel. Trust me on this. Longer blocks will give you a worse ride. Which makes me question why dodge used blocks to begin with. But then, driving my 2500, it is quite apparent that 'cushy ride' was NOT part of the design specifications.

 

Stock ride with the blocks isn't bad, but I'm young. My rear lift will be a shackle flip with the factory block. Which is a 5.25 lift. Removing the blocks will lift it around 1 inch

 

MoparFanatic21 hey! do you have pictures of your shackle flip?
what i was going to do was just buy front leaf perches and weld them in place of the rear perches.

 

hoping if I do a flip and remove the overloads, I can net 1" drop lose the blocks and gain more flex? am I close

 

So what block is the original block the one ontop or the bottom? I think the truck has a 2.5 inch lift so if I removed the lift block and flip the shackle what would I end up with? Also do you guys have a trick to lifting the front of the truck a bit more the truck has just the coil spacer in the front but the front still sits a bit lower then the back and I wanna level it out but I dont want to bring the back down I want to bring the front up probly an inch is what I would need! I cant find a lift that comes with just the front spacers!

 

I think you are right the rear axle would deffenitly want to be pulled back going over bumps, that's probly why if I hit a bump straight on it's really rough but if I hit the same bump at a angle it's the very best!

 

Stacked blocks are how 80% of lift kits get the rear lifted, that why they are cheap. To get a good ride in the back you can do thre following, which is what I recommend to my customers. Shackle flip (and lift shackles if you need more) and use the factory block if going over 5in or removal the factory block if you go with a 5in or below. A good set of shocks. After that if you still want a softer ride you have two options rated from cheap to expensive.
Eliminate some leads and get air bags
Or
Custom coil spring suspension in the rear