Installed All Pro's 3" leaf an they are STIFF!!

I'm running Camburg spindles an coilovers, so I'm up about 5inches in the front and needed a nice leaf set to match the front without using a block

 

:O 5"?

 

I've got a similar set up. Camburg spindles with 5100@0.85 for around 5" up front. The all pro 3" standard pack gives the truck a real nice stance and a good set of shocks valved to your liking gives it a good ride.

 

i had the all pro standards and thought they were super stiff as well, ended up working out a deal with another member for his deaver j66 pack and some $$ and im so much happier but overtime they will settle down and once you load anything in the bed the deavers start to sag like crazy!

 

Here's how she sits...

 

^badass truck man! im really diggin it, different than the usual black rims

 

and the rear shocks i'm running...

 

thanks! I know i've been wanting to jump on the "black rim bandwagon" but I just can't seem to get myself to pull the trigger

 

I just installed mine, but having OME's before I know I have to wait a bit for them to break in.

 

keep them, if anything try fitting some bigger tires but im afraid you will rub too much, probably 285 or 305 is your safest bet with minimum trimming, and stock fenders. if i were you i would just give the leafs some time, they should break in even though all pro claims they are already broken in when purchase. specially with that dirtbike, the deavers suck when i load my bike.
they ride really really soft but start to sag when i load my bike plus i have two spares on the tire carrier at all times which reduces the life of them by ALOT

 

Im running a 285 right now on a 17" wheel and don't wanna go any bigger. And thanks for all your guys thoughts and input, i'm gonna run her like this for a little and see how it turns out.

 

Well there's part of your problem, you have no bumpstops!

Do yourself a favor and go down to O'Reilly and pick up a set of these:

http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/d...ck=Search_N0958_1382723_-1&pt=N0958&ppt=C0361

Then drill a hole in the factory strike pad that is mounted to the frame and install these. They'll strike off your flip kit. Trim your flip kit bolts so they don't strike the frame.

Every time you bottom the rear end out, you're slamming metal on metal. Do it enough and you're going to bend/crack your frame.

Or you can buy the Timbrems. I have a well broken in set I'd sell you at a good price if you want to go that route.

 

Yeah I was gonna mention that. I went with the timberens and will be breaking them, the leafs, and the new kings in the weekend! OP, try going wheeling with some weight in the bed. Should help.

 

Correct valving on the shocks is very important to performance. Do you know if they are valved correctly for your application?

 

I agree I do need bumpstops, but the leafs havent even came close to bottoming on the frame rail.. Maybe after they settle and break in. So if I decide to keeps these leafs I'll cut down the extra threads showing from the u bolts and install some bumpstops An as far as valving goes they're just what Allpro sent me... But it's just the springs being to stiff as of now

 

VERY FAR from a similar set up. they got 5 grand plus just in the rear end of their truck. unless thats not crazy money wise for you.

you need a bed cage... SDHQ charges like 4 grand for that. you can get one dont for easily under a grand through garage fab

some nice tripple bypasses-1600-2 grand (used)
bedsides-600
air bump stops-440
different front and rear mounts for the leafs, the leafs mount under the axel. longer shackles, alot run 12 inch shackles. 1300

then you need all the fab work done, plate and box the frame.

very far from a similar set up dude...
they are pulling 18 in of travel usually and you got like 11.

 

Again as others have said those are long travel setups, and are horrid for loading anything in the bed... Sure they soak up a lot and are designed for jumping (usually), they're not designed for towing or bed capacity...

 

Want to bet?

These trucks were not designed with uptravel in mind and a thick leaf pack only decreases up travel. You could bottom out the rear end on a harsh speed bump, let alone going offroad.

It's $15, takes 5 minutes to install, and protects the most expensive part of your truck (the frame).

Just my $0.02

 

I totally understand the long travel set ups, I was just thinking and hoping that the All pro leafs would perform like the Deavers being a little softer and not so harsh over bumps. My stock tsb leaf pack absorbed bumps better than these so far, I feel like all these did is lift my truck just to be higher... An I'm not going for just the "look of being higher" I wanted to soak up some ground as well

 

Op, I'll be taking my new rig out this weekend to break it in. I'll have my full toolbox, full cooler, and a recovery box in my bed. If I get time I should have my CBI rear on as well. I'll let you know how things go, but I'd get the timberens if you wheel.