Lifting leaf pack question

I’ve searched on here and couldn’t find an answer. I have 3 inch rc struts in the front and 2 inch blocks in the back. I need new leaf springs and was looking at lifting leaf springs. My question is what height would I get to keep it level with the front? I know leafs settle so I don’t want a squat and also don’t want to nose dive

 

I would start by measuring how much lift you actually have up front. Measure from the center of the wheel hub to the fender and compare that to stock. All suspension sags over time and you may not have a full 3in up front.

In the back, you need to look at how much weight you're running over stock in your bed and what kind of ride height you want back there. You and I could both install 2in lift leaf packs but if I'm running 300lbs more than you back there I might only get an inch of lift.

Then, look at what the leaf packs are rated for. They should tell you how much height they'll give you in comparison to what your load is in the back. It will say things like 3in with stock weight, 3in with 200lbs constant load, etc. If you buy heavy duty leaf springs but have no weight you will get more than the advertised lift, have a rough ride, and possibly top out your shocks. It's going to be difficult to get perfectly level with leaf springs, so I would aim for slight rake. If you want it perfectly level start adding sand bags or accessories back there to bring it down.

Leaf springs are a heck of a job but you can do it yourself with the right tools. I just did my full suspension over the last two weekends. If you want to see how the rear goes, skip to 5:28

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_vWdA6GwMM&feature=youtu.be

 

got it. I appreciate it! I don’t really ever have anything in the bed for a long period of time. I wonder if I should just get stock height leafs and keep blocks

 

Well if you put lifting leafs on top of blocks you're going to get a ton of lift and possibly some axle wrap. Plus you're gonna mess up your driveline and need to do all sorts of drop brackets and such to avoid vibrations.
In short, I would do one or the other, not both together (not sure if that's what you meant). Either go lifted leafs with no blocks, or stock leafs with blocks. Ideally I would just go lifted leafs. They should ride better than stock and blocks will if you want to maintain a higher ride height. There's not a huge price difference between stock and lifted leafs as long as you don't go with something crazy like Deavers.

The only thing is that you'll probably need shocks that are appropriate for that lift regardless. If you're still running stock shocks with a lifted truck they can definitely top out.

 

Haha no I wouldn’t put blocks on lifted leafs I didn’t mean to confuse you. I really want to get off blocks. I got rc shocks in the back that are 1”-4”. My leafs are shot so I need some and was wanting to do lifted so I can lose the blocks in general