Thinking of adding a Leaf or replacing the springs need advise

OK, now that I installed the 5100's at 1.75 my front end is almost an inch high. I know u can't see it from outer space but I can. I was thinking of adding a leaf to my 3 leaf springs but then I'm lifting the a$$ 2 inches back to what it looked like before I installed the billies. aaahhhhhh! If I drop the shocks to .85 I will be .75 " lower in the front. This is crazy next its buy bigger tires to fill in the enormous gap in my wheel wells. I just wanted the truck level.


So question is is the 3 leaf spring crap and would adding a leaf make it not crap? Or should I just buy a 4 leaf TSB spring?

 

Aal would help the crap of a factory spring. The tsb will help a lot more if you carry weight in the bed

 

do an add a leaf. cheaper and will look good

 

Is there different kits? so I could just get 1 inch of lift? Not looking for 2 or 3 inch's

 

Did you ever get an answer?

PHM
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get a toytec 1.5 inch add a leaf

 

What exactly are you trying to do? Are you trying to lift it? Or just level it?

 

883 OME springs are 1.25... they split the difference between the 5100 .85 and 1.75 setting.
I would get those springs for 200 bucks and set the 5100s to 0

(I have a feeling ill be doing the same shortly as I'm going to install the 5100s at .85 tonight)

 

Toytec website has a few options for add a leafs and you can also call them and they will recommend what you're looking for

 

Toy-Tec only has stuff for six-lug trucks - and mine is a five-lug.

A year or two ago I added frame/spring-purchase airbags and they do work. But with air in them the rear just feels 'bouncy'. The shocks are new and control the bounce - but the bounce is still there. To me anyway. <g>

140,000 miles on them - can the stock rear springs be bad / worn out?

No leafs are broken so I thought adding a leaf might be The Ticket. Or maybe adding a "helper spring" kit would do it - which would be easier to do.

But I hate to spend $200. not fix the problem and then wish I had just replaced the springs for $500. <g>

What to do - what to do - what to do . . . . That is The Question. <g>

PHM
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Haha its a while ur at it thing. So u just keep throwing $$ at it.

To answer y'all I'm trying to level th truck but while I'm at it upgrade my suspension.