Lift troubles...need advice! 2004 4WD 4 door

OK...I bought the bilstien kit from headstrong and had it installed today....
Bilstein 5100's for front and rear....
OME 881 coil overs.....
3 leaf add a leaf for rear....
The problem is it raised the rear of my truck dramatically...not as much the front....before the install the rear was only a 1/2" higher than front.....now it is WAY higher....looks like the rear went up 3-4".....
So now....he said my options were to remove the overload spring in rear....
Or adjust up the front adjustable shocks....they were shipped set on the lowest setting...
Or could I add some sort of spacers in front?
Any suggestions?

 

It will settle. Throw some weight it the back for while.

 

I had this exact same setup on my '04 until I switched to Kings/Icons last week.

5100s set to 0" with the 881s only lifted my front end about an inch (less than I expected). The 3 leaf AAL pack lifted the rear 3". I knew I wanted to retain some of the factory rake, but it was at least a 2" difference and looked funny to me, I ended up raising the 5100s to the first setting (.85") to bring the front up a little bit.

The 3 leaf AAL pack never settled for me, it's still lifted as high as it was when it was installed and it's been over a year. If it did settle any, it's hardly noticeable. I now have Kings in the front adjusted to just under 3" of lift and now the front is nearly level with the rear.

 

Also, you can remove the overload spring in your leaf pack (if you haven't already) and it'll lessen the rear lift by an inch or so. Whatever you do, don't add spacers up front...spacers will made your ride really stiff and compromise the integrity of the shocks.

My advice, if you want to level it, raise the 5100s to the 1st setting and remove the overload spring in the rear.

 

Any negatives to removing overload spring?

 

The ability to load more weight in the bed, unless you're hauling a ton of weight regularly I don't think it would matter.

 

Another option would be to swap the 3 leaf AAL pack out for a single AAL, then sell the 3 leaf pack to recoup your funds.

 

Does a single add a leaf make that much difference versus mine?

 

The thickness of the leaf pack determines the height you're going to get, so going from a 3 leaf AAL to a single leaf should drop the rear down a couple of inches.