Lifting the rear

I'm planning to lift my truck to 2.5 in the front and I want to lift to rear to match the height

So do I a add a leaf on the stock leaf for now?

I'm planning to to buy a new leaf pack in the future once I get a rear steel bumper and skid plates

I'm asking for cost reasons and if there's any good add a leaf brands out there

 

I did same in the front but went with one-inch blocks in the rear and taller shocks. I have about 150K on this set up and it has worked well for me. I off-road but mostly in the dez. Get steel blocks if you go this route, not alum, and you will need longer u-bolts. The braked lines are long enough but I did put a half-inch spacer where it bolts to the axle.

 

What brand did you get?

I heard allot of negative things about getting blocks to lift the rear

 

Maxtrac blocks. Forgot to add, I also have the carrier bearing drop kit. It is basically a thick washer (about 1/2 inch) with longer bolts. You'd want that for any lift anyways, not just for blocks. The biggest con is axle wrap, but more so on 2-inch + blocks. The risk is minimal on one-inchers. Same with blown u-joints. I replaced my oem's with Spicer u-joints at about 80K; truck just passed 200K with those Spicer u-joints. And that is with standard grade non-greasable u-joints. Spicer offers a more robust u-joint but I don't feel I need them for my usage.