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Old 11-07-2007, 05:08 PM   #9 (permalink)
Luvmeye22re
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Well, in general the shorter leafs will be what gives you ride height and stiffness, hence the reason why most add-a-leafs are short, arched, and make the ride just piss poor. I wish I could remember more of what my springs looked like, but it's been a while. I would probably remove one of the lower leafs myself and only one. You wan't to make sure that you don't remove too many because your springs will flex great, then bend. Part of the problem is that a stock length Toyota rear spring is just too short to give all that much flex in the rear. You need something long and flat (chevy marlin allpro etc.) to really get it flexing back there. If you post a pic of the springs I will give you my OPINION but it doesn't mean it's the right one to pull. When it comes to pulling/adding leafs to a spring pack, it is pretty much hit and miss and experimentation. If you decide to do that get a pair of center pins just in case yours don't have enough thread on them.
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