Dude il do the shocks, cranked torsions, and blocks, and pull the middle leaf all for a case of Monsters! 550 IS A DAM ROBBERY! U can do all that in like an hour. 2 if ur drinkin n smoke like a chimney
here's a pic of my truck befor i put 2 inch blocks now here's one with the blocks i still have all the leaf springs but mine has 4 leafs instead of 3 leafs
you think pullin one leaf would lower it about an inch?. Then add a 3 inch block and crank down the front 2 inches
remove a leaf... you got like 4. so if you remove two (at least one), you should tuck at least half the sidewall.
Each leaf effects the height of the truck. Like everyone else said pull the two middle leafs and put it back together. If you want lower then pull it back apart and flip the bottom leaf. This has been done a million times before they started using shackles and all the other crap they use now. I had 3" blocks, middle leaf gone, and the bottom leaf flipped and still put about 500 pounds worth of friends in the bed and did fine.
After you pull a leaf it WILL drop the truck more. After i pulled the middle leaf it dropped about 2 inches. So its at about a 4 to 5 inch drop in the rear (i have 3" blocks) To say the least i think after u only have the main leaf and the overload there wont be too much of a difference if u flip the overload. Ive had about 600lbs worth of human weight in the back of my truck with only the main and overload.
When u pull or flip leafs the amount of drop varies on how much the leafs have begun to sag. Between 1"-2" seems to be what everyone gets tho. And u can add lowering blocks aswell to get u lower
I think the drop leafs only have 2 leafs. U can add a leaf to stiffen it up since alot of ppl complain about the softness.
You are joking right??? Incase you aren't I will try to explain this the easiest way possible. First grab a piece of paper, second put it on a flat surface, third turn the paper over on the other side that was touching the table. This is called "flipping"..... Ok sorry had a moment, but for real dude go outside, jack the truck up, loosen the nut/bolt/whatever holds the leafs together firstly. When that is loose grab the pull the middle leaf out and do whatever you want with it. Once you have removed the middle leaf spring "flip" the bottom leaf spring. Now put the bolt/screw/whatever holds it together back threw the bottom leaf and top leaf, put the u-bolts back on, and done! Really dude it is as easy to do just like wiping your ass.