I have a 1.5 ton. I removed the overload springs. The truck still rides like a bit like a forklift. I am thinking about removing a leaf but I have the following points which people may have info on.
1. Something has to hold that massive rear end in place, probably 250 kg of unsprung weight. Less leaves equals more stress on those left.
2. With eleven leaves it doesnt need shocks (much). Its not the friction that does it although this helps. For every leaf that wants to bounce at its natural resonant frequency there is another that will have the opposite resonance and will oppose it. So it doesnt have any "boing" like a coil sprung car with no shocks. Removing leafs will make it more bouncy. The rebound action is still "fast".
Can anyone tell me if fitting telescopic shocks will improve the ride and how much?
Has anyone removed leaves, if, which ones, and did it help?
Cheers

'47 Canadian RHD 1.5 ton truck