That's WAAAAYYYYY too much spring for a 1/2 ton- - - - -both frame and wheel bearing-wise, not to mention tires. Somebody has done the equivalent of adding one super heavy chain link to the middle of a string of paper clips- - - -it does nothing for the overall load carrying capacity.
jerry


"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
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