Shipwright, the front has the special single leaf from patricks, the rear had their lowering blocks but when the blazer rear end conversion was done the shop removed the block and welded a piece ,, see the first pix on my site, regards odd and ends..assorted drive train,,has a good pix of the rear.. sorry , unable to copy/paste link so just hit the site link,, the ride is ok but stiff,, no problem on good hi-ways or roads,, however dipps will take you a while to get use to. sort of like wanting to raise you out of the seat,,,I am use to it now. will make for a long tireing ride to Riverside mo, should I get to go,,about 150 mile one way trip is a far as I have gone thus far,, and can be very tiring,, not like the newer vehicles, but they are old trucks,,,Fred