on my 57 i currently have 3 of the original 6 taken out, all short ones.
in back, before i flipped my rear, i took out 4 of the original 7 leafs out, again all of the shortest ones. it did make the rear of the truck ride much better. since i flipped the rear i put all original 7 leafs back in.
up front, with me running only 3 of the 6, it is a little "soft", and will bottom out when a good size bump is hit.
from my experience, when i was first lowering my truck, the first leaf taken out only lowered it the thickness of the leaf, and after that, each additional leaf taken out lowered it the thickness of that leaf and then the truck started to "sag" from the weaker leaf pack.
i ran my truck for more than 2 years with 2 out of the 6 up front, with a 3" dropped axle, and 4 of the 7 leafs puled from the back. a
nd for about 8 months now i have been running the flipped rear with all 7 leafs back in and only 3 of the 6 up front.
hope this info helps you.
its kind of just trial and error. pull some leafs, bolt it all up, put the truck on the ground, look at where it sets. if you want it lower, pull another leaf, repeat.
oh yea, i also run nitrogen gas shocks. they really make a difference.
leonard
