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I like to remove some leaves to get a softer ride since I'm not loading my truck anymore (55 1st serie chevy 1/2ton)

I have 8 leaves in the back, how many should I take out to get a better ride and where?

How many can be taken out in the front by a 350/350 combo?

Thanks

hello.
i have a 57 1/2 ton, and i removed 4 of the original 7 in the rear, leaving me with 3.
in the front i have a 350/350 also, but went with a 3 inch dropped front axle, but also removed 1 leaf, the shortest, and that got me another 5/8" drop. so maybe you could take 2 leafs out of the front and see how it does. not sure if i would remove more than that.

it softened the ride up considerably.
hope this helps.
leonard

I have the same setup in my 51 and I thought about removing some leafs also, but I had too much trouble getting the steering linkages set up correctly on the power steering to go through that all over.
But removing a few leafs would help, the 350 weighs a little less than the old 216, and sits back farther so the front is pretty rough riding.