to clarify;

i didnt actually take a leaf out of the main pack. i took the OVERLOAD leaf out. its the bottom leaf thats MUCH shorter than the others, and it doesnt really bend. it just kinda sits there as a platform for the upper leafs to rest on when the bed is loaded up.. its effectiveness is basically non-existant until you really start loading up the bed.

its much shorter and more rigid than the other leafs, and its thicker too, at about .5". removing it lowers the rear of the vehicle only because the .5" thick piece is gone... NOT because the leaf pack is suddenly weakened and sags more.

the rear of your truck is barely higher than the front. if you do a hanger flip, youll get too much drop in the back, and then youll have to lower the front too, which = more work.

PLUS, if you end up running similar tires to mine (not sure if you planned to, but i thought you mentioned something about it in a pm) then youre really not going to want to lower it a whole lot, or the tires will not fit. i'm running 30" by 10.5" toyo proxes, and they just barely fit (in the front). if my front were to be an inch or two lower, there would definitely be issues with the tire clearing the front bumper and/or interference from the swaybar and backsides of the lower a-arms.

I recently removed my spare tire, and installed a rollpan. the weight savings lifted my rear up a bit, so now its higher than it used to be. i'm considering adding the overload springs back in, flipping the axle (4-5" from what ive heard) then bringing it back up 3-4" with lift shackles, for a net rear lowering of 1-2".

 

^^ yea i didnt want to lower it any more then an inch becuase of the size of my tires wouldnt really alow for it..

and i guess i did forget to say it was the overload spring that i wanted to take out...

 

Im 5/6 on stock size 225/70/15's it can be done I rub alot in the front the back is not an issue.

Also with a flipkit its a 5 inch drop wiuth stock shackles with the 2 inch lifting shackles you will get a 3 inch drop but theres 2 holes one for a 3 inch drop and one hole for a 4 inch drop.

 

ive got 30/9.5's

 

That would be a problem.

In the front at least.