>Let me correct myself a bit. You don't necessarily need
>shorter springs, but springs that when compressed will lower
>your truck. Stock springs have a very stiff rate of
>compression, in other words, they don't compress very much
>until you get a heavy load on them. That's why these old
>trucks bounce like crazy unless you have a couple of
>railroad ties in the back. A spring that has a softer
>compression rate might actually be taller than a stock
>spring, but once installed would compress more than a stock
>spring and end up lowering the rear of the truck and having
>a softer ride. The down side is you couldn't carry as heavy
>a load. (Hope I explained this correctly.)
>
>If you just cut the rear springs to lower the truck the ride
>will be extremely harsh.
NEVER cut springs ! What you are asking about is Lowering Springs. They are shorter than, but have the same load rating as the stock springs. So the truck has the same capability as it did before, it just sits lower. The link I emailed you has a ton of imformation on lowering trucks.
DV
