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<blockquote data-quote="Canuck714" data-source="post: 1528206" data-attributes="member: 6707"><p>[USER=34659]@MEIRONMAN207[/USER] Funny that you brought this idea up, as I did exactly what you are suggesting before getting Deavers.</p><p>Here is my take on the subject..</p><p></p><p>I was chasing wheel hop on my 14 Roush when I first got the truck. I use it offroad, so did not want to mess with a traction bar that limits the movement of the springs arc. There has been a ton of debate on this, but the fact is..it does.</p><p></p><p>I took my truck to my local spring shop, explained what I was planning to do, and had them pull the stock leaf pack apart. They added a new full length second spring that extends to within an inch and a half of the front eyelet. The new spring was slightly smaller thickness than original second spring, as I was not looking for stiffness.</p><p>I reused the top leaf (re-arched) and the original second spring (now the new 3rd spring) and removed the stock 3rd spring and had the pack put back together. All said and done I was $600 in.</p><p></p><p>This new pack added an inch of ride height, and was slightly stiffer. It did pretty much eliminate the wheel hop that I was chasing but at the expense of a stiffer ride. I ran this setup for about 15,000 miles. It was ok, but I was moving into a more offroad based truck and the Frankenstein leafs could not keep up with my front end and the new 3.0 shocks.</p><p></p><p>I moved into Deaver +3's and the difference was night and day!!! </p><p>The small bump compliance is amazing, the extra droop and big bump ability is way better and I wish I had of just spent the extra money up front.</p><p></p><p>My suggestion is just order the Deavers</p><p></p><p>Hope this helps</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Canuck714, post: 1528206, member: 6707"] [USER=34659]@MEIRONMAN207[/USER] Funny that you brought this idea up, as I did exactly what you are suggesting before getting Deavers. Here is my take on the subject.. I was chasing wheel hop on my 14 Roush when I first got the truck. I use it offroad, so did not want to mess with a traction bar that limits the movement of the springs arc. There has been a ton of debate on this, but the fact is..it does. I took my truck to my local spring shop, explained what I was planning to do, and had them pull the stock leaf pack apart. They added a new full length second spring that extends to within an inch and a half of the front eyelet. The new spring was slightly smaller thickness than original second spring, as I was not looking for stiffness. I reused the top leaf (re-arched) and the original second spring (now the new 3rd spring) and removed the stock 3rd spring and had the pack put back together. All said and done I was $600 in. This new pack added an inch of ride height, and was slightly stiffer. It did pretty much eliminate the wheel hop that I was chasing but at the expense of a stiffer ride. I ran this setup for about 15,000 miles. It was ok, but I was moving into a more offroad based truck and the Frankenstein leafs could not keep up with my front end and the new 3.0 shocks. I moved into Deaver +3's and the difference was night and day!!! The small bump compliance is amazing, the extra droop and big bump ability is way better and I wish I had of just spent the extra money up front. My suggestion is just order the Deavers Hope this helps [/QUOTE]
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