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Originally posted by xoc
Don't "stack" add-a-leaves, especially from different manufacturers.
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This sounds like a good rule of thumb; however, the work is done & I'm very happy with the ride so it might take a little bit more than that to get me under the truck again.
The reason I wanted to add the Fabtech is that the Rancho leaf is so short that it crimped the stock leaf above after a trip to the sand dunes. Plus, knowing that the Rancho leaf gave lift by forcing more arc in the stock spring pack, & that the Fabtech leaf likely worked the same, I figured that adding the Fabtech leaf wouldn't "double-up" the amount of lift -- & this has proven to be true. The Fabtech leaf length is longer than the Rancho but shorter than the stock bottom leaf, and it is not as stout as the Rancho so it seemed to me that it would lead to something approaching a progressive springpack.
I added the SLR 1" shackle to gain some articulation in addition to the lift of the leaves while not causing the problems associated w/a 2" shackle -- basically a compromise between AAL & shackle lift.
As for the alignment, I have 1" spacing from UCA to bumpstop; I just looked at SLR's website & saw their alignment specs for the lift (Why didn't they send them to me with the lift or mention them to me????) & it specifies 3/4" - 1/2" UCA-bumpstop spacing in order to achieve their alignment specs. I'd prefer to not go too aggressive on torsion crank to help in some small way mitigate steering wear.
Also, I have SAW T-bars on for a while now & hopefully they won't settle any more than they already have.
I think I'll live with the caster issue (SLR says -.5 degrees minimum (vs. stock +1.7) so I'm not as far off as I thought) until I upgrade the steering system then try cranking the T-bars some more & see if that helps....