Quote Originally Posted by skinny chicken View Post
The bump stops had a extensions that I removed also. Without a load I have about 6.5 inches between the bump stops and the stop pad on the axel. I haven't had it hit the stops once since it was lowered. I drove 600 miles with the load and still never touched the stops. I might cut them down if they create a problem in the future when I install shackles. Thanks for the heads up I will keep and eye on them.
Could be that your shocks are in better shape than mine also. Also could be that your leafs arent completely screwed. Mine are starting to make more of a "W" shape than the nice curve they are supposed to have.