Michael,
Here's a copy of a reply I did on a similar question regarding monos...
Now as far as the ride with the monoleaf springs,
>keep in mind this is not just a single leaf from the spring pack but
>a special spring for this purpose, It did lower the front about 3 inches or
>so, it made a big difference in the apperance. The first ride I took
after I installed 'em was just terrible,
>really stiff and bottoming out. I looked at the frame rubber pad and noticed
>that the spring was actually hitting it as there was only about 1.5 inches
>between the spring and the bump stop. I took a hack saw and removed
>about 1/2 of the bump stop and no more bottoming out, Keep in mind
>that you cant go across railroad track fast at all, as they will still
bottom
>out on real big bumps, but the ride on the open road is a big improvement
>over stock. When you hit a bridge-the expansion joints causes a few
>bounces as some folks complain that it is to bouncy, But i love the
>ride over stock and have no problems with it whatsoever. Keep in mind
>this is just my personal opinion. I have the reversed eyed monos on front
for reference purposes... See the truck at
http://www.chevytrucks.org/wayne/ --wayne
At 03:07 PM 4/25/04 -0400, michael fiorenza wrote:
>Has anyone
>had any experience using a mono leaf system .
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