Added two leaf springs to my truck

[ray benson]

Added two leaf springs to my 1/2 ton ext cab GMC the other day. Our good friend mechanic who did it for me said it would give me an extra 800 lbs and should not affect ride quality. Best money I ever spent, rides the same (still like sh!t), and holds a lot more without sagging so bad. He said he could have added four leaf springs and give me 1600 lbs but I would have bounced down the freeway.

I still try not to overload it, but it at least lets me fill the bed and not sag like crazy.

Through the years I have used the coil helper springs mounted on the rear axle and the half helper that are bolted on the back half of the leaf springs. The half helper wasn't too bad for ride quality but the springs were bone jarring when running unloaded.