^^How old are your springs? Seems like going negative arch with no bump stops you run the risk of bending a spring or shortening the life of the spring..
The front are 1 yr old now with all the leafs, kinked the last AP springs that had the bottom 2 leafs removed and broke the previous set of homemade with Rancho 4440s. AP used to be $200 and it was worth the expense.
You are right, with the cost of springs now I should do something. It's on the list, traction bar is next. Still have 4 months before trails start opening again.