yes bump stops will be on this time, I didn't ever see the springs flex that much that they s-bent. Now that the front one did though it just sits like that all the time. My tires were hitting my fenders so I didn't think they were being flexed out to much. They only went flat when I flexed out. I run rears up front on my other runner the exact same setup with the shackle under the frame and don't run bump stops. haven't had them go bad like this so we'll see how this 3rd set works out.
btw did dean change my springs to a 5 inch set. i called yesterday and steve said he'd relay the message. it didn't seam like it'd be a problem but just let me know