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Anyone remove a leaf or 2 from Marlins springs?
« on: Dec 05, 2005, 04:53:23 AM »
Well after about 5,000 miles on my Marlin springs they ride pretty nice, however my truck is just a little too tall for these parts.

Has anyone removed a leaf from the 5" springs front or rear?   And if so which leaf should be removed (im assuming the very bottom one)

Knowing me Im gonna do it anyway but I was just curious if this is a bad idea, inviting body roll etc.....

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removing 1 leaf should make it sit lower,  maybe replacing the 3rd leaf down with a stock 3rd leaf  :dunno:  sure to loose a inch that way
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Haven't done it yet, but I plan on removing the bottom leaf from my 4-inch Marlin fronts...it is just too tall for me, I'd rather cut and bumpstop than leave it up high.
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