unflipping my flip

[454HO]

Well I've finally had enough... I cannot use my truck for it's intended purpose - hauling stuff. The rear flip in conjunction with the light duty springs makes carrying anything over a few hundred pounds annoying. I have removed the bump-stops completly, but do not have a C-notch. The axle is starting to dent from hitting the frame so many times.

So tomorrow, the flip kit comes off!! I have a set of 7 leaf springs to put on in place of the light duty springs and I also have a set of BellTech rear shackles I can put on to give me a bit of drop back.

I understand that a short-bed can use the longer heavy duty springs by just moving the rear shackle mount back to another set of existing holes. Can anyone confirm this for me? I'm not looking forward to drilling/grinding out a dozen frame rivots, but if that is what it takes, so be it.

I'm wondering what it's going to look like with a 3" drop in front and a 2" drop in the rear with the heavy duty springs. Anybody have pics of a short-bed set up this way? Should have some rake, but I hope not too much.