Thank you. The rear ride went from 24" to 24.5" with the 3" factory block removed, measured from the axle center to the wheel arch. I lost 3 leafs which were about .3" thick, so thats about 7/8 lost. I did have to make a 1" block that relocated the axle 1" rearward, which is bolted to the pack, something that might not be necessary if the stock block is retained. On capacity, the only time it was nice having so much spring as before was the time I put about 4,000 lbs (2 cu yards) of dirt in it. Now I would be less apt to try putting that much in, but its still a 3/4 ton, just not like a 1.5 ton.