flat out
your logic seems right...
I am finding that the hotchkis is the "ultimate" But I dont know if the bell tech shackles will be able to handle (bad pun) the extra loads of the hotchkis leaf...
I am not saying there is a problem. I just dont know if the hotchkis leafs add more stress because of their construction.
When I was working lowering & lifting trucks, most the time new leaf springs came with new, reinforced shackles.
Aytron would be the best one to PM about what comes with the Hotchkis
Good luck
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