That's what I kinda figured. I've been looking under every Dakota I see, and all the leaf springs look like that. I was starting to believe that's just how these appear, whether worn out or not. My truck is a long bed extended cab and I'll be pulling roughly 3500lbs with the Challenger and trailer. I used a 2005 4wd Quad cab Dakota to pull this combo for years and had no issues. Thanks for the reply.