I am marking this discussion for two reasons (1) want to keep the 8.75 breakage info because I would like to prove a point to a non-believer and (2) I want to follow the direction this has turned with regard to weight balancing a race vehicle. I am using the stock leafs on my Ramcharger and am planning to relocate the shocks to in front of the D60 axle rather than behind to help the red-neck "caltrac" system I am fabbing.