Does your 4wd truck sit even at all 4 corners?

Mine doesn't. I have parked it on dirt and gravel for the most part and thought it looked out of whack, but yesterday I had it on level concrete. The drivers front wheelwell sits 38" from the pavement and the right front is 39 1/4". That seems like a lot. I usually deal with stock height or lowered vehicles, so I try hard to achieve an even reveal from the tires to the wheelwell edge.
The arch of each front spring appears the same. There is a difference of 5/8" at the rear, again with the drivers side being lower. I am tempted to have the left front leaf spring REarched. Am I on the right track or should I try something else?
Thanks, Greg

Normal. Put a spacer between the left front spring and the axle. There was an old tsb with the part numbers years ago.

Its called the Dodge lean. Do to everything being on the driver side. Steering box, battery, driver plus fuel tank

I can't think of the last time I saw a truck (of any kind, let alone Dodge) sitting level. I guess it's just the nature of the beast!

Maybe so. Still, with my borderline obsessive nature, I'll have to even it up some.
Looking at it closer, there is a bit more arch to the RH front spring. I've read about slipping in an add-a-leaf, but it seems cheezy to do that on just one side. I think that a re-arch may be the way to go. The rate will remain the same that way.

It wot hurt to add a leaf on the left. It has to hold more weight. There's more than 300# on the left side with a slimmer driver a full tank of gas.

what a conundrum...

? is..do you lower the high side or lift the low side?

the frame could be tweeked,worn body mounts,spring bushings,sagging leafs, all adding into the mix of "the dodge lean"

on 2x trucks with the dodge lean,using JY parts I swap in a front coil/rear leaf springs from the pass side of a donor truck and have corrected it with fair/good results.

I have also found trucks that have had the xmember to lower frame rail braces removed,tend to flex and bow the channel of the frame tweeking it enuff that the frame sits twisted on the springs.(4x4 would be xmember to upper frame rail brace)

IMHO,I would just add some body shims to the core support bushing/cab bushing/bed bushing to level it with tape measurment from top of wheel lip like you did to find it leaning.

rearching/replacing springs could lead you to chasing the lean by not correcting everything in the mix of the lean.

I done a couple rusted 4x4 this way with washers as needed to get it level.

I have '47 PW that was very lopsided with a set of "good used" springs. A local spring shop pulled the rear springs apart and rebuilt them alternating left and right leaves to even it up. I also had one leaf added. Cost, not counting my time for R&R was reasonable. Its about 70% better. I'll do the fronts next.

Why do you guys keep trying to reinvent the wheel. The fix is simple. They did this when the trucks were new to correct the problem. If it was good enough for a new truck 30 or 40 years ago is sure is good enough for these old beaters. Shim the left front at the axle. Also as Mike said shim the core support or any other body areas to help with the issue. Here is the TSB. http://dodgeram.info/tsb/1987/02-05-87A.htm

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Normal. Put a spacer between the left front spring and the axle. There was an old tsb with the part numbers years ago.

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This may just work!
I wonder if they still have these parts at the dealer...? I also like Scratchys idea. Thanks guys!