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I ran across this pdf yesterday and it seems to fit well here. It's rather long and technical but good reading anyways. From the dates it would appear this was a trial for the M809 series trucks. Interesting the military entertained this idea but glad they didn't make a move on it. This idea...

They're scattered all over the place. See the thread below: http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?141834-Custom-bumpers/page2

Gotcha. Acetone/ATF is a wonderful mixture. You need to try it.

Lubricating spring packs is a quick way to break springs. They need some friction or they are easily overstressed when compressed. This is the same way spring leaves that are frozen due to rust are overstressed when they can't compress. Just keep them flexing and they'll be happy.

There's a good bit of 3/4" material in there too. Borrow all you want. I don't mind. Everything I've added up there serves a purpose. The secondary benefit happens to be a smoother ride. My example is a bit extreme, as far as weight, but the point is that it doesn't take much of it before you...

Just add something useful to the front like a winch, heavy bumper or storage boxes...or all of the above. Replace shocks with some gas units and keep the shackle pins well greased. Make those springs work a little and you'll find comfort. My front axle scales 12,700# as it sits in the picture...