^ You're not in any danger of snapping a spring with that camper, at least not for many years and many miles IMO, although the stableloads do put different stresses on the springs, more of a point load or sharp fulcrum, to Kayteg's point. One of the reasons (besides being cheap....and lazy, didn't want to drill) that I used solid wedges for lower stable loads. The wedges essentially fill the entire gap between the main leaf and the rest of the leaf pack.
I think moreso, sith (sliding into home) hit on a point that sometimes gets these discussions out of context. The ride of the truck did not feel unsafe or make him feel uneasy. Hauled the thing in snow all winter even without the lower stableloads. But at some point, one's quest for the "perfect" ride falls upon sharply diminishing returns.
IE, I've accepted that 2 tons on the back of my little truck is going to make it handle and ride differently. But I've been piling stuff in trucks for 30 years and it's just a fact of life to me.
Whereas someone else wants "perfection" in how their ______ does ______. (Fill in the blanks, not necessarily trucks and campers but anything really)
At some point it's "good enough." And my good enough may happen before or after your good enough.
