Replacing the 5" shafts with 10" on Wilson 2k

I have been running dual Wilson 2k on my Pete. My radio is a Galaxy 949, with an RFX-75, Astatic 636L mic, all work done by Bellscb. I've been happy with it, but until recently didn't know how it sounded. I've now heard a couple of other drivers comment on how clear I sound. These drivers are using Connex, Stryker or stock Cobra 29s. Most of them have the Predator antenna.

My concern has been that I loose them rather soon, once they pass me. So I'm not hearing very far behind me. I pull an end-dump that isn't really much taller then my tractor cab. The whip of my antennas are as tall as my exhaust stacks, but the coils are are of course below.

I finally located and purchased the 10" shafts for my antennas. They're not easy to find. By replacing the shafts, thus raising the coils, increase my hearing distance? I know I will need to re-tune them, probably have to cut the whips some. Due to some of the places I go, I have to be careful on how tall my antennas are. Also I would need to purchase new mounts to "bull-horn" them, which I'm really not interested in. Some of our drivers using the Predator antennas do bull-horn, because of the clearance problems.

Here's a pic of one of my antennas on my truck, and the whole rig...

 

By passing, I meant going in opposite directions, as meeting on the highway... So my trailer and their trailer, are between us. Is that also what you're saying?

I know dual setups are finicky. I've only been running the dual setup for a few months now. Not until I switched from the single antenna (the photo is when I had the single antenna setup), to the dual, did I start receiving positive comments on how I sounded. For a while I was also using a stock Cobra mic, and changed that to the Astatic, which also would have helped out.

I've been running with some of our other drivers, and one of them would be talking to another driver passing by, and they would continue talking for some time, and I could not hear the driver traveling away from us. Understand what I'm saying?

 

Man, nothing worse than blind antennas. Did someone poke their eyes out?