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leafs on front of xj

N-Smooth

N-Smooth

Smooth Gang Founding Member
Location
UT
i am just curious if anyone else is running leafs on the front of their xj like me.
i have my leafs and everything and i should get about 9-9.5 inches of lift out of them. all i have to do now is weld the spring shackle hanger up. i am running waggy d44's f/r.
anyway, let me know if you are doing something similar.
alot of people think leafs suck but they are crazy! thats my opinion, you are welcome to your own.

thanks,
nate
 
crimsonride

crimsonride

huh?
Location
Murray
Ike Potter, my former manager at Mr 4x4 did this to his. It looks good with 10" of lift and 35's. I'll see if I can get some picks of it.
 
N-Smooth

N-Smooth

Smooth Gang Founding Member
Location
UT
i saw that xj, it is the only utahn xj i know of that did it besides me. his lookied like a state-street cruiser though. i could be wrong. do you know what leafs he used?
-nate
 
N-Smooth

N-Smooth

Smooth Gang Founding Member
Location
UT
well i went in there about a year ago and asked them how well lock-rights worked for the d35 (this is while i had stock axles) and he said that it works great but he doesn't wheel it. thats cool though he might of been messing around i always joke about that stuff and tell people that i built my 9.5 inch custom lift so i could go over medians on state street to do u-turns. my jeep will never see state street!
thanks for the info,
nate
 
Herzog

Herzog

somewhat damaged
Admin
Location
Wydaho
Why would anybody run 10" of lift for 35" tires? I'm running 38's with no more than 8" of lift, if not less...

:confused:
 
Herzog

Herzog

somewhat damaged
Admin
Location
Wydaho
Originally posted by xj_punk
i am just curious if anyone else is running leafs on the front of their xj like me.
i have my leafs and everything and i should get about 9-9.5 inches of lift out of them. all i have to do now is weld the spring shackle hanger up. i am running waggy d44's f/r.
anyway, let me know if you are doing something similar.
alot of people think leafs suck but they are crazy! thats my opinion, you are welcome to your own.

thanks,
nate
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How about you check into the Introductions and give us some pictures of your rig! :D
 
N-Smooth

N-Smooth

Smooth Gang Founding Member
Location
UT
what do you mean check into the introductions?
i have pics but it is not all put together yet! i am working on opening an account on webshots daily.
 
N-Smooth

N-Smooth

Smooth Gang Founding Member
Location
UT
i am saying it will be a month or two. i was shooting for EJS but i realized it was impossible.
i still have to build my exo-cage and try to stiffen my unibody
and i need to get drivelines, steering and finish up my front suspension.
thanks for thinking it is cool,
nate
 
N-Smooth

N-Smooth

Smooth Gang Founding Member
Location
UT
you have a sas rodeo? bad!!!! my first "wheeler" was a 1990 isuzu trooper. i wheeled that thing till the fwd stopped working. then i got my cherokee!
have any pics of your isuzu? i bet it rocks!
-nate
 
skulltoy

skulltoy

Trailer's Rockin!
Location
Colorado
Here's a picture of a guy in my club that runs leafs on his XJ
nick2.jpg
 
N-Smooth

N-Smooth

Smooth Gang Founding Member
Location
UT
yeah i've seen the carnage crew site. his jeep is cool. mine will look a lot like it but i took my doors and rear hatch off, and its a 2 door. plus i don't think i would tie in a cheasy front brush guard into such a pimp exo-cage (opinion). cool jeep though!
-nate
 
spencurai

spencurai

Purple Burglar Alarm
Location
WVC,UT
do you guys run into spring wrap issues when you go leafs up front? I would think building a long arm suspension would be just as easy as hacking off the entire setup and installing leafs.

what are the pros and cons of this mod? I know it is rare to say the least.
 
crimsonride

crimsonride

huh?
Location
Murray
Originally posted by xj_punk
well i went in there about a year ago and asked them how well lock-rights worked for the d35 (this is while i had stock axles) and he said that it works great but he doesn't wheel it. thats cool though he might of been messing around i always joke about that stuff and tell people that i built my 9.5 inch custom lift so i could go over medians on state street to do u-turns. my jeep will never see state street!
thanks for the info,
nate
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Well, he's modest. Not really the bragging type. I guess he doesn't get out as much as we'd like but he's a member of naxja and goes to Moab regulary. I guess the wife and kids and job thing keep him tied up a bit.
 
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