What to do with my leaf springs

[Kramnden]

I have an issue with the 2" lift I put on. 1st off, it was a budget boost lift so it's only temporary and it only cost me $100. I got a 2" coil spacer for my coil springs up front, and a 2" shackle for my leaf springs in the rear. In the front I got about 2". In the rear, I got about 1" because my leaf springs were completely horizontal and are now negatively arced. I would like to get them re-arced but I heard that weakens them. Any advice?

 

[jedi]

a cheap way to help arch the springs, and lift, would be a add a leaf.

 

[Jeremy]

re arching doesnt last very long they tend to sag again pretty quick. i have no experience with add-a-leaf so no help there. blocks are cheap.

 

[mbryson]

I think I've got some blocks around here somewhere. Wanting 5-7 gallons of diesel fuel for them..........(it's a new currency )

 

[Jeremy]

I think I've got some blocks around here somewhere. Wanting 5-7 gallons of diesel fuel for them..........(it's a new currency )

wow the price of blocks has gone up.

 

[AINT SKEERED]

Im in the same boat. Got the Teraflex shackles and am actually lower then stock

If it were me, which it sort of is. I would take the extended shackles off and use an aal instead.

 

[Milner]

Check out the RE rear springs....pretty cheap and flex/ride well....I liked them better then the nationals

 

[Kramnden]

Aint Skeered: Why take off the extended shackles? Do you think the add-a-leaf will add too much with them on? (I through my old ones away anyway.)
Marc: What are RE springs?

 

[Rusted]

Marc: What are RE springs?

I am not Mark , but RE = Rubicon Express http://www.rubiconexpress.com/

 

[morty]

If you get a add-a-leaf get the full length ones, I had the half length on my cherokee, when they flexed the original portion of the spring would do all the bending and the portion that the had the add-a-leaf would stay to shape causing your springs to make a funky shape, later the springs weakend and kept that funky shape resulting in new rear spring packs, the full length leafs are not that more than the half length ones.

click on link

http://www.rubiconexpress.com/dynamic/mainpage.asp?folderid=773

 

[Milner]

Ran the long adds in Angie's for a long time, I know Mbryson ran them forever too. But after a while the main leaf will start to bend around the add a leaf....

Yep, Rubicon Express, I was very happy with them, combined with the extended shackles.

 

[mbryson]

Ran the long adds in Angie's for a long time, I know Mbryson ran them forever too. But after a while the main leaf will start to bend around the add a leaf....

Yep, Rubicon Express, I was very happy with them, combined with the extended shackles.

Yep.......... I think the extended shackles are the key.

 

[AINT SKEERED]

The extended shackles put extra leverage on the springs, think breaker bar. They work great with stiffer aftermarket liftsprings, but the stock XJ springs are subpar with them. If you want the 4" or so with an AAL and the shackles go for it. I was assuming that you wanted to keep the 2" lift for now.

 

[Milner]

The extended shackles put extra leverage on the springs, think breaker bar. They work great with stiffer aftermarket liftsprings, but the stock XJ springs are subpar with them. If you want the 4" or so with an AAL and the shackles go for it. I was assuming that you wanted to keep the 2" lift for now.

 

[mbryson]

The extended shackles put extra leverage on the springs, think breaker bar. They work great with stiffer aftermarket liftsprings, but the stock XJ springs are subpar with them. If you want the 4" or so with an AAL and the shackles go for it. I was assuming that you wanted to keep the 2" lift for now.

I thought my stock with add-a-leaf and extended shackle was a pretty good match. I was pretty happy with it.

 

[AINT SKEERED]

I thought my stock with add-a-leaf and extended shackle was a pretty good match. I was pretty happy with it.

The AAL stiffens the pack.

I was talking extended shackle and completely stock pack.

 

[Kramnden]

The extended shackles put extra leverage on the springs, think breaker bar. They work great with stiffer aftermarket liftsprings, but the stock XJ springs are subpar with them. If you want the 4" or so with an AAL and the shackles go for it. I was assuming that you wanted to keep the 2" lift for now.

You are correct. I did want to keep the 2" lift for now. That was the concern I had. If I add a 2" full length aal in the rear, theoretically, wouldn't that give me 4"? It may or may not, but I don't want 3 1/2" - 4" lift in the rear and a 2" in the front. I may just get blocks to satisfy the look for now until I can afford a "real lift".