All,
First of all, a brief introduction. I purchased an '87 Samurai about a month ago, and since then have been hell bent on getting it back up to par. I stripped out the interior, cut out the wheel wells (To fix the rust), and Im about to install a SPOA lift - which is where my question comes in.
Looking at the springs on the truck, they seem to be very flat, especially in the front. Granted they are under a load, but I still have a gut feeling that there still should be some curvature to them. So, with that in mind, has anyone gotten their stock springs rebent ? Or a source to purchase a pair in good order for a reasonable price ?
I know that some may ask why I don't wish to add lifted springs as well, and the answer is simple - After buying wheels, tires, SPOA, body bushings, body lift, interior bits, and the truck, Im poor :flipoff2:

Best Regards,
Steve H

From my recall the front springs sit pretty flat new, the rears have a little curv but not much, You caould probably get them rearched but i I dont think they would last to long..If your going throught the trouble of SPOA look for dome yj springs oc Cj springs. you can find those cheaper then recurves put your stock rears up front and cj 's in the rear.. that would be a better ride and more flex then staying with stockers..

Oh ya WELCOME TO THE DARK SIDE :flipoff2:

I run OME (Old Man Emu) rear springs up front and heavy duty CJ front springs in the rear. If I had to do it over again I would run YJ springs in the rear. I’ve toasted several sets of the stock CJ springs in the last year.

My springs were like what you described and it rode like it had no suspension, dangerous on the road. Re-arching the springs won’t last long. The OME are expensive, but ride great. I was jumping it this weekend and it was soaking it up. I didn’t realize how much air I was getting until we stopped. The guys in the Hummer in front of us were laughing and said I was getting about 4-feet of air.

From all that I have seen and read the YJ’s are the way to go. Usually find someone to give them to you. You definitely need to ditch your flat springs, even if you replace them with fresher stock springs.

Welcome newbie:flipoff2:

HAHAHAAHAHAHAH....That is great...

Any pics of the cut out wheel wells?

Joe,
Ya I have one....I just got them developed, so hopefully I'll get one scanned in today..

-Steve

I work at a truck (Big Uns) frame shop and there is a spring shop right behind us. He is always rearching springs. So I took mine in to him and had them rearched 3". I was able to put 235/75/15s under it with just a little grinding on the front bumpers. I like it for now and it still rides about as well as it did before I did it. It cost me about $150 to have them done.

Originally posted by Joe_W
Any pics of the cut out wheel wells?

check izook.com they have a write up on cut out wheel wells:D

hey steve, what's up. what part of delaware are you in? i'm in maryland right outside newark. let me know if you need any help wrenching or finding parts.

dave

Dave,
Im in Wilmington, but my G/f lives in Newark. Shoot me an email @ veedubrocco@aol.com.

-Steve

Maybe its just me, but I thought that a flat spring offers better articulation than an arched spring. As long as you don't have a negative arch while the Zuk is parked it should be alright. JCC

you want the negative arch for hiway driving...........

it lowers the c.g. and adds droop when you need it.......

plus if lazy and cheap like me and can spew this shiat with a straight face the noob,s will beleive you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!