yeasterday i found a broken rear leaf spring.
right now i am running a skyjacker lift. what size i dont know. i bought the jeep with it. i have a 3" body lift. and running 33's swampers. the other leaf spring look in bad condition. drive shafts are new and i have room to spare.
Next year when money get better, i was going to SOA with a danna 44 that i have and going to cut down for the front ( i have the air locker for this already) and something in the rear i have a 9" but would up grade to high pinon. 8.8 from junk yard. or just go all out and buy a 44.

i was hoping to get a little info on what to replace the leafspring with to hold me over untill later. my thought was Old Man Emu leaf springs - a shackle reverse kit- and revolver shakles front and rear. no spring over yet, but with this set up can i later? any other seggestions? thanks for you help

This link should help explain what you need to do

link (http://amishrakefight.org/gfy/)

Originally posted by bigdude
This link should help explain what you need to do

link (http://amishrakefight.org/gfy/)

:laughing:

Little YJ, do some lurking and searching, there is lots of info here on what you want to know

if ur gonna spend that kind of cash on old man emu and shackle reversal kit and revelover shackles why not just throw the soa on there now.. its that simple.. ur gonna have it all tore down.. why not soa it while ur there... and theres cheaper springs then old man emu.. check out rubicon express..

and like the wise once said .. watch and learn..

and oh yeah dont speak unless spoken 2!

newbie! :flipoff2:

I know it would be more work for you but I'd get rid of that 3" body lift and do a 1" and SOA.

What you should do all depends on where you want to go. Do you wish to drive only offroad with your Jeep, or mostly on road ect. You could just simply replace the broken leaf springs with new ones from superlift. That would be the cheapest and worst fix. If you do not wish to run over 33" -35" tires in the near future, now would be a good time to do a SOA. Your vehicle will handle better than before, the ride will be softer and it will perform better off-road. I would get a NEW set of stock wrangler 5 leaf springs, and do the SOA. For the rear you will need a traction bar of some type or you will be replacing springs every 6 months. A shackle reversal is not a bad idea regardless of what you do. You will need a SYE, new driveshafts front and rear, new spring perches, longer brake lines, lose the crappy bodylift (scary), and rig up a z shaped drag-link for the front.

If you want to stay SUA OME springs are really fin nice. I think they are worth the extra cost over Rubicon express springs (which are procrap springs in their standard lifts anyways). Do the shackle reversal 1" bodylift OME springs, and you will ride decent, flex well for a SUA. Skip the friggin revolvers though. Definately do NOT run revolvers in the front if you do a shackle reversal they will not work there.

Ben

Originally posted by bigdude
This link should help explain what you need to do

link (http://amishrakefight.org/gfy/)


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You might want to invest a few bucks into a english class and a spell checker. Try click here (http://www.jeepforums.com)

i do want to do a SOA. but i need to first get my axles done.
i just want to keep wheelen for now, my 33's are still new. i cant see doing a SOA. without putting 36's or 38's swampers. thanks for the info on not putting revolvers on. as for the body lift i like to work on my jeep, it's a lot easier to do that without the body sitting on the frame.

thanks to all the newbies.


if nobody posted anything and found all there info on the Search then why dont the just make this sight a f'n sight a Search engine then. just my 2 cents

Originally posted by littlewhiteyj
as for the body lift i like to work on my jeep, it's a lot easier to do that without the body sitting on the frame.

thanks to all the newbies.


if nobody posted anything and found all there info on the Search then why dont the just make this sight a f'n sight a Search engine then. just my 2 cents


Please enlighten me on how it is easier to work on your Jeep because it has a body lift:rolleyes:

Search, because this has been covered a million times and you are an idiot.

I would suggest getting a set of BDS springs (3 1/2 inches) and maybe get a 2 inch bodylift to replace your 3 inch. Its cheaper than OME, they are great springs, and the setup will work great with 33 inch tires. You will still have the room that a bodylift gives you but a 2 inch lift is more stable and you will have a great rig till you decide to do more. Thats what I am running and am happy for now till I get around to a SOA.The BDS springs cost me abot $280 for all four if I remember correctly and are an improvement over the Rubicon Express that I had before. Actually, if you are planning to do the SOA with those springs, get the BDS 2 inch springs and keep the bodylift for now. thats the lowest cost suggestion and then you can use those springs for SOA. Same with the OME but they cost more

Originally posted by bigdude
This link should help explain what you need to do

link (http://amishrakefight.org/gfy/)

bigdude- i've seen you flame more people than you ever help. i agree, the guy should search, but that link isn't needed.

by the way, if somebody writes you a private message with a ?, it's just polite thing to do to reply ;)


as for the springs, why waste the $$ on new springs when it'll cost you the same to go SOA. especially if your gonna go with OME. i would go to the junkyard and get you set of 7 leaf waggy springs and use those. they'll give you about 1.5-2" of lift. that's what mine gave me anyway. and if your already running a 3" body lift and only 33's, then i'm sure you don't have a 4" SUA lift. it's more than likely a worn out 2.5". so, your looking at about the same lift with an extended wheel base (about 4" total). plus, those springs are perfect for SOA. good luck man- russel

Russell, I have heard that Waggy springs are good for SOA. Is it the front, rear, or are they the same? Since they ar elonger, do you need to modify the hangers in a YJ? I'm thinking about this mod and want to know more

Originally posted by olivesman


bigdude- i've seen you flame more people than you ever help. i agree, the guy should search, but that link isn't needed.

by the way, if somebody writes you a private message with a ?, it's just polite thing to do to reply ;)


I'm glad you know how many emails and PMs I answer. I'm also glad you know how many people I have to my modest garage so I can work on their junk. I'm yet again glad that you know how many times I've been to the junkyard to get parts for others who could not go themselves. On top of all of this you realize how far I drive just to spot for friends in competitions and also how much of my limited vacation I take to do that.

Then after taking all that into account you feel I do more flaming than helping of others. You're a dipshit, how's that for flaming jackass:flipoff:

Newbie had a thick skin, maybe you should learn from his example and laugh once in a while:eek: I also realized more than a couple newbies would chime in for this hard core tech and provide a relevant answer

If I missed a PM and didn't answer you my apologies. And also thanks for helping me to express my feelings :flipoff2:

you'll want the front springs. they'll be about 47" down the arc. they're good springs. i'd expect they'll work good for SUA as well.


bigdude- sorry man, i only know you by what you post and you always seem to be the first guy to flame somebody. i'm not your neighbor, nor do i know any of your friends, but i do know what you post and most of the time it's pretty dick. sometimes you sound like a 4th grader trying to get friends by being mean. dude, i do laugh. but usually when i want a laugh i just read some of the JU posts not your lame, prickish attempts to be funny by jumping on every softcore post you can find.

go ahead, "express your feelings".....i sure hope you don't talk to your girlfriend the way you do to people on here.

Originally posted by olivesman


bigdude- sorry man, i only know you by what you post

i sure hope you don't talk to your girlfriend the way you do to people on here

Then do not try to pass judgement on me

As for the second part :mad3:

My personal life has nothing to do with you or this site. Therefore IMO you have no right to bring it up or even mention. GOT IT FUCKNUT :flipoff:

It's the PBB jerky. Just because people type something doesn't mean it's an example of who they are as a person in real life :rolleyes:




Simple Fact-

Those kinds of questions can be answered by a search and on less advanced websites, not repeatedly here. Therefore they get flamed. Read the Jeep Talk mission statement. You quit the flaming and this place ends up as the second edition of JU.

Originally posted by olivesman
you'll want the front springs. they'll be about 47" down the arc. they're good springs. i'd expect they'll work good for SUA as well.


bigdude- sorry man, i only know you by what you post and you always seem to be the first guy to flame somebody. i'm not your neighbor, nor do i know any of your friends, but i do know what you post and most of the time it's pretty dick. sometimes you sound like a 4th grader trying to get friends by being mean. dude, i do laugh. but usually when i want a laugh i just read some of the JU posts not your lame, prickish attempts to be funny by jumping on every softcore post you can find.

go ahead, "express your feelings".....i sure hope you don't talk to your girlfriend the way you do to people on here.

Anyone who posts a lame ass question and can't find the search button deserves a little flaming, nothing personal. Second, anyone who posts should do so in english. Every computer has a spell checker and I'm guessing most of us made it through grade school english. If you don't have the decency to at least check what your writing please go to http://www.jeepforums.com I'm no spelling ace but this post is lame. oh and :flipoff2: