Anybody used these on an XJ? I searched everywhere, but can only find people who use them on "other" rigs. As i said before in another post, My rancho's suck nutz. I can definitely get them put on, but don't wanna waste time fabbing crap up if its gonna be a waste.

Any input? If not, i'm just gonna do it. At least next time this comes up there will be an answer.

Are you talking about a shock ? A little more info please

Sorry. I was refering to Bronco II rear springs and took it for granted that most of my personal friends just call them B II's(B2). They are a little bit longer and would require moving the wheelbase back 3-4 inches from what i figure.

OK......I'll be the first then. Found them at my local pick n pull for 20 bucks. I'll let you guys know in a couple weeks how they go.

They'd be REAL soft. Plan on a wrp bar if ya don't have one. If you turn them backwards, you'd be longer than reversed XJ springs.

I'm not worried about the wheelbase, as long as it doesn't get too long. I don't plan to run bigger than 35"s, but likely 33"s because thats what the class rules call for. so i don't wanna get too long. But how soft are we talking about?

I don't recall the exact pds/in but I could stand on them out of the B2 and compress them a bunch. Like 3". They have only 4 leaves. The long side was way long. I'll have to see if I have any left tomorrow and get you some measurements.

I could always go with a ranger spring. From what i've read, they are the same size but with a thicker/stiffer leaf. Same price at my J/Y

Ranger rears are about the same as B2 rears, check out some 4 door explorer rears, they're a fair bit stiffer than ranger/b2 springs.

Go to general leaf spring site
b11 springs rated at #1200,xj's #700 or 750. rangers about the same as the b11. good info there.

Ranger rears are about the same as B2 rears, check out some 4 door explorer rears, they're a fair bit stiffer than ranger/b2 springs.
Unless I measured wrong, sploder springs are shorter(it was a 4 door).The bII's are a bit longer than the XJ's. Should pull the wheelbase back a couple inches and improve shackle angle.
Cool to see this thread pop back up. I haven't been able to work on it for a couple months, but should be starting again ina few weeks:D

b11,ranger & exploder are the same in most applications. general leaf spring. if you don't want to stretch it, buy a b11 front hanger or grab one from the boneyard and weld it on 2.5 inches forward of the xj's and your in buisness. theres also the 70-96 dodge van option which gives you almost perfect shackle angel and basically no fabbin. use the main or complete 1/2 ton packs.

I actually like the idea of getting a little stretch. plus the extra couple inches will greatly improve my stock shackle angle. The only problem is they might be TOO long. But I can fab so i won't sweat it too much. I have til april before the next comp.

You will get the shackle angle with all 3 of the leafs mentioned moving the front hanger 3 inches and mount the rears in the stock position with a boomerang shackle. they are approximately 26x31. xj 23x 28 5/8. just some food for thought. dodge van mains are 23x 31 which will give good shackle angle also.enjoy figuring it out.