So I picked up a Sammy a few weeks ago and it has a 6" TT lift with the missing link and old man emu springs and they are wider than stock and they seem very stif just driving it around town so I would like to know what cheap leaf springs work good so I can swap them out, as it is very tall for only having 33" tires the bottom of the frame rail is 21"


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Thanks

stock set of YJ springs?

Cool thanks :smokin:

stock set of YJ springs?

stock YJ's are as soft as leafs get. the aftermarket (OME, rubicon express, rancho, etc) jeep springs are too stiff for light samurais, though many have fallen for the temptation.

yea.. looks like it .. i would run them and see how ya like em, a very popular swap !!

YJs are very flexy, but skys the limit. yjs,xjs,toyota,ranger,chevys, dakotas, depends if your looking for some more wheelbase to ive ran xjs and liked them im currently just put rangers in havent got to try em yet.

Run what you want.

Well I would like to get as much flex as I can as well some that will be easy to find, Now have you guys had good luck with a mix of one type in the front and some others in the rear ?

As of now I am not looking to gain WB if I do that down the road I will link the F/R and go coils.



Thanks guys

do a shackle reversal on the front, I bet what your talking about stiff is the bucking you get when you hit a bump.


but I'll tade my stock yj springs for yours, I'm in the process of putting a 4.3 in mine.

looks like you already have the hardware for YJ's TDbronco, that's why i bothered mentioning it.

really cool looking rig. are the rivets painted on? what detail.
well, some flat springs would be softer than arched ones. other than that I couldn't tell you, a shackle reversal does sound pretty good though.

looks like you already have the hardware for YJ's TDbronco, that's why i bothered mentioning it.

Cool thanks I will be looking for some local YJ springs


really cool looking rig. are the rivets painted on? what detail.
well, some flat springs would be softer than arched ones. other than that I couldn't tell you, a shackle reversal does sound pretty good though.


Yeah they are painted on, I did the rattle can love on it last weekend but I will be changing the paint/primer in a month or two after I will post up pic's :)



Oh yeah zk16vl it would cost to much to trade since you are in Ut and I am in Or but if I have not found what I am looking for I will let you know in late summer I will be out in AZ

Oh yeah zk16vl it would cost to much to trade since you are in Ut and I am in Or but if I have not found what I am looking for I will let you know in late summer I will be out in AZ

I can make a trip to Boise so if your interested PM me.

Hey check out this thread (http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=656732). It has alot of leaf spring options along with measurements, might be worth it to take a look :smokin: