: 87-90 rear leaf spring measurements


chadburgin
08-12-2009, 12:50 PM
Just as the title says...looking for options to run leaf springs reversed to add wheelbase in the front of my yj. Will they hold up? what is the offset? overall length? etc...

CPOM
08-12-2009, 05:38 PM
47" total length
20" by 27" I believe for both ends.

They are very good leaf springs with tons of arch, 2.36" wide like toyota, you can make a custom pack with about 5-7 leaves out of two sets.

I think stock they come with 4 leaves plus overload, so you will need to remove teh overload and add a few on the bottom.

chadburgin
08-12-2009, 07:37 PM
the tons of arch doesnt sound to good. i am trying to make this thing as low as possible..frenching in the springs and such...however the 7"offset sounds nice

maxwell417
08-13-2009, 12:26 AM
Isuzu Trooper rear leaf springs are 47" long and are 21" front to pin and rear 26" pin. Have 3 leaves plus overload leaf. With a empty some arch, with a load on relatively flat.

My old Darlington Offroad Springz upgrade, removed the overload and replace it with 3 thinner leaves. This does have some arch.

paulevans76
08-13-2009, 02:02 PM
Main leaf will probably bend if you run them as-is, but you can cut the eyes off the mains and use the leaves to add a bit of arch or or spring rate to toyota or waggy hybrid packs. Keep in mind you may have to drill out the centerpin holes to match them all up.

edit: just for reference regarding arch, if you replace an early-mid 80's toyota rear springs w/ trooper rears you gain approx 3" of lift.

chadburgin
08-13-2009, 04:07 PM
forget the arch talk..i do not want lift. i want to know if the stock springs will hold up soa and how tall are they