Hardcore Jeeps with Leaf Springs - Page 2 - Pirate4x4.Com : 4x4 and Off-Road Forum

Bustabizz · 05-23-2008, 07:10 AM

My buddy runs Waggy Leafs in the front on his TJ on 42's works great, and I know another guy who runs Leafs all the way around on an LJ Unlimited. Both work awesome.

YeeP · 05-23-2008, 08:59 AM

Good looking TJ, sad to see it bastarded down with leafs... IMHO

Bustabizz · 05-23-2008, 10:36 AM

Does it work as good as something with a 3/4 Linked front?, NO, but it does work pretty damn good, and stable as hell.

77 oneton · 05-23-2008, 01:00 PM

i have a buddy w/one. works great. aweful rough though.
60 & shaved70 w/5.89's

SkysTheLimit · 05-23-2008, 01:54 PM

Thought I remembered my Irok's cleaning out a little better than that ^^^

xjdoug · 05-23-2008, 01:57 PM

no cherokees yet?

Mean_Green · 05-23-2008, 01:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dookey

leaf springs are for sissies.

i know... those dumb bitches

COXIE · 05-23-2008, 04:38 PM

Always liked this one!!!! And he drives the wee out of it too!!

Dookey · 05-23-2008, 05:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mean_Green

i know... those dumb bitches

http://www.thedoubleduke.com/images/...dookeyarty.jpg

SHHHH!!! you're ruining the fun.

willysjeepseller · 05-23-2008, 06:48 PM

I'm ditching the CJ Leafs as we speak for some of the 56 ish chevy leafs. They have offset pins so I flipped them around. My axle will stay where jeep put it but it should have some sweet flex. If it doesn't wrap and snap the driveshaft the first time out.

Leafs=tough, simple, and cheap
Coils=sweet, pricey, harder to set up

jpfrk2001 · 05-23-2008, 06:54 PM

I will see if I got a pic of mine. running leaves and thinking of staying with leaves.

yea, links on C/O's do rock and perform better when set up correctly. Im one that doesn't know enough yet to do that.

weld it! · 05-23-2008, 07:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 77 oneton

i have a buddy w/one. works great. aweful rough though.
60 & shaved70 w/5.89's

I built that one. It's good to see someone is still beating the crap out of it.

bruised · 05-23-2008, 08:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jpfrk2001

yea, links on C/O's do rock and perform better when set up correctly.

That is the key word. I've seen enough Cj's,Tj's and Xj's set up so shitty that all they do is unload when trying to climb anything. Coilovers and links are cool but I'll take the simplicity of my leafs anyday.

rockrknockr · 05-23-2008, 08:58 PM

muddy_xj · 05-23-2008, 10:36 PM

Another member of team covered wagon (leaf sprung) up in the seattle area.

60s front and rear on 42s. RE springs in front and 7 leaf waggys out back. I'm only 19 and cant afford to link my rig but I wheel the crap out of it with leafs.

Shackles in the front seems to be key....

Deej · 05-23-2008, 11:01 PM

I think there may be a few hardcore Jeeps with leaf springs, but you have to define what is hardcore in your opinion before you can figure out which ones they are.

There is a Jeep next door which the owner defines as hardcore, but really the only difference between his Jeep and my Jeep is that I still have a windshield, a top, and fender flares, where he has tube fenders front and comp cut rear and no windshield or doors.

CG · 05-23-2008, 11:06 PM

My buddy's Wrangler, works GREAT! I plan to build an old school rig like this soon...

jeepdaddytj · 05-24-2008, 04:32 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR9CaW9RU-4
not hardcore yet , still a driver / family hauler

got a couple pics of the heep

By jeepdaddy

Shot at 2007-09-23

rides great on + off road , can cruise 75 mph on the highway with hand on the wheel .. stable offroad too .

need to get some better springs/ better anti wrap bar on the rear or go spring under on the rear

Rokcrawlr · 05-24-2008, 06:41 AM

Mine on the left and a friends on the right, both on leafs.

ItsaCJ6 · 05-24-2008, 07:41 AM

Lots of leaf spring rigs.. Simple, cheap, easy to fix, easy to deal with. Why not... Links are cool but are pain to set up and cost a bundle.

95steel · 05-24-2008, 07:47 AM

Properly set up.... nothing is cheap!

IMHO, build what you want.... leafs work for me... but that's what I happened to have laying around when I built it.

offroadman83 · 05-24-2008, 09:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by muddy_xj

Another member of team covered wagon (leaf sprung) up in the seattle area.

60s front and rear on 42s. RE springs in front and 7 leaf waggys out back. I'm only 19 and cant afford to link my rig but I wheel the crap out of it with leafs.

Shackles in the front seems to be key....

Got any more pics of your jeep muddyxj...................or any of your covered wagon friends?? I have a covered wagon myself!!

Foxtrot · 05-24-2008, 10:45 PM

Leafs....and SUA to boot. 1 tons, 42's etc....

ky scrambled · 05-25-2008, 03:51 PM

CAPs CJ-5...SUA,44s, and 38" SXs. It works really well as you can see

. The lesson I learned in this roll was make sure yer camera bag is secure

tx_jeep · 05-27-2008, 09:59 PM

1-tons, 40's, YJ lift springs in the front SR, XJ springs in the rear. Its fun and the leaf springs are cheap, but Ive trashed bunches of them.

These are pics from this Memorial Day weekend at Katemcy. The stock cage will be replaced soon. I feel like im literally living on borrowed time with that damn thing.

05-23-2008, 07:10 AM	#26 (permalink)
Bustabizz Wheeler Join Date: May 2006 Member # 72312 Location: Columbiana, OH 44408 Posts: 386	My buddy runs Waggy Leafs in the front on his TJ on 42's works great, and I know another guy who runs Leafs all the way around on an LJ Unlimited. Both work awesome. Last edited by Bustabizz; 05-23-2008 at 07:12 AM.

05-23-2008, 10:36 AM	#28 (permalink)
Bustabizz Wheeler Join Date: May 2006 Member # 72312 Location: Columbiana, OH 44408 Posts: 386	Does it work as good as something with a 3/4 Linked front?, NO, but it does work pretty damn good, and stable as hell. Last edited by Bustabizz; 05-23-2008 at 12:21 PM.

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SkysTheLimit Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Member # 74066 Posts: 136	Thought I remembered my Irok's cleaning out a little better than that ^^^ __________________ '92 YJ, 4.6 stroker, dana 300 w/4:1, 60's, 5.38's, detroits, 101", 40" MT/R's, KMC Beadlocks

05-23-2008, 04:38 PM	#33 (permalink)
COXIE Wheeler Join Date: Aug 2004 Member # 34774 Location: Clinton IN Posts: 438	Always liked this one!!!! And he drives the wee out of it too!! __________________ Trail Rig YJ Wrangler, 350 Chev on 'pane, SM465, twin stick 205, welded 60 front hung on Waggys, welded 14-bolt rear linked and coilovers, 38" beadlocked TSL's Tow Rig 1999 Ford F350 4x4 Crew Cab Powerstroke Diesel 6spd

05-23-2008, 06:48 PM	#35 (permalink)
willysjeepseller Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Member # 15089 Location: North CA Posts: 478	I'm ditching the CJ Leafs as we speak for some of the 56 ish chevy leafs. They have offset pins so I flipped them around. My axle will stay where jeep put it but it should have some sweet flex. If it doesn't wrap and snap the driveshaft the first time out. Leafs=tough, simple, and cheap Coils=sweet, pricey, harder to set up __________________ ttt

05-23-2008, 08:59 AM	#27 (permalink)
YeeP Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Member # 4568 Location: Parker, CO Posts: 1,055	Good looking TJ, sad to see it bastarded down with leafs... IMHO

05-23-2008, 01:00 PM	#29 (permalink)
77 oneton Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Member # 86392 Location: OC, Oregon Posts: 100	i have a buddy w/one. works great. aweful rough though. 60 & shaved70 w/5.89's

05-23-2008, 01:57 PM	#31 (permalink)
xjdoug Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Member # 65983 Location: Knoxville TN Posts: 666	no cherokees yet?

05-23-2008, 06:54 PM	#36 (permalink)
jpfrk2001 New Beginnings Join Date: Sep 2007 Member # 99513 Location: On the move Posts: 4,243	I will see if I got a pic of mine. running leaves and thinking of staying with leaves. yea, links on C/O's do rock and perform better when set up correctly. Im one that doesn't know enough yet to do that. __________________ My jeep is a hotrod! /forum/jeep-hardcore-tech/658004-going-against-odds.html NEW BEGINNINGS: /forum/general-4x4-discussion/971511-jealle-o-cigano.html

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rockrknockr Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Member # 90393 Location: tucson Posts: 1,478	Attached Images

05-23-2008, 10:36 PM	#40 (permalink)
muddy_xj Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Member # 42809 Location: under my rig Posts: 379	Another member of team covered wagon (leaf sprung) up in the seattle area. 60s front and rear on 42s. RE springs in front and 7 leaf waggys out back. I'm only 19 and cant afford to link my rig but I wheel the crap out of it with leafs. Shackles in the front seems to be key.... __________________ YJ on Tons with Stickies [QUOTE=robbybobby;9644636]duh bro- momentium.....i have my own special technique- haul Mother F-ng balls at the hill till i am standing alone at the gawd danged top.....[/QUOTE] Last edited by muddy_xj; 05-24-2008 at 07:11 AM.

05-23-2008, 11:01 PM	#41 (permalink)
Deej Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Member # 8525 Location: British Columbia Posts: 22	I think there may be a few hardcore Jeeps with leaf springs, but you have to define what is hardcore in your opinion before you can figure out which ones they are. There is a Jeep next door which the owner defines as hardcore, but really the only difference between his Jeep and my Jeep is that I still have a windshield, a top, and fender flares, where he has tube fenders front and comp cut rear and no windshield or doors. __________________ 92 YJ, 5.0 NP435, HPD44, ARB, Ford 9", Detroit, 38's "E.B. in Cheap clothing"

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CG MeatyBeatyBig&Bouncy Join Date: Oct 2004 Member # 37027 Location: BAJA Posts: 301	My buddy's Wrangler, works GREAT! I plan to build an old school rig like this soon... __________________ Why don't you knock it off with them negative waves? Why don't you dig how beautiful it is out here? Why don't you say something righteous and hopeful for a change? Last edited by CG; 05-27-2008 at 10:17 PM.

05-24-2008, 04:32 AM	#43 (permalink)
jeepdaddytj Granite Guru Join Date: Mar 2003 Member # 17687 Location: navarre ohio Posts: 671	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR9CaW9RU-4 not hardcore yet , still a driver / family hauler got a couple pics of the heep By jeepdaddy By jeepdaddy By jeepdaddy Shot at 2007-09-23 rides great on + off road , can cruise 75 mph on the highway with hand on the wheel .. stable offroad too . need to get some better springs/ better anti wrap bar on the rear or go spring under on the rear __________________ hell hath no fury, like the scorned PBB. Last edited by jeepdaddytj; 05-24-2008 at 04:39 AM.

05-24-2008, 06:41 AM	#44 (permalink)
Rokcrawlr Wheeler Join Date: Apr 2003 Member # 19166 Location: All grown up and still fascinated with nipples. Posts: 423	Mine on the left and a friends on the right, both on leafs. Attached Images

05-24-2008, 07:41 AM	#45 (permalink)
ItsaCJ6 Zeus of the Sluice Join Date: Aug 2001 Member # 6340 Location: Telluride CO, within site of of Black Bear Pass Posts: 3,929 Blog Entries: 10	Lots of leaf spring rigs.. Simple, cheap, easy to fix, easy to deal with. Why not... Links are cool but are pain to set up and cost a bundle. __________________ Marc In what appears to have been an understatement, the plant operator described the situation at the Number 4 reactor as "not so good." Super conversion calculator website Love and kisses, Zaphod..

05-24-2008, 07:47 AM	#46 (permalink)
95steel Rock God Join Date: Oct 2002 Member # 14509 Location: North West Arkansas Posts: 1,547	Properly set up.... nothing is cheap! IMHO, build what you want.... leafs work for me... but that's what I happened to have laying around when I built it.

05-24-2008, 10:45 PM	#48 (permalink)
Foxtrot Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Member # 15741 Location: Victoria, B.C. Posts: 68	Leafs....and SUA to boot. 1 tons, 42's etc.... __________________ '86 CJ7, HP60's, 42" Iroks, 250:1.

05-25-2008, 03:51 PM	#49 (permalink)
ky scrambled Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Member # 85771 Location: Minnachoada Posts: 2,032	CAPs CJ-5...SUA,44s, and 38" SXs. It works really well as you can see . The lesson I learned in this roll was make sure yer camera bag is secure __________________ Play stupid games, win stupid prizes

05-27-2008, 09:59 PM	#50 (permalink)
tx_jeep Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Member # 17591 Location: Clyde, Tx Posts: 216	1-tons, 40's, YJ lift springs in the front SR, XJ springs in the rear. Its fun and the leaf springs are cheap, but Ive trashed bunches of them. These are pics from this Memorial Day weekend at Katemcy. The stock cage will be replaced soon. I feel like im literally living on borrowed time with that damn thing.

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