Nic,
The only negative on the double wrap main leaf (military wrap) springs is the slightly higher weight. I've used 3 or 4 sets of mil wraps on my Jeep. I used rear mil. wraps front and rear. The idea is if you break a main spring you're not up the creek. I've never broken a mil wrap main, but have on single wraps. The stock mil. wraps got flatened before anything broke from over extension/compression without bumpstops. I got mine from JC Whitney. At first I used CJ springs but went to YJ's and the mil. wrap was available for that too. I massaged the springs by adding some more leaves, front and rear. The fronts wound up 8 leaf, and the rr's 9 to 10 leaves. I'm now using massaged 2.5" lift Old Man Emu springs. They're very flexy, but I've already bent a front mainspring. They just can't take it. I don't know what to use next.
Springs-over-axle requires more leaves than SUA, everything else being equal.
regards, as always, jefe
The only negative on the double wrap main leaf (military wrap) springs is the slightly higher weight. I've used 3 or 4 sets of mil wraps on my Jeep. I used rear mil. wraps front and rear. The idea is if you break a main spring you're not up the creek. I've never broken a mil wrap main, but have on single wraps. The stock mil. wraps got flatened before anything broke from over extension/compression without bumpstops. I got mine from JC Whitney. At first I used CJ springs but went to YJ's and the mil. wrap was available for that too. I massaged the springs by adding some more leaves, front and rear. The fronts wound up 8 leaf, and the rr's 9 to 10 leaves. I'm now using massaged 2.5" lift Old Man Emu springs. They're very flexy, but I've already bent a front mainspring. They just can't take it. I don't know what to use next.
Springs-over-axle requires more leaves than SUA, everything else being equal.
regards, as always, jefe
