budget lift kit (s-10 leaves) "bastard pack"
11-11-2009, 05:10 PM
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Year: 1998
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Engine: 4.0 inline 6
budget lift kit (s-10 leaves) "bastard pack"
so i have hearde a great deal about these so called "bastard packs" i have a few questions about them.
1. how does one go about this modification?
2. About how much lift does this get?
3. do you have to use an add a leaf from an aftermarket lift kit or can u use one of the ones from the original jeep leaf spring?
4. what year and model s-10 do the leaf springs have to come off of?
5. THIS QUESTION ONLY FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE DONE THIS MOD., HOW IS THE RIDE QUATLIY AND FLEX OFFROAD/ONROAD???
1. how does one go about this modification?
2. About how much lift does this get?
3. do you have to use an add a leaf from an aftermarket lift kit or can u use one of the ones from the original jeep leaf spring?
4. what year and model s-10 do the leaf springs have to come off of?
5. THIS QUESTION ONLY FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE DONE THIS MOD., HOW IS THE RIDE QUATLIY AND FLEX OFFROAD/ONROAD???
11-11-2009, 05:15 PM
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I'm going to search my post and quote it for you in a second
Those are from my build thread found in my sig
I'll grab you some links
Basically you take a chevy s10 or dodge dakota leaf pack
(search around junkyards normally want too much, I paid 40$ off craigslist)
And you cut the eyeholes off the end, so your left with a bunch of leafs.
Now you mix and match the leafs with your xj leafs to get the desired amount of lift.
All packs are different, there is no cookie cutter science.
The beauty of it is you dont have to remove your xj main leaf, so it saves a ton of hassle.
http://webpages.charter.net/laurajeff44/Liftwriteup/s10_pack_PDF.pdf
Dont hold me to this, but id say if the arch is nice on the s10 pack, just adding the s10 main as the number 2 spring (retain the rest of your xj pack) should grab around 2 inches of lift.
I added the s10 first, third and helper spring and eliminated the xj 3rd spring and helper spring and got about 3 inches of lift.
My s10 pack was from a 99 s10 2wd, and my xj springs were pretty worn.
Basically you take a chevy s10 or dodge dakota leaf pack
(search around junkyards normally want too much, I paid 40$ off craigslist)
And you cut the eyeholes off the end, so your left with a bunch of leafs.
Now you mix and match the leafs with your xj leafs to get the desired amount of lift.
All packs are different, there is no cookie cutter science.
The beauty of it is you dont have to remove your xj main leaf, so it saves a ton of hassle.
http://webpages.charter.net/laurajeff44/Liftwriteup/s10_pack_PDF.pdf
Dont hold me to this, but id say if the arch is nice on the s10 pack, just adding the s10 main as the number 2 spring (retain the rest of your xj pack) should grab around 2 inches of lift.
I added the s10 first, third and helper spring and eliminated the xj 3rd spring and helper spring and got about 3 inches of lift.
My s10 pack was from a 99 s10 2wd, and my xj springs were pretty worn.
Last edited by The Blacksmith; 11-11-2009 at 05:19 PM.
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