ok right now i have stock springs on the front of my 85xj
and was opting for some softer springs that will retain ride higth
i have camaro springs lying around and definatly softer but would it retain the higth ?
and this is with a 3 inch lift going in on top of um

 

you want springs that are softer than the stockers? hate to tell you this but stock coils are about as soft as it gets. for lift springs i know rusty's makes a 3" coil with a stockish spring rate that is supposed to ride nice

 

i actually cant afford rustys ive look :/
but thats not what i was asking
i have a budget lift spacers and add a leaf

 

so what are you asking?

 

if i can swap out the camaro springs and retain ride higth cause they are softer

 

oh i see. well how much longer are the camaro springs vs. the stock springs?

 

just about the same actually maybe a little bigger

 

how much thinner are the camaro coils/vs xj coils? if a little thinner then the lower spring rate should allow it to sag a little more than stock, and since its longer it should settle down to around xj length. only way to find out is to try it.

 

well this is coming off that my stock ones are still on and compressed
and there not that much thinner
im just tryn to get more travel out of my front axle

 

oh yea the stock ones compress quite a bit so the camaro ones are probably shorter. the stock coils are very flexy, i would just leave them on

 

gotchya thanks for the help