so i've been told comanche rear leafs are spring under axle and when used on the xj lifts you to about six inches but you have to use a longer shackle or bolt two stock shackles together .... has anyone heard of or attempted this??

 

Only thing I've ever heard and confirmed is that a MJ rear shackle can lift you 1/2"

 

i found a set of these springs for cheap but i just wanna make sure before i buy them

 

well i was really hoping someone would see this and confirm or deny wether or not this is a reasonable idea and if it works or not.... but i guess i'll just go for it and let everyone else know how it works as it seems alot of people are curious but don't know for themselves.... so fifty dollars later i'll let ya'll know how it works

 

have you found anything out yet? my mom is lifting her comanche and im gettin the springs would really like to know how this works out

 

our shop rig is a comanchee. just looking at it they look to longer then a xj leaf. do some research.

 

I'd stay away from the double shackle. If done right they give you a good amount of droop but the key is done right with the right springs. They can turn back and leave on side sitting higher (about 3-4" depending on shackles) than the other side and bend your springs. Teraflex sells a version called the Revolver and I have seen them even bend backwards and they are designed not to.

 

MJ springs are longer due to wheelbase differece...won't you need spring pad brackets to help locate it on the axle and also not cause you to have varying pinion angles? Just some thoughts. Might be misunderstanding your plans...Keeping a spring under or going with the SOA ?

 

from what I've heard, the rear leafs will NOT work on an XJ due to them being longer, but the shackles will. They'll give you about 1/2 - 3/4" more but that's about it.

 

I'm not sure if this was in reference to my comment or not but, I was talking about swapping shackles not doubling up.

 

I would do a Bastard Pack if you are looking for cheap rear lift using Dakota, or S10 springs

 

Mj springs are 5" longer in the front side and IIRC 7 on the back side. They make a decent bastard pack helper spring once ylou cut the eyes off. A s-10 is a better option cause there are newer ones out there.. remember even the newest MJ you can find is 18 yr old

 

You mentioned bolting 2 shackles together and I've seen it done and go bad so I thought I'd throw in my 2c.

 

Was kind of wondering about this on the opposite end... as far as using XJ lift springs w/ a CH 8.25 from an XJ on a MJ... well darn it... oh well... But I guess since the MJ's springs are so much longer that won't work either...

 

Look again. I never wrote that because I know that's a bad idea. Not trying to be an ***hole but I never said that cause I know better.