Did a lot of research on this. A lot of reviews say the crowns after a year or so sag and the dorman don't. Haven't been able to do the spring swap yet myself but when i do I'll probably go with the dormans. If I had a little more cash to spend there is a place called generalspringkc.com who's springs sound really good. Haven't heard from anyone who has used those though. Myself I put on a set of the coilovers also back in July as I went on a camping trip and needed to drive a couple hundred miles with the jeep fully loaded. No ill effects from the shocks so far other than the annoying sounds they make over bumps.
My original plan was to go upcountry style but couldn't find a good set of front springs. Only ones I can find are the moog variable rates wich have horrible reviews. Thought about zj springs but found many conflicting answers on wich ones to use. Just going to make it easy and buy stock height parts.

 

Well..heck...This German boy been on this forum for less than a half dozen posts and have better things to do than argue.I.of course new springs are the answer..as I said in my post..till my wallet can afford the springs.....I am going to save myself some time and if Oregoncoasts classless responses are the norm for this forum...I will pull a Davey Crockett.....and stay in Texas...and watch my ponies pump up and down to the bank.So long

 

If you are that thin skinned, maybe you should reconsider spending time on the Internet.

Have fun with life.

 

Well..heck..good point...but you miss the point.Been raised to treat others as I would like myself to be treated....in speech and deed....World is going to Hell..fast . ..coarser..tackier..meaner...I am just a stranger passing through this world driving a Cherokee..raised seven children with my beautiful wife and most folks today have no clue how to make a point with class.You probably do not even see my point...see.

 

ok lets forget about everything said prior

please see

quadratec.com/products/56010_11.htm

how can anyone say a dorman 929-301 standard duty leaf spring is heavier duty stronger than the hd crown ? see link above im confused now? is crown just crap?....false specs? is crown the "harbor freight tools" of leaf springs ? (ie break in a day?) im looking for the stronger more durable....longer lasting spring......with constant weight in back of 200-300 lbs....tools

is dorman standard duty 929-301 heavier duty (ie will last longer and sag less and take more weight abuse) than the crown hd spring?

 

Please....stop....using....periods....and....just. ...type....sentences....when....posting. I feel like I'm reading morse code.

The other posters simply gave a valid opinion on using coil overs on the rear of an XJ, and made a fairly good point.

You also effectively nullified your attempt at a "classy" post with your last statement.

 

Here are a few threads with good info for choosing leaf springs. Google had many others where these came from.

https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f2/rea...estion-201051/

https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f2/doo...prings-211110/

http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=1089753

 

sorry dont care about classy . just looking for facts to make a decision dorman or crown

thank you for responding

and dont care about grammar this is not english class just looking for facts

thank you

 

thanks for the links. i have seen those already. seems crowns are heavy duty and dormans not

so im thinking crown is a more durable product per reviewers responses

 

I looked at both, Crown and Dorman for my 2000 XJ. I chose the Dormans, with the bushings installed. I'm very happy with the results.

 

I did the same thing on my 98, 70,000 miles ago. Same results and no holes in the body pan. Shocks are still good. I also installed 3" axle snubbers to limit body roll and ease things up when I hit a really bad pot hole. I don't however go rock crawling with my highway stock set-up.