Ok I've got some rancho leaf springs that I want to add 3" to using some s10 leafs.
Here's a pic below of the first and second leaf of the rancho spring.
Should I add the s10 main below the xj main or add the s10 main below the second xj leaf since it curves around the eye or how should I add the s10 leafs ??? BTW the s10 springs I have are just a 3 leaf pack

 

i know with the stock XJ springs and s10 springs you use the s10 main cut and under he XJ main...

 

Yeah, the rancho springs are only a 1.5 lift but I didn't know how many leafs I should use and what order to use to get aprox. 5.5"

 

I was thinking something like this:
XJ/Rancho main
XJ/Rancho second
S10 main
S10 second
S10 over load

But someone correct me if I should do it different.

 

thats probly what i would try first...with the racho second having that lip then thats about about all u can do unless u cut it off....

 

You have the right combo. But I am mystified by which S10 spring you have. The ones with an overload have 4 leaves, the ones without three.

 

I have no clue man I picked them up today for $20.The guy told me they were stock out of a 2wd 1995 s10. Could it be the soft ride spring?

 

OK, that explains it. We all go for the 4WD springs. Before you start tearing stuff apart, how much free arch does this spring have. Measure from the center bolt to an imaginary line between the bushings and tell me the measurement.

 

Do you mean flip the spring and measure from the center bolt to the ground?

 

Ok I see what you mean I took a string from eye to eye and measured from the center pin/main leaf. It was 7 1/2" Good or no good?

 

Hmm I want to know this too

 

TTT

 

Sorry for the slow response fellas, 7.5" is OK. The idea is that the XJ has a 4" free arch. So to lift it and not screw up the ride, you need to retain the same spring rate. So to do that you need a spring that has more free arch so that when it settles it will be higher. The S10 4Wd heavy duty spring has 8" and when you set it up with the bottom three leaves on the XJ main it will give you a good ride and 4" of lift. In this case, I am unfamiliar with the Rancho spring, but if you put those S10 leaves under the main and wrapper, it will lift it. Not sure how much though.

 

Thanks for the help man!!! sent you a pm as well

 

Ok I finished but how much and how long till it settles.
I was wanting to get 5" to match the front but I'm at about 6" in the rear.