josh jeep

okay im searching for a junk yard lift the rear is easy yeah its a xj but i heard about the GC v8 coils but my buddy said somthing about f150 coils help me ??????

broncofire75

Some older f150/Bronco coils will give you 3"+ from what others have used. But itll also make your XJ ride like a freakin tank too. Theres not enough weight on them for those springs to be happy.

Id get a 2" spacer or stack a few stock coil insulators and GC v8 coils.

josh jeep

okay but what if its a 6cyl. f150??? or still to stiff cause as long as it still flexs good in the trails i dont care about road manors ??? because i have a 86 f150 and extra springs but it has a 302 so they r for a v8??? so will it still flex ?????????????

Hylander

Just Curious;
What are you using to lift the rear ?

93XJRay

hes probably going to make a bastard pack out of some s10 or dakota leaf springs. or if he only wants 2" he could get some f150 lowering shackles from autozone for $29.99. hey hylander, im just curious also.. you have a 97 xj with a d35??? thats somewhat odd to me..are you 100% on that?

Hylander

Yep I'm sure.
Why is that Odd ?
Is it a good or bad thing ?
I would really like a Posi unit in it.

93XJRay

idk, its either way, alot of people dont like the "turdy 5" simply because they blow alot more than other axels and they werent built as well as some others (8.25). some people will say that theirs performs fine and others will swap them out immediately. the reason i say it is odd is because your model year (97) is after they made the changes from the 8.25 27 spline to the 8.25 29 spline which happened in the 96 model year. the d35 isnt too common in these later model years but since yours is right after then obviously they were still putting them in. thats a nice lookin xj tho, alot shinier than mine lol. auto? 5 speed?

MdgtRac

so stock grand cherokee v8 coils give a cherokee 2" of lift?

95cherokeesdc

i put my gc v8 coils in yesterday w/ an extra isolator and it gave me 2 1/4 lift i was at 17 1/2 and now im at 19 3/4 mine came out of a 97 zj

bigomudders

The F150 springs dont make it ride rough matter of fact I thought it rode better than ever due to it being more stabel. and you get more flex than you would think.

josh jeep

so im going to do a basterd pack in the rear and a lift shackle f150 spring in fort with a spacer and cut the fenders and try to fit 33's with no rubing is tha posible cause its just a trail rig for now

xj4life2

these are the best way to go for a mild lift to the front 2.5 to 3.0 inches generally

offroadnut36

gc v8 coils give 2" of lift, i thi the year for the f150 coils are like 75-85 they give 3" of lift

xj4life2

I got almost three out of a set of GC in an 89 I built. F150's do give you more but are a lot stiffer spring.

offroadnut36

what engine was in your 89?