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lift sagging, will AAL's help?

Old Feb 8, 2010 | 01:24 PM
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hey just a quick question if anyone could help me out

i have a 6" lift thats saggin a little in the rear, was just wondering if i threw some 1-2" AAL's in there if it would be a problem
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Old Feb 8, 2010 | 01:58 PM
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do shackles aal's wont last long enough
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Old Feb 8, 2010 | 02:07 PM
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Originally Posted by claygrassmann
do shackles aal's wont last long enough
X2 on the shackles...Tj
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Old Feb 8, 2010 | 04:54 PM
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Shakles x3 do not do AAL or blocks, maybe just upgrade to full leafs or springs and youll nvr havta worry bout it again.
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Old Feb 8, 2010 | 05:18 PM
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ABSOLUTELY DONNOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! do shackles or blocks to the rear if your leafs are already starting to sag. Any lift manufacturer will tell you if the leafs are starting to sag shackles or blocks will just put more leverage stress on them and cause them to counter arc much faster. Rusty's Off Road sells a very short AAL that is said to raise the XJ 1.5". My Rusty's 4.5" packs were starting to sag and a set of these AALs leveled my Jeep right back out. I also know that 98CherokeeSport had a set of Rubicon Express 4.5" leafs on his XJ that were doing the same thing and the Rusty's 1.5" baby AAL fixed him up and leveled his Jeep out too. Rusty himself recommended this fix to me. I don't really think any of these self proclaimed experts on the forum here have more experience with what lift works on a Jeep Cherokee than Rusty of Rusty's Off road. These little 1.5" lift AALs are sold at Rusty's for $29.95 plus shipping. It's really not that bad of a deal.
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ABSOLUTELY DONNOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! do shackles or blocks to the rear if your leafs are already starting to sag. Any lift manufacturer will tell you if the leafs are starting to sag shackles or blocks will just put more leverage stress on them and cause them to counter arc much faster. Rusty's Off Road sells a very short AAL that is said to raise the XJ 1.5". My Rusty's 4.5" packs were starting to sag and a set of these AALs leveled my Jeep right back out. I also know that 98CherokeeSport had a set of Rubicon Express 4.5" leafs on his XJ that were doing the same thing and the Rusty's 1.5" baby AAL fixed him up and leveled his Jeep out too. Rusty himself recommended this fix to me. I don't really think any of these self proclaimed experts on the forum here have more experience with what lift works on a Jeep Cherokee than Rusty of Rusty's Off road. These little 1.5" lift AALs are sold at Rusty's for $29.95 plus shipping. It's really not that bad of a deal.
will these AAL's sag over time or will it keep the lift even for a longer period of time
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Old Feb 8, 2010 | 05:38 PM
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also are the rustys AAL's better the s10 leafs?
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Old Feb 8, 2010 | 09:40 PM
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Originally Posted by BuckB91XJ
ABSOLUTELY DONNOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! do shackles or blocks to the rear if your leafs are already starting to sag. Any lift manufacturer will tell you if the leafs are starting to sag shackles or blocks will just put more leverage stress on them and cause them to counter arc much faster. Rusty's Off Road sells a very short AAL that is said to raise the XJ 1.5". My Rusty's 4.5" packs were starting to sag and a set of these AALs leveled my Jeep right back out. I also know that 98CherokeeSport had a set of Rubicon Express 4.5" leafs on his XJ that were doing the same thing and the Rusty's 1.5" baby AAL fixed him up and leveled his Jeep out too. Rusty himself recommended this fix to me. I don't really think any of these self proclaimed experts on the forum here have more experience with what lift works on a Jeep Cherokee than Rusty of Rusty's Off road. These little 1.5" lift AALs are sold at Rusty's for $29.95 plus shipping. It's really not that bad of a deal.

what if your at stock ride heaight and cant do a lift at all for a couple months and just want to get rid of the sag will these be to much lift in the rear...but then again could do coil spacers to even it out
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Old Feb 8, 2010 | 09:44 PM
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Originally Posted by clayton3854
also are the rustys AAL's better the s10 leafs?

I can't tell you how adding S10 leafs will effect you Jeeps ride height. I've never made a bastard pack for my XJ before. All I can tell you is what worked for me.
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Old Feb 8, 2010 | 10:15 PM
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ok thanks anyways man
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Old Feb 8, 2010 | 10:36 PM
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yea its already got shackels(4.5 leafs and 1.5 shackels) just a little sagging in the rear, probably gonna go with rustys AAL's, thats what i was lookin into in the first place, im a fan of there products, shipping cn be pricy tho
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Old Feb 9, 2010 | 08:25 AM
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Go to JeepinOutfitters and order up one or two pairs of old man emu AAL's. These tend to lift the jeep around 1/2" to 1" and don't affect the ride quality like traditional 1/2" thick AAL's do.


Adding a shackle to a sagging leaf pack will probably make it worse because you are flattening the pack even more and allowing the chance for it to invert (if your bumpstops are not set).


By the way, are the bumpstops set properly back there? No bumpstops or lack of is usually the culprit for sagging springs.
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Old Feb 9, 2010 | 04:59 PM
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well BUCK i stand corrected, and i mean cmon you kno im no self proclaimed expert hell ive come to you for a ton of help, do you think you could explain more as to why aal are recommended for a sagging rear but no for say a 3 in lift

thanks buddy

btw just a lil jabbin
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Old Feb 9, 2010 | 05:17 PM
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On our stock 01 XJ to mend the sagging springs until I can afford rear springs we slapped on a set of
Leaf Spring Helpers Leaf Spring Helpers
that used to be on an old farm truck. Brought the rear almost back to stock ride height. They are a cheap fix even if you dont have some lying around.
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