i was looking arround on my xj the other day and i noticed that my leafs are almost flat. what should i do??? i have almost no $ and no job currently
Can i get some cheap from a jy, maybe a bastard pack?? i duno, need input from the genuses lurking about out there, and any others who can help...Please

 

if your looking for lift go with a bastard pack...and replace the springs up front with some early 70's f150 springs or ZJ V8 springs...

 

how hard is it to do the front springs, ive looked into it but it seemed to be hard to do...

 

x2 on the bastard pack, or you can just find some xj leafs that arent flat on craigslist if you dont want to lift it.

 

all of the xj springs that ive found online locally have been expensive, ive found some cheap s10 springs to do a bastard pack but the front worries me

 

you can do the front...

just un-do and re-do...make sure every bolt is PB Blasted esspecally the shock bolts...they tend to brake the most...

 

do i have to compress the springs or can i "flex" it out long enough? what is pb exactially(im still noobish)

 

yeha man a bastard pack will really make a big diff! but i suggest using a dakota spring pack i did when i made mine and i am really happy with the results. it only cost me 75 bucks and it flexes very well! i can give u more info if you interested!

 

Please help, i need all i can get.

 

PB Blaster is an extremely effective penetrating fluid that helps with stubborn rusty bolts. Saves you the agrevation of snapping them trying to get nuts of.

 

ok a bastard pack is where u use ur main xj leaf and combine ur xj leafs with dakota or s-10 leafs.... but i bastard pack will provide lift.... so if ur not looking for a lift i would try nad find a set of good used xj leafs

 

How much lift will ZJ springs give you up front? I'm putting a plow on the front of my XJ for the winter and thought that maybe stiff springs like from a ZJ would be a good idea.

 

when i did mine i used my main xj leaf a 2in AAL then the main dakota leaf than the second leaf outta the dakota pack then i used the 2 smallest xj leafs to finish up. with tha combo and a pro comp lift shackle i got around 6 in of lift. also with diff combinations of leafs u will get a diff amount of lift.

 

i heard that the s10 springs were easier to do, something about only having to drill out the xj holes and cutting the connectors off of the main s10 leaf, how much modification is needed for the dakota leaves? the zj springs will give you 2-3 inches right?

p.s. stargate rocks!

 

also, are the stock shakles supposed to be straight down to the ground, a 45 degree angle, or something else??