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Old Oct 13, 2016 | 02:52 PM
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Could be that the Up Country package wasn't offered after '96. It consisted of hvy duty springs. The ones for the '97 at Rock Auto are listed as light duty but will fit 84-01 XJ's. So the Moog coils will fit your '97.

As far as shocks go I may use BPE's with my stock shocks:
http://www.rocky-road.com/xjbarpin.html

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Old Oct 13, 2016 | 05:14 PM
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Just picked it up. Not the best pic.
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Old Oct 13, 2016 | 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Jumpalot


Just picked it up. Not the best pic.
does it have the dorman pack on it?
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Old Oct 13, 2016 | 06:51 PM
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Nope...These are the Rancho's I mentioned earlier.
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Old Oct 13, 2016 | 07:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Jumpalot
Nope...These are the Rancho's I mentioned earlier.
looks great jumpalot. do you have a link for the rancho's? did you add anything to the front? springs/shocks?
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Old Oct 13, 2016 | 07:27 PM
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Leaf springs- http://www.morris4x4center.com/ranch...-rs-44148.html

Coil springs- http://www.morris4x4center.com/old-m...ir-ome930.html
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Old Oct 13, 2016 | 10:02 PM
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Originally Posted by jhc7399
I used the Dorman set to replace my original leafs on a 99 and got right at and inch and a half lift out of it.
The dormans aren't lifted springs. They just seem so because your old leafs were sagging. When I replaced mine with dorman I got about an inch but they soon settled
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Old Oct 14, 2016 | 08:57 AM
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Originally Posted by jon71203
so how much did you end up paying for everything? looks like about $180 for the leafs and i'm not seeing the stock shackles
Cant remember how much everything was but it wasn't bad.

Shackles:

http://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/j...le.com+URL+%2F
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Old Oct 14, 2016 | 08:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Martlor13
The dormans aren't lifted springs. They just seem so because your old leafs were sagging. When I replaced mine with dorman I got about an inch but they soon settled
Mine has been about a year and a half and never did settle.
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Originally Posted by jon71203
will stock shocks be ok or will i need something different with these springs?
I used stock Monroes.
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Old May 16, 2017 | 08:27 AM
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just getting around to this. did you use the $15 shackle or the $43?

Originally Posted by jhc7399
Cant remember how much everything was but it wasn't bad.

Shackles:

http://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/j...le.com+URL+%2F
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