rear leaf spring recommendations for slight lift

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10-13-2016, 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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10-13-2016, 05:14 PM

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Just picked it up. Not the best pic.

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10-13-2016, 06:25 PM

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Just picked it up. Not the best pic.

does it have the dorman pack on it?

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10-13-2016, 06:51 PM

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Nope...These are the Rancho's I mentioned earlier.

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10-13-2016, 07:03 PM

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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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10-13-2016, 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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10-13-2016, 10:02 PM

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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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10-14-2016, 08:57 AM

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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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10-14-2016, 08:58 AM

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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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