theo9805

So I just put in 2" spacers up front and supposedly 2" OME leaf springs on the back. My current specs from center of wheel to bottom of flare are 19.5" up front and 20" in the back. So it looks like i got 2" up front and 3" in the back. How long do i have to wait for these springs to settle in the back? It's been about a month, i've already taken it on dirt roads and some easy 4x4 trails, and I keep waiting for it to settle a bit. Would you get some 3" coils for the front to level it out or just keep waiting? Looks a bit nose heavy.

tannerp89

keep waiting....my RE leaf packs are over 2 months now and ive beat them to hell and not one sign of them settling yet.

96_xj

RE Leaf packs are built with a rake because their direct quote was "we build them with a rake because people over load them"




OME leaf is only going to settle about 1/2" if you have the money, i would just get the 3" coils because you can always add a shackle in the back to raise your rear end if needed. Thats easy and cheap.

mike albo

are you sure its the 2" springs in the rear?XJs sit raked from the factory,so you need to go at least 1/2 inch higher in the front when you lift them.I am running the 2" OME springs in the rear with there 1.75 coils up front with two .75" spacers to make it sit level.

theo9805

http://www.quadratec.com/products/16090_5054.htm

These are what I'm running in the rear. 2" medium load OME leaf springs. The medium load spring prob will just take a bit longer to settle? Guess I'll wait a bit more and see. Don't really want to go too much higher than this so i don't run into the other issues that come with higher lifts.

mike albo

according to ARB those are 2.5" lift springs, not 2"

theo9805

Guess I didn't do enough research and trusted the 2" that Quadratec listed ... and listened to the techs from Quadratec... lame . ok.

So I should expect about 1/2" of settling over the next couple of months? Will I run into any problems w/ the height specs in the front and back that I have right now or will it just look different than most jeeps?

mike albo

here it is,I got my lift through Quadratec also,before I did though I talked to there tec and got all the numbers,then I called ARB to make sure it was right and no it wasn't.the lift I ended up with is the light duty kit,which is the 2" rear spring.I asked about sag and so forth and no they wont settle,there springs are pre scragged,meaning that they are bent the oppisit way to pre settle them.do like I did go on the ARB web site and look at the suspension page then call and talk to the tec guys.

theo9805

So my heights are permanent eh? alright.

what issues am i looking at if i don't level out the front and just keep things how they are right now?

Thanks for your help btw Mike and everyone else. Much appreciated.

mike albo

your only a 1/2" higher in the rear,be kind like when it was new,no big deal,you are running stock springs in front with spacers,I would get 2.5 or 3" springs down the road cuz the stockers are gunna sag later on.

mike albo

I'm off to start the party,talk to ya later.We are all here to help each other out,so let me know what happens.