xj extention
04-20-2011, 09:04 PM
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Anyone flipped the rear springs? Is it worth it? Post some pics of extended xjs
04-22-2011, 08:37 PM
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I know several people who have and I thought about it when I went full width but it requires a lot more fab than I felt like doing and I still ran mine on the road then and a fuel cell wouldn't pass the emission test here.
04-23-2011, 10:57 AM
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Flip them. Put the front of leaf spring in the back & the back in the front, for longer wheelbase. I believe it extends wheelbase about 6" more than factory.
04-23-2011, 10:17 PM
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Yup. XJ springs have an offset center pin, so if you run them backwards you get a 6" stretch but there is a lot more to it than just spinning them around.
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