Joecfran

Hey guys, I am setting up to start my lift, gathering parts and such, i snatched a second xj leaf pack from a junkyard with an add a leaf in it for what seemed was 3 inches, anyways, my question is, for those who are more knowledgeable about bastard packs and add a leafs, what would be the best combination for a smooth flexy 3 inch lift? use aal or just make a bastard pack? or use the aal and xj leaves? xj main, xj main trimmed, xj 2nd, xj 2nd trimmed, aal, xj 3rd ?


Jeep is a 95 xj country, 8.25 rear, stock height for now
going to be going with 31s
parts planned: have pro comp shocks for rear, getting new shocks up front, and zj coils with 2 inch spacers, and some sort of bastard combo pack for the rear

Thanks, this is my first lift, and I have been reading a lot and searching a lot, i just cant seem to find any info on using a second xj pack for a bastard pack, i know it has very little arch, thats why i am thinking i can combine the aal for the arch and use the bastard for more strength, but maybe im just completely off.
I dont have a way to post pics right now at work

skife

AAL and bastard packs are a whole different ball game.

i'd only do an AAL with a long leaf, as for bastard packs, put it together, if you don't like how flexy or the ride height, add or remove leaf springs, its kind of a guess and check game. good luck.

Joecfran

But my question is if I go the bastard pack route, how much lift would I even get from the extra xj leaves? I have been searching for days and can't find the info on xj+xj bastard packs

98cherokee531

I believe adding just xj leafs gets you somewhere around 2-3" lift and going with the s10 pack with just a cherokee main on top is 3.5-4" lift.

Joecfran

Is it really a ridiculous notion to double up xj packs with the add a leaf in the middle for the curve? if i leave out the overload im assuming it would stay ridiculously stiff? Like i said ive been searching, just not much info on this, i dont see why adding the thinner softer xj leafs with the add a leaf is a bad thing tho but im no spring engineer either :/

1995xjsport

I did this exact thing, xj main xj main with the loops cut off then add a leaf then the rest of the original pack and it gave me three inches of lift and a year later of alot of flexing and wheeling its still hasn't saged it sat at 4 inches but settled to three



And how it is now

Joecfran

Awesome man! thanks! thats what i needed to read! lol thats exactly what i am looking for man, sweet lookin xj by the way!

skife

depends on the condition of the factory XJ springs you've aquired, are they all clapped out? if so you won't get as much lift as if they were new.


sometimes its worth it to just buy new springs (i'm on a budget too) i'll probably grab a set of dakota or S10 leafts next time i'm at the bone yard.

Demonoid369

Well if you search a bit more and do some advance search, you could find my thread in naxja showing all the common bastard pack leafs used and what their spring weight and capacity is and such

1995xjsport

Thanks I'm on a high school budget so it's a slow build that cost to much. But she's my baby and I've lost girl friends because I needed to fix my jeep and couldn't hang out with them but what ever

skife

take my words of advice

your jeep won't cry when you're in another jeep.

1995xjsport

Yes she will