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Old 03-31-2011, 10:14 PM
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Ok so my jeep cherokee country has some saging in the rear specially the left rear. top of the tire dissapears into the wheel well. So i am going to buy new leafs, i dont wana deal with add a leafs whether they are stiff or not of if they work or not. just want new leafs. i was thinking bout a bastard pack but i have more money then time right now.
i have found two different leaf springs really cheap compared to 10 different sites. now i am stuck on the two ive narrowed down to. The next issue is that they say there for the front of a 1990 cherokee. But the product numbers were i think for rear leafs. I'll post them and let me know if these can be used in back. i wouldnt think they would be but if they can it would save some money.
- Heavy Duty (LT, ZGW, ZVW) 4 Leaf 4886186AB
- Heavy Duty (LK) 4 Leaf 4886187ABthe lt is i think for the up country and im not even sure if they made the up counry package in 1990?
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where did u find them from (website)? i know quadratec sell oem replacements from $75-$100 each depending on if you want the HD version or not.
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found em on jeep parts.com and they want 84.95 for the heavy duty lt,zgw springs that will give me one inch of lift. Which is the cheapest ive seen and if i didnt find this site i would have went with quadratehc becuase they are cheap to. The product numbers are the same on both but it says there for the front. did eary cherokees use identical leafs front and back
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XJs have coils in the front, but the OLD fullsized SJ had leafs front and rear. Make sure they are for your tear and they should be OK.
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so xj's never had front leafs then? I was just thinking when they started maybe they had but was'nt sure. and tear?
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did u mean year? because if you did then yah most of them say 87 through 2001. musta never touched the suspension when they redesigned.
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If you are doing a direct replacement check the yellow pages for a local spring shop.

We were throwing a lift on my sisters truck and needed a new set of leafs. The local spring guy made the set of leafs for about 25$ more than we found them online, but we saved a whole lot of money on shipping.

Plus, the u bolts you get from them are really high quality stuff
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northern wisconsin dont have spring shops haha but yah saving on shippingis good. i went with the heavy duty LT, up country springs, and idk how i found them so cheap but got free shipping and came out to 162$ for the whole set. I could have easily made a bastard pack but that would have cost me at least 125 after going to the junk yard for leafs.
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northern wisconsin dont have spring shops haha but yah saving on shippingis good. i went with the heavy duty LT, up country springs, and idk how i found them so cheap but got free shipping and came out to 162$ for the whole set. I could have easily made a bastard pack but that would have cost me at least 125 after going to the junk yard for leafs.
did they come with bushing in them for that price
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