k4ylr

So I've not found much specifically related to XJ's or SOA suspensions in general (aside from maybe some YJ dudes talking about their front ends).

I have what was supposed to be an RE 3.5" full pack in the rear. I've also got some of Liquid's sliders back there. It's been a little over a year and a half with the pack and I'm sitting at nearly 7" of lift in the rear (measured from tube to frame). I have no idea why or how I got double the lift from the pack (before the sliders I had nearly 6" on OEM shackles).

Anyway, in the interest of aesthetics and current budget, I would like to lower the pack at least somewhat to get rid of the rake (I've got 3.5" RE coils and .75 spacers up front already). Keep in mind I'm likely going to order up a pair of IRO 3.5" packs with the additional leaf in the future.

Are there any downsides to deleting a leaf from the packs? I don't really care about diminished pack life for the above reason. It gets wheeled rarely at the moment so there's that also.


Thanks!

XJmike0122

Its has only been a few months but I pulled out a leaf on my OME 4.5" leafs to get down to 3.5"

k4ylr

Which leaf did you delete? I've got to rotate tires and adjust/clean the drums this week so I figured I'd tackle this problem at the same time. I hate my dragster rake with a passion

freegdr

Sounds more like got wrong springs.
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k4ylr

That's always a possibility and really the only logical answer. I never bothered to measure until after I put the sliders in the rear. It's kind of a moot point now since it's been so long; I'd like to just lower the ***-end until I can order up some of IROs 3.5" packs.

I could have sworn the packs from RE were labeled right on the leafs themselves but I can't recall off the top of my head.

freegdr

Have you even called them ?

k4ylr

Haven't, I kinda wrote it off since it's been over a year that they've been under the heep before I bothered to take actual measurements or do anything about it.

Guess it couldn't hurt.

XJmike0122

Haha I never finished what I was saying. In the short time I have not noticed any draw backs of removing a leaf. It was done on advice from Dirk at DPG

MikeT2

I installed a RE 4.5" full pack and it gave me about 5.5" of lift. I removed the bottom leaf from each of the pack's and it gave me 4 3/4" of lift. I have been running it for over a year and not had any problems and after a month or two it settled in at 4.5" of lift.

tinytrax78

the downside would be axle wrap

hankthetank

Doubt it.

EvstaG

X2- consider what a stock leaf pack is made of, now compare to RE lift spring pack. Axle wrap increase should be insignificant.

k4ylr

Thanks for all of the input guys. Once I get some decent weather down here in OKC I'll hop under neath and delete a leaf. We'll see just what kind of relief I get.

Hoping to get some legitimate packs here sooner rather than later.

MikeT2

XX2 on that

kgm

Would you take the lowest "overload" leaf off to do this? May have gotten 2 birds stoned at once, cause I needed longer center pins for my shim.