Eliminating leafs for a softer/flexier ride?
#1
Seasoned Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 318
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Eliminating leafs for a softer/flexier ride?
2000 xj 180k
2" Old Man Emu HD leafs
2" Old Man Emu springs
2" Teraflex BB (Shackle and spacer)
Bilstein 5100s all around.
I have had the lift installed for about a year now and I was honestly expecting the ride quality to be alot better with these shocks.
I actually am not hauling anything heavy at all. (Like I had originally planned for)
(shocks were off in picture)
I am wondering how many/ which leafs should I eliminate for a better ride quality?
Right now the best way I can describe it is,
Extremely stiff. Feels very similar to a car on coilovers with high spring rates (minus the great handling
2" Old Man Emu HD leafs
2" Old Man Emu springs
2" Teraflex BB (Shackle and spacer)
Bilstein 5100s all around.
I have had the lift installed for about a year now and I was honestly expecting the ride quality to be alot better with these shocks.
I actually am not hauling anything heavy at all. (Like I had originally planned for)
(shocks were off in picture)
I am wondering how many/ which leafs should I eliminate for a better ride quality?
Right now the best way I can describe it is,
Extremely stiff. Feels very similar to a car on coilovers with high spring rates (minus the great handling
#3
CF Veteran
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Milwaukee, WI
Posts: 21,168
Likes: 0
Received 5 Likes
on
5 Posts
Year: 1987
Engine: Check
...so...pan the pic to the left a tad so we can see where its sitting. The bottom of the shackle, where it attaches to the leaf spring should be further back from the top bolt on the shackle, making a 45* diagonal line..
#7
2000 xj 180k
2" Old Man Emu HD leafs
2" Old Man Emu springs
2" Teraflex BB (Shackle and spacer)
Bilstein 5100s all around.
I have had the lift installed for about a year now and I was honestly expecting the ride quality to be alot better with these shocks.
I actually am not hauling anything heavy at all. (Like I had originally planned for)
(shocks were off in picture)
I am wondering how many/ which leafs should I eliminate for a better ride quality?
Right now the best way I can describe it is,
Extremely stiff. Feels very similar to a car on coilovers with high spring rates (minus the great handling
2" Old Man Emu HD leafs
2" Old Man Emu springs
2" Teraflex BB (Shackle and spacer)
Bilstein 5100s all around.
I have had the lift installed for about a year now and I was honestly expecting the ride quality to be alot better with these shocks.
I actually am not hauling anything heavy at all. (Like I had originally planned for)
(shocks were off in picture)
I am wondering how many/ which leafs should I eliminate for a better ride quality?
Right now the best way I can describe it is,
Extremely stiff. Feels very similar to a car on coilovers with high spring rates (minus the great handling
Anyways, you can remove the second or third leaf. However you won't have the same ride height you previously had.
Trending Topics
#8
I wouldn't take leaves out. Fix your shackle angle, the shackles should be around a 45 degree angle. I have HD leaves (not OME though), and mine are pretty soft. I actually wish my HD leaves were stiffer, I don't like them this soft, but they're a lot better than the stock springs.
#9
I wouldn't take leaves out. Fix your shackle angle, the shackles should be around a 45 degree angle. I have HD leaves (not OME though), and mine are pretty soft. I actually wish my HD leaves were stiffer, I don't like them this soft, but they're a lot better than the stock springs.
leaves?
#10
Cherokee Forum Vendor
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Lynden, WA
Posts: 1,448
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like
on
1 Post
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
We have our shackle relocation kit in stock. Let me know if you have any questions.
https://froehlichsuspension.3dcartst...e-XJ_p_13.html
Kris Froehlich
https://froehlichsuspension.3dcartst...e-XJ_p_13.html
Kris Froehlich
#13
Cherokee Forum Vendor
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Lynden, WA
Posts: 1,448
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like
on
1 Post
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Ill play. The plural for a leaf spring is not leaves spring. It's leaf springs. You are shortening the term "leaf spring" when you say "leaf"; therefor when you shorten "leaf springs" you get "leafs".
Last edited by Lead Foot; 06-22-2013 at 11:29 AM.
#15
Former Sponsor
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Hesperia
Posts: 2,021
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like
on
1 Post
Year: 89
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
We have our shackle relocation kit in stock. Let me know if you have any questions.
https://froehlichsuspension.3dcartst...e-XJ_p_13.html
Kris Froehlich
https://froehlichsuspension.3dcartst...e-XJ_p_13.html
Kris Froehlich
you need something to put your shackle at a 45 degree angle and maybe get some softer shocks? Im running bilstein 5100's on the rear of my xj and it rides really smooth and they are stable.
Picked them up from http://lowrangeoffroad.com for about $150 shipped to me