00jepxj

i have searched alot on this site and other i have seen alot of leaf spring conversions but cant find any pros or cons and good pictures of mounts and what type of spring i was thinking like a yj spring or something i need help jeep 4 links suck i dont go the money to do a true triangulated 4 link bu i have always liked leaf springs so i need tech and pics with pros and cons please

Gatchmo5710

Theyre not gonna have the flex a coil does but they will be alot more durable. Go check out pirate4x4.com

00jepxj

my 86 gmc k20 flexed better than my xj and i keep ripping off my lcm i had a k20 10 inch lift 38 14.5 boggers i can lift the tire 51 inches and have other three on the ground barley but i did it my jeep is smaller but cant flex too good

Irongrave

you like 20 mins away from on of the top suspension companies for Jeeps, take a ride down to Calyton offroad in waterbury and talk to them.

MallCrawlXJ

pros to leaf swap up front-

easier to set up full widths
super stable on off camber situations
predictable(wont "unload")
easy to tune
cheap
easy to build

cons to leaf swap up front-

not as much flex....to an extent
bent main leafs(i bent 4 main leafs in 2 months)
approach angle sucks




i didnt have too many cons when i did my swap. the only biggy was bending main leafs, which could have been fixed with a double military wrap leaf. it worked great

i will say, now that i am a way better fabricator and trust my welds alot more, i wouldnt do a leaf swap again. 4-link just rides too good!.....Build a four link.

hud.

brutalxj

search the treads on hear. There is one that I know has a good pro and con part in it and its a step by step build. I wouldn't do it but I think it is just called full widths. There are a few people on here that run front leafs. I just wouldn't.

Gorillaxj

why down grade what you have? A 4 link rides better, flexes better, and isn't that hard to setup, and is even eaiser with the premade brackets that take a lot to alomost all guess work out of it. plus you have tons of aftermarket upgrades and replacement parts at your finger tips. 3 link it, y-arm it, long arm ect.

alloutperform

the yota guys i run with flex like crazy...i have thought about it, the only thing i dont like is bent/broken springs and to get flex you get an ill handling truck normally

00jepxj

they told me i would be stupid to do it it will never flex but i gunna prove them wrong i dont trust ppl in shops like that