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Old Dec 29, 2011 | 08:04 PM
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How bad are lift blocks. 2 inch rubi express comes with them are they good
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Old Dec 29, 2011 | 08:21 PM
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No they will screw up your leaf springs bad. Get shackles.
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Old Dec 29, 2011 | 08:40 PM
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lift blocks are yucky. like fresh cat ****.

def go shackles FTW
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Old Dec 29, 2011 | 08:45 PM
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Shackles all the way
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Old Dec 29, 2011 | 09:08 PM
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My leafs are pretty flat but if I get the Superlift 2.5 superior kit with add a leaf will my leafs stil sag down
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Old Dec 29, 2011 | 09:15 PM
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Yes! Aal 's with sagging leafs are a waste of money. I'd save up and get a 3" kit with new packs.
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Old Dec 29, 2011 | 09:53 PM
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So I need some cheap unsaggy leaf springs. You guys know where I can get some. Or if I get leafs from a Cherokee from a salvage yard do you think they will be as saggy
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Old Dec 29, 2011 | 10:34 PM
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Newest XJ you'll find will be at least 10 years old so you prob won't find leaves that aren't a bit saggy.
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Old Dec 29, 2011 | 11:20 PM
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XJ leafs are so weak when i built a bastard pack i had the 2nd main leaf out of the XJ pack and could flatten it by standing on it
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Old Dec 30, 2011 | 11:25 AM
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everyone on this forum hates on aal and blocks hahahaha. I have a 3 in aal and 1 inch block and it works out great for me and ive been running it for a good 3 months.
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Old Dec 30, 2011 | 11:28 AM
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My block in the back had a stress crack in it when I finally decided to put new leaf packs on it. It could have gotten bad ifi didn't replace it. It will also make your axle wrap horrible and rattle a lot. I'd just save up and get new leaf packs or shackles.
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Old Dec 30, 2011 | 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by cwish
So I need some cheap unsaggy leaf springs. You guys know where I can get some. Or if I get leafs from a Cherokee from a salvage yard do you think they will be as saggy
Go to a junk yard get son rear leafs from either a S-10 or Dakota. The do research on building a bastard pack. Used leafs will be pre sagged, so that worry is gone. With the B-pack you will be able to do from 1" to 4" of lift depending on the leaf combination used.
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Old Dec 30, 2011 | 11:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Murph
everyone on this forum hates on aal and blocks hahahaha. I have a 3 in aal and 1 inch block and it works out great for me and ive been running it for a good 3 months.
Thats because everyone on this forum knows what they do to leaf packs over time.
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Old Dec 30, 2011 | 12:17 PM
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If u really want block or shackles I'd go to rockyroadoutfitters.com they have solid steel blocks not the hollow aluminum (or whatevermit is) ones every one else sells. I got both shackle and block set up on my rear and my leaf springs are completely flat. But if I could do it again I woulda saved up for full coil springs (hot 3" pucks there too) and full leaf packs.
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Old Dec 30, 2011 | 12:34 PM
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ive run blocks on all my 4x4 vechicles, a week spring and blocks is not a good idea leaf springs must be in good shape ive never had a spring or block failure. you must retighten u bolts after install

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