so right now im running a rough country 6.5" lift...but the rear springs are completely finnished and sagging, and the front springs are giving a pretty rough ride...so im looking on replacing them...

i was looking at clayton, and rubicon express...wondering which made better quality ride springs for front(coils) and rear(leafs)?

and for shocks any suggestions?


my ride is my DD/weekend warrior...just to give an idea how i ride it

 

what tire size? hell I'd drop it down to 4.5" with these and these

http://www.seriousoffroadproducts.co...ducts_id=86774

http://www.jeepinoutfitters.com/scri...idproduct=1185

 

Clayton leaf springs are far superior to rubicon express in most every way. Just a better designed leaf pack, less axle wrap, stronger, longer lasting, etc. Rubicon express leaves may be a little softer, but soft leaf springs dont always make the best riding spring.

Coils across the board are the same for the most part, slightly different spring rates, the rest of the suspension better determines ride quality as far as im concerned.

As for shocks, everyone who runs a bilstein 51xx series valved at 255/70 seems to love it, but again, sometimes valving comes down to personal preference. I prefer even stiffer than that.

 

Well I am not sure of Clayton,However the Rubicon are good.And have a very nice life time warranty.And any spring will last up to 1 to 2 years easy.Depinding how rough you are on them.Find what you like and go with warranty there after.

 

not looking to lower my lift


thx for the response...been looking at these 2 brands cuz the local shop carries these, so im on the fence still...but opinions do help


oh and price makes no difference its not like theres a 1000$ difference in them

 

I ran 2 sets of rubicon express leaf springs. They lasted about 2 months before they sagged below their advertised height and began bending into an "s' shape from the axle wrap. I ran one set of clayton leaf springs, they controlled axle wrap very well and i never had a reason to switch to another leaf spring.

Clayton has more leaves in their pack, they are military wrap and made in canada. Re leaves use standard eyes, have less leaves, and are made in india.

I keep reading about rubicons limited lifetime warranty, but cant find any details anywhere. Maybe im just looking in the wrong places. But a warranty wont get a rig with a broken leaf spring off the trail.

 

for a 6.5" lift, what length of shocks should i get? ....ive also opted to get serious long arms at the same time

http://www.seriousoffroadproducts.co...=419_1326_1350

front?
rear?
....any difference in length?

 

The 5150's are being discontinued.

I'd strongly recommend installing your leafs/coils and then flexing your rig so you can measure for the correct length shocks.

FWIW,
I recently installed a set of 5165's on my rear axle...fookin' awesome shocks.

 

I think your googler is all broken....

See page 83
http://www.rubiconexpress.com/info/catalog.aspx

 

cool man thx for the heads up....you dont happen to do any package deal for coils, leafs and 4 shocks? you know kinda like a suspension replacement for ppl who already got the whole kit installed and dont need to buy a whole new kit again...i havent seen anyone offer something like this yet...

 

No, sorry.