I am going to buy a real lifted leaf pack soon. My bastard pack/aal hybrid is ok I guess, but I want real leaves.

1- Are Rusty's leaves a good set ride wise? If not, at the 3.5" height, whom would you recommend? I want to achieve 4.5" of lift and want to get read shackled because I hear they will flex better than 'just' a 4.5" pack itself. I'm looking for ride quality

2- Does having a 3.5" spring pack, with 1"(approx) shackles mean the 'flex' helps it ride better on the street too? My AAL/bastard hybrid can jar your kidnies pretty good

3-What governs the street ride more, the shocks or the leaf springs? I'm movin to an area soon where I'll be able to offroad, but this is my dd too and I don't want it to ride like a tonka truck either

 

Do a bastard pack with shackle relocators to put the shackle at 45 degrees to get the best ridd

 

Like dude said, Your shackle will do more to effect how it rides. Check that out first.

 

Rustsy rides OK at best. I feel like i am diving over speedbumps in my 74 k10 thou. Kinda stiff. I have Rustys 3 inch packs. They are cheap, you get what you pay for.


If you want pure quality look at Deaver or national leaf springs.

 

i have 3.5 rustys rear leaves and they treat me pretty good and flex extremely well

 

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Also, proper shackle angle is vital to ride quality

 

RE ride nice, OME ride great, Dever ride better than OME


But I do agree with the others that Shackle angle will make a huge difference, An so will shocks.

 

On the street, ome rides smoother and more "car like" than deavers.. I've driven both.

 

Can't go wrong:
http://www.tntcustoms.com/springs/3.5/leaf_pack.aspx

 

I can't do OME. They only offer a 1.5 or 2" lift right? That's still not tall enough.

I already have a bastard pack. I'm not trying to go cheap, I already did that. I want a great ride.

Thanks for the suggestions.

 

I am unsure of how deaver's run on an XJ but I had Deavers SUA on my YJ front and rear an they road very well

 

Tom95YJ-thanks for the input! I never heard of Deavers until this post

 

dont get me wrong, i love my deavers and wouldnt consider anything else. but if you want a car-like ride, theyre not the spring to get.. especially since you need a pretty firmly valved shock to keep them under control.

i'm talking about the G9s btw, which are the "jeepspeed" leaf pack. deaver can make whatever you want, but those are the packs that people are talking about when they talk XJ deavers. not sure what the YJ springs are like.

 

Not true, OME has up to 3.5" lift springs.
Search CS033RA and CS033RA

 

My deavers were made specifically for my YJ they wanted to know how much the rig weighted total, how much weight was on each corner, weight with out all of my gear I took wheeling and empty , bumper weight and if I had a winch , what type of wheeling I did ect.......