Talking to a guy online about some springs. He says it's a '73 F100
Anyone know if these will be good for ~3"?

 

not the best option. those are spring over. you want some springs that are spring under. ie more arch

 

x2

 

They will give you lift, if only because the will NOT compress under the XJs weight. You do want to look for Spring Under Axel donors, from vehicles of simular weight as the XJ. Springs from a full sized vehicle will be very stiff.

 

Look for a Rodeo..those little ugly SUV's. Those make for a very good, very flexy bastard pack!
If you can't find one then, S10, dakato...anything thats has leafs that are 2.5" wide and are spring under!

 

yea i got my '95 s10 ones for $40 from the jy

 

if you already got them use them. use a couple of the leafs out it along with your XJ leafs.



ford heavy 3/4 leafs from the 60/70s



flex just fine too. built mine with the XJ upper and all of the main leafs out of the other pack. skipped the overload stack underneath.

 

I took mine out of a '98 Dakota at the bone yard. Gave me 4" of lift and they were in great shape.

 

Keep the xj main, then use the s10 complete pack except for the last two leaves. good for 4.5 and flex's great

 

I know about the S-10 and Dakotas. I just have a great deal going on these. I forgot about the SUA/SOA difference, but does anyone have an opinion on whether these will give 2-3"? that's all I'm looking for right now, and I can get these cheap if they'll work. Thanks for the advice you've given, but this is a present situation; not an ideal one.

 

They look pretty flat so I'd say no.

 

I would say they will be fine for 2-3" seeing how mine were. the XJ leafs+2-3 of the ford should be fine.

 

Well my XJ leafs are negative and possibly cracked. They're pretty bad, and they won't be helping any.

 

mine weren't cracked but still ****ty. Use the entire pack out of the ford cutting the eyes off of the upper leaf. Its going to ride pretty stiff until you put a load in it but you should still get the lift you want out of it. mine rides alot better with 4 people in it than with 2.

 

My leafs are toast, and my shocks are worn out, so I'm used to a rough ride. I just want the lift. And I usually have about 100lbs in the back when I'm out doing normal driving. Are you saying use both full packs?