Clifford

[HeavyMetal]

what is your ideal final scenario?

[Ruepart Hoaxley]

what is your ideal final scenario?

I jest. Interested to see how this turns out.

[Buffalo Phil]

I jest. Interested to see how this turns out.

I came in here to post the Exact same thing, except I don't Jest.

[JoeNitro]

what is your ideal final scenario?

im getting a 3" xj lift pack and a shorter shackle about 2" shorter than in the pic. it will bring the angle back by about 20*

[JoeNitro]

whats under it in the pic is a stock xj pack with a few extra pices, cant support the weight.
idk exactly what that shackle is but looks like a 2" lift shackle but its too long.

[GRANT]

did you take it for a spin yet?

[ninetysix-ex-jay]

Hey don't grind the weld off on the gusset on the spring box even though it isn't totally structural. It still bears the load of holding that piece together. Never grind a load bearing weld or you just grind all the strength away

[Pedro]

where did the MTR's come from?

[SupermanIce-J]

I will give you credit for being a persistent person and not letting the haters get you down...

But i have to say that I hate that you did this to a nice jeep that worked... I know you needed a bigger front axle because you JOENITROED™ more d30 shafts than boobies at a dave matthews concert but, ya should kept the longarms and got a treks truss or something IMO.

Hope it works out for ya.

[JoeNitro]

where did the MTR's come from?

they are my buddys (bmxnick). im trading rims with him. he just baught them they came on 6 lug rims. just my luck huh so i have them so once this is done i can switch tires.

[JoeNitro]

I will give you credit for being a persistent person and not letting the haters get you down...

But i have to say that I hate that you did this to a nice jeep that worked... I know you needed a bigger front axle because you JOENITROED™ more d30 shafts than boobies at a dave matthews concert but, ya should kept the longarms and got a treks truss or something IMO.

Hope it works out for ya.

haha ill take some of that as a compliment.

i just ordered a set of 2.5" heavy load front YJ leaf springs and will be making my own shackle that will decrease the angle and add more arch to the leaf. i cant go to short though or it will throw off the anti squat i need for proper breaking.

[SupermanIce-J]

Wait you actually calculated the anti squat you need???

WITH LEAFS???

[OWEN]

Looks like it might be tough to do and keep the right height where you want it, but since you don't have the perches welded on yet, why not try a shackle at the rear of the spring?

Also noticed the perches are pretty far from the center of the axle. Have you tried to turn the wheel yet to see if the tires hit the leaf springs?

[Arundlemcbrundle]

i may be a lil confused here but if thats an xj spring its sitting on up front right now and you put a yj spring on it it will bring the shackle in so much that you'll have no flex. yj springs are much shorter

i dunno if you've looked into waggy springs but it sounds like the perfect fit. they're 2" longer than yj springs so you can bring that shackle in a little but not loose all the flex and they supported v8's so i'm sure it will have no prob with your xj front end they also give about 2" lift on a yj so it might put your xj in the same ride height area

[netrachamp1853]

Looks like it might be tough to do and keep the right height where you want it, but since you don't have the perches welded on yet, why not try a shackle at the rear of the spring?

Also noticed the perches are pretty far from the center of the axle. Have you tried to turn the wheel yet to see if the tires hit the leaf springs?

The perches arent centered at all, we were just loading the leafs with the axle under it for funzies..haha