leaf spring options

[Burton58]

the recent talk of leaf springs has sparked my interest. after my rustys leaf packs fell apart yesterday i've been doing some research on new leaf packs. i have 4.5" of lift and would like to keep it at that.

my 2 options at the moment are clayton and RE.

the RE packs are 5 leaf and i would run 3.5" and a 1" shackle or that shackle relocation box.

claytons are 7 leaf and i feel may be a bit better built. though they only come in 4.5"

which do you think would flex/ride better?

[Ktmracer419]

i have had terrible luck with re leaf springs

i would give the claytons a try.

and nobody can afford deavers or nationals anyway so lets not talk about those.

[crosbike]

id try claytons. tho i have had good luck with my RE 3.5 springs

[Burton58]

who voted RE? i should have clicked show voters


sam your experience is what hinders me from the RE's. if clayton had 3.5" leafs i'd be all over that

[HeavyMetal]

claytons are just rock krawler springs, of which i have seen warp to shit as well in person.

id hardly consider sams rig a good example for leaf spring longevity, ball busting aside, lol

RE 3.5 with a shackle will ride and flex better in theory, i imagine that to be truth.

[Buffalo Phil]

MY RE leafs have been great....

[Magilla]

3.5 re's with shackle box relocation

[HeavyMetal]

i have ran the same RE leafs since mid-late 2005 and they were perfectly fine up until i ran shockless for a month and fucked em up a little not too long ago.

i wouldnt hesitate to run them again.

[Burton58]

i take it everyone agrees that 3.5" leafs with 1" shackle or 1" shackle relocation > 4.5" leafs

[Magilla]

or you could try to build a set of sliders. i built my shackle relocation box and have yet to install it

[Ktmracer419]

meh

im the only person i know who doesn't like their re leafs so ya.

4.5's gave me a 3" lift and slowly settled into 1.5" of wrapped lift

re 3.5's gave me 3.5 for about a week then settled to 1" coulda gone lower but i was resting on my bumpstops

that and they were wrapped to shit

[Burton58]

i thought about sliders too. seems like there is more friction than you would want using that over a relocation box

[Magilla]

in all seriousness it didnt take all that long to make and it is cheap to do

[clean4drxj]

I've have my jeep for almost 3 years and i'm running re3.5 springs, they seem great and give a decent ride considering it's still a jeep

[WTNFDXJ]

claytons are 7 leaf and i feel may be a bit better built. though they only come in 4.5"
which do you think would flex/ride better?

so not true they have 6.5 which they take a leaf out and bring it to 4.5...
trust me i picked up the set the other day