From aritterbusch@yahoo.com Thu Dec 16 11:06:09 1999
From: Andreas Ritterbusch <aritterbusch@yahoo.com>

  He's building a extremely common custom-pack: One each side of
the vehicle, he puts one spring in stock location. Then, using
the second set of springs, he will turn them up-side-down,
bolting them onto the existing ones with shackles and a little
weld job to mount them on the frame brackes. It looks something
like this (use mono-spaced fonts to view):


Phil's new rear suspension:

              ----
 ============|====|===========  <-- uni-frame
             |    |             <-- U-bolts
      /------|----|-------\     <-- upper (up-side-down) leaves
     /-------|----|--------\
    /                       \
   o                         o
   |                         |  <-- shackles (and brackets) to
   o                         o      combine both spring packs
    \                       / 
     \--------|----|-------/    <-- lower/OEM (up-side-    
      \-------|----|------/         down)leaves
              |/  \|            
              |\  /|   <------------- rear axle/(U-bolts)
               ----


  That gives your a good amount of lift for very little $$.
Good droop, too...


  Andreas. (all in good humor :-)





  
--- "Fang, Dora (DT-CHI)" <DFang@Dontech.com> wrote:
> that's funny - i saw these springs and hitch offered too. 
> they should fit
> just fine.  i'm not sure what you're talking about when you
> say that you are
> going to combine the two packs though.......
> Dora-ble
> 97 XJ
> Chicago
> http://www.letsgojeepin.com
> 
> p.s. Phil - where are you located?
> 
> > ----------
> > From: 	Phil Marek[SMTP:pmarek1@elp.rr.com]
> > Reply To: 	xj@digest.net
> > Sent: 	Thursday, December 16, 1999 11:54AM
> > To: 	xj@digest.net
> > Subject: 	Re: xj: Leaf spring packs.
> > 
> > Andreas,
> > 
> >   Yes they are arched wrong and are very "squishy".  So I am
> getting the
> > 97's and am combining the two packs for a little bit
> sturdier springpack,
> > for now.  I plan on a 3-4" lift in May or so, including leaf
> springs.
> > BTW,
> > the shipping is not UPS as the guy is in Juneau, AK and
> sending them vis
> > barge to Seattle.  With the "free" Class III trailer hitch
> he is giving me
> > and these springs should be less than $50 total.  It just
> won't be there
> > in
> > two days.  Little bit longer but I am patient. :o)  Thanks
> for the help
> > though!
> > 
> > -Phil
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > > Phil,
> > >
> > >   a 95 with "really" bad springs? Do you have a "negative"
> arch
> > > on them? (Arched upwards?) OEM springs are fairly flat,
> even
> > > Up-Country springs have very little (if any) arch (thus
> the tiny
> > > OEM shackles).
> > >
> > >   Shipping is a killer, expect to pay $60 (UPS) for
> probably
> > > very little gain (but I am not familiar with your exact
> > > situation :-). The springs are interchangeable (on all
> XJs,
> > > afaik). The changes that occurred in '97 were almost
> exclusively
> > > interior. Other changes occurred in the fuel system in 96.
> Drive
> > > train, suspension, etc. hasn't seen much change over the
> years
> > > (t-cases, trannies and such did change a bit of course).
> > >
> > >
> > >   Later,
> > >
> > > Andreas.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> 

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