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Offline weaver

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XJ front springs
« on: June 02, 2005, 12:43:41 PM »
someone is selling these in the garage sale,, he said that they would work for a 98 2door kick and give about 2inches of lift..........        is that the case, would i need to alter anything else..   ???     mine is all stock as of now...       if they are cool i want em.
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Re: XJ front springs
« Reply #1 on: June 02, 2005, 03:35:08 PM »
that is exactly what I am doing and I have been told that 1998 crown victoria rear shock for  the back will work fine and someone mentioned a diff spacer ??? noone answered me what that was tho.....I think it is for the v bar joint  but now sure.....curiosity what r u doin on the front ...spacers
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Re: XJ front springs
« Reply #2 on: June 02, 2005, 05:46:16 PM »


I believe these may be Cherokee coils +1.75" spacers on the rear of mine (they were free take offs so I'm not exactly sure which jeep they were from Cherokee or Wrangler).  I needed to make a good many mods.  Rear shock mounts, upper control arm drop bracket, trim the fenders, ect.  They gave me more then 3" of lift.
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Re: XJ front springs
« Reply #3 on: June 03, 2005, 01:41:06 AM »
Well I guess I can chime in with some Jeep spring specs

XJ Springs
84-86: Different rate
87-96: 2 different styles, Regular and Upcountry (1" lift)
97+: 3 different styles, 4cyl, 6cyl, upcountry

ZJ springs:
I6: not same as XJ, stiffer rate same height.
V8: 1.5" taller than XJ
Upcountry adds 1"
Front ZJ springs in rear of ZJ add 3.5" of lift. XJ front springs add 2.5" of lift. Moving rear springs to front is a 2" drop.

TJ springs:
Front same as ZJ I6
Rear same as ZJ I6

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Re: XJ front springs
« Reply #4 on: June 03, 2005, 05:42:40 AM »
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someone is selling these in the garage sale,, he said that they would work for a 98 2door kick and give about 2inches of lift..........        is that the case, would i need to alter anything else..   ???     mine is all stock as of now...       if they are cool i want em.



I don't think ANY jeep springs work on the front of a Suzuki.
You'd have better luck with Ford Ranger springs for the front.

However I do know that TJ  and XJ springs will work on the back of Suzukis with a little 'fitting'.


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Re: XJ front springs
« Reply #5 on: June 03, 2005, 11:05:20 AM »
Weaver, to clarify for you, the springs I am selling or off the front of an XJ. They are to go into the REAR of your kick/zuki.

Also, I have apic of the rear spacer somewhere........here it is!


It goes on TOP of your rear diff, right where the V-bar attaches. There is a ball joint, and this will space the ball joint up and forward. This will correct for your pinion angle from the lift, and give back ALOT of flex!

Yes, the crown vic shock works well for 2" of lift. I have modified upper mounts on my kick.....




These allow for an eyelet to eyelet shock, and I run a bone stock Ranger 4x4 rear shock. I get a good amoun t of flex from it. I'm happy.  ;D

I also found how I mounted the XJ coils in the rear. It's really ghetto, and made some noise (rubbage when flexing). I just decided I'm going a different route from these.  ;)
       
        BTW, I reused those hose clamps when I had my current setup, and I tore both in half, and snapped abrake line off!!  :o ;D
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Re: XJ front springs
« Reply #6 on: June 03, 2005, 12:14:09 PM »
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Well I guess I can chime in with some Jeep spring specs
TJ springs:
Front same as ZJ I6
Rear same as ZJ I6


The TJ rear coils are WAY different than front. They don't interchange.

Also, the spring rates are different between TJ and ZJ. The TJ is lighter and has a lower spring rate. I had 2" TJ coils on my ZJ and got about 1.5" out of them. The front->rear swap on ZJs is pretty popular for those that dont buy a complete kit. ;)

As it is, I am giving some consideration to trying my original 2wd I-6 ZJ coils in the back of the Tracker. The ProComp coils on mine are VERY stiff... near to the point of being harsh. Kinda curious...
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Re: XJ front springs
« Reply #7 on: June 04, 2005, 08:39:41 PM »
????   the rear set up is fine for me but what fitting did you actually do and if you are using crown vic shock they are only like 1.5 inches longer so the should stop the spring from popping out so why whould you need the hose clamps? also is the spacer (diff) a homemade piece or bought piece and how thick is it???
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Re: XJ front springs
« Reply #8 on: June 04, 2005, 08:58:20 PM »
I do have one other question I read on one of the threads ( now i cant' find it ) that GV springs will give a 2 inch lift all around.....is this correct and what model specifically....this is for my 92 2 dr.
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Re: XJ front springs
« Reply #9 on: June 05, 2005, 05:25:59 AM »
In my pics, I had ditched the Crown vic shocks for something longer, and caused the springs to pop out.

The spacer was made for me per my specs from my buddy Pottsy.....http://www.bbpfab.com/index2.html

Check out his website, he makes ALOT of good stuff! http://www.bbpfab.com/12601.html
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