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09-15-2012, 07:02 PM
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Pulled a set of Up country coil springs out of the junkyard today for $80. Good deal?
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09-15-2012, 07:03 PM
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Could have traded springs or wives with jaguar_joe, might have been cheaper lol.
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09-15-2012, 07:05 PM
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Originally Posted by dnuccio
Pulled a set of Up country coil springs out of the junkyard today for $80. Good deal?
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No,my local yard gets 8.95 per spring
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09-15-2012, 08:26 PM
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Forgot to mention they also threw in a tow hook bracket with hook, some body clips for my side cladding, and a dipstick cuz mine was bent
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09-15-2012, 08:32 PM
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That's pretty much what my pick and pull charges 16.99+2.99core .
Some guys are lucky ^^ and get parts cheap .
The UC coils are bigger , therefore , less chance of sagging . I know someone who installed them and got over 1" lift , his came from the u-pull . Compare the price of new UC coils and $80 is a gift .
Not a great deal , not a bad deal , but , a decent deal IMO . Buy some Monroe reflex for the UC (monotubes) . Makes for a very nice ride . Then , a wheel alignment 
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09-15-2012, 09:38 PM
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With the other stuff not too bad
I payed 50 for mine after a guy lifted his orvis. But i also payed an extra $5 and got 4 shocks, steering stabilizer, and 2 sway bar links because he didnt want them
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09-15-2012, 11:25 PM
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which year does it come with up country spring, how can i tell ???
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09-16-2012, 12:37 AM
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I found mine at the junkyard for about $60. Get the whole 1 inch out of them.
The way I was able to find mine was whether or not the zj had a .5 aluminum bumpstop extension. I never noticed any sticker on the rear window.
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09-16-2012, 06:57 AM
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Originally Posted by noisebomb
which year does it come with up country spring, how can i tell ???
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Good question . I know 95-97 for sure , and I think 98 , but not sure about 93-94 . It was standard on only one model , that was the Orvis edition .
Springs are a different diameter .
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09-16-2012, 09:29 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by noisebomb
which year does it come with up country spring, how can i tell ???
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there should be a sticker in the driver side rear window (window all the way back that looks into the trunk area)
If you find an upcountry ZJ you should pull the skid plates too and the tow hook brackets if it has them
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09-16-2012, 09:32 AM
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Originally Posted by newfieZJ
Good question . I know 95-97 for sure , and I think 98 , but not sure about 93-94 . It was standard on only one model , that was the Orvis edition .
Springs are a different diameter .
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93-94 had the Up-Country option as well. My buddy's 93 had it.
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09-16-2012, 09:50 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dnuccio
there should be a sticker in the driver side rear window (window all the way back that looks into the trunk area)
If you find an upcountry ZJ you should pull the skid plates too and the tow hook brackets if it has them
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The sticker was long gone on mine when I bought it . Wasn't on my 2nd 95 either , both Orvis models . They both had UC suspensions . Stickers just don't stay stuck  .
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93-94 had the Up-Country option as well. My buddy's 93 had it.
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Thanks , now I know it was available all years .
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09-16-2012, 08:30 PM
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put the springs in today, found out that someone decided to put upcountry springs in the front before i bought it??? the spring that came off my jeep and the one i pulled off the junkyard ZJ looked exactly the same, so I put a JY one on one side and left the otehr one original, measured the JY side, 19 inches from center of wheel to edge of the fenderwell, then i measured the original side, 19 inches!! I read on here that with stock height non UC springs it should measure 18 inches... pulled the JY spring back out and took the front ones back to the JY since I didnt need them after all. front end still sits lower than the back so im going to get some 3/4" spacers to bring it up a little
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09-17-2012, 10:05 PM
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Orvis isnt the only model with uc. My buddy has a 97 (not orvis) with the uc
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09-17-2012, 10:43 PM
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UC was optional and standard on the Orvis.
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