I'm looking into getting a pair as my stock ones are sagging and rusted. I don't want to get OME leafs because they seem to give much more than the advertised 2".
How do they ride compared to the stock springs? Is it much rougher?
The OME springs give different amounts of lift based on the spring rates. A heavy duty 2" spring will give about 2.75-3" of lift because it is meant to give 2" of lift on a jeep carrying a lot of weight or one that has a very heavy rear bumper.
Get 2" OME light duty springs and they will give you exactly 2" of lift. Medium duty 2" springs will give you about 2.25" actual lift. The Quadratec HD springs seem to cause more uncertainty in my opinion. I've seen them give anywhere from 1.5"-2.5" of lift. At least if you get the right OME spring rate you will know about how much lift you are getting. OME is also the best ride and quality you can buy.
Well you've convinced me. I called ARB and Dirk at DPG Offroad and determined that this is what I want to do...
OME CS034RB (Light Duty) Leafs
1.75" Coil Spacer (current coils are in fine shape)
Now I can't decide what to do about shocks. Dirk basically said that not getting the OME shocks will make for a crappy ride. I know I should just get the OME shocks, but four are $340 versus four BDS5500's at $170.
The only problem I have run into with the QT HD are once you put a shackle on, it made the shackle angle 90 degrees. I have seen from a few other people having this problem, but not saying it will happen to you.
They will however sit higher for a while, but mine sagged a bit and had to add a shackle to get back even with my front spacer
I saw this thread and figured it may have been you lol. Yep, shore house down there right off of Princeton Ave! I haven't been there since summer though - need to go back and enjoy the hot tub in the cold weather (when it's best enjoyed!). I love that area!!
I promise you, you will love the shocks. My red XJ, lifted 5.5" and on 33's, rode better than stock with those shocks and RE springs!
The OME stabilizer is the only one I will run as well - I've run it on my YJ's, my XJ's, and now my TJ.
Shocks will make all the difference in ride quality. The best springs out there will ride like crap with cheap shocks. Bilstein or OME are both awesome, but expensive. FWIW if you can find a set of JK wrangler takeoff shocks they will work nicely for you and ride very nice. I bought mine for 40.00 with 8 miles on them and have been running them for a couple of years now.
I see that on other threads you've said JK shocks will work for 2-4 inches of lift. Will they work with as little as .5-1"? (if I decided to same some money and go the QT HD leaf and 3/4" spacer route) I actually know someone willing to give me 4 shocks off a 2011 JK Sahara, so if you think it could work, it would save a lot of money.
After more searching it looks like the JK shocks will be too long for my application. I think I'm going to just go for the Bilstein HD shocks. I talked to Bilstein and they said that my slight over stock height will be fine for the shocks. Will order tonight..
QT HD Leafs
QT HD Coils
Bilstein HD Shocks
going to back the leafs, I've run the "Quadratec" made by Crown 4886186 leaf springs on 2 different XJ's. I love them...they ride better than any of the sagged stock ones they replaced. I ran them the first time with a daystar 1" shackle and liked them.
on my current xj, I bought rusty's 3/4" shackles but have yet to install them. My XJ sits evenly with the springs in the back and a 1 3/4" poly spacer in the front. I'd recommend them all day long to someone not looking to go too high but wants to bump up their DD and have it look just a little more aggressive. I've run both setups with rubi wheels/tires and love the combo.
For shocks, I run edelbrocks in the rear, and basic replacements in the front and it rides nice.
This is great news! I ordered mine last night and now I'm really looking forward to putting them on. I was worried that they would be much stiffer than the stock ones and ride much worse. I also ordered the HD coils for the front and Bilstein HD shocks all around. I'll make sure to report back with pics after I put them on.
For shocks, I run edelbrocks in the rear, and basic replacements in the front and it rides nice.[/QUOTE]
If it's not too late, see if they can order you the 52001790 springs. Those are 18 3/4" tall with 9 1/2 rungs...I plan to swap those up front with mine + one extra stock p/n 52000229 isolator. Those add 5/8" lift per isolator. (rubber thing that sits on top of the spring)
I love my bilsteins on the WJ. Jeff9 I have the HD leafs from quadratec and got 2" of lift from them over stock. Paired with a 1 3/4" spacer my XJ looked good and I also ran the JK shocks with that combo. I later added the main leaf from the old pack in with the HD leafs and swapped the spacers out for a set of rusty's 3" coils and still run the JK shocks. I sit right at 3.25" in the rear and 3" up front.
For my setup I'm running the Crown 4886186AA springs with my clayton shackles set at 1.5" lift, in the front I'm running a 2" poly spacer. From the top of the tire to the bottom of the flare is exactly the same so I guess it's level. The QT leaves ride great but frankly I wanted a bit heavier spring. They flex out great but I wouldn't call them and HD spring personally. The fact that I have a 1.5" shackle lift and 2" poly spacer and I still sit level with the leafs means they are providing approximately 1" of lift over stock. As far as shocks, I have ordered the OME 60052L and 60053L shocks (long travel sports) and they should fit perfectly with my 33" tires and BW flat flares. When shopping for shocks (especially on an vehicle that will see offroad time) you should shop based on maximum travel. For instance to make sure I could fit the OME shocks I went out and flexed and measured my collapsed lengths of my shocks with my tires touching my fender flares ( I haven't bump stopped yet), and my measurements were approximately 18" in front and approx 16" in rear. That means I can run a shock with about a 17" collapsed length in front and a 15" collapsed length in rear. With bumpstopping keeping my tire approx 1" from my flares I should be roughly 2" from collapsing my shock fully at full flex. By purchasing shocks that are as long as possible while still not fully compressing and that have the longest extended length I am maximizing my travel and in my case I am gaining a huge amount of down travel. Just remember that if you fit a longer shock that will allow more down travel you check your brake lines for length before you wheel. In my case I purchased C1500 brake for the front and a dakota brake line for the rear.
quick question!! does anyone know if a 87 CJ7 leaf spring will fit on a 85 cherokee? A friend has a set of leafs with 3 inches of lift that he will give me if they fit.
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