Coil Springs????

[A_Town_MJ]

Ive been thinking abut getting some new coils for my MJ, and Rustys Offroad has some 2' and 3' ones.

 

Could i put 3" coils on my truck without any other major modifications, or would it be to much?

 

Also they have HD ones rated at 180lbs, and regulars rated at 150lbs, I do plan on adding a winch and bumper eventually so should i go for the Hd's?

 

Quick help woul dbe appreciated, i need to get my front tires from rubbing asap!!!

[Dave Stark]

There hasn't been many good reviews of Rusty's stuff on here.

 

I know Quadratec is not the cheapest, but i would rather go with something like this:

 

http://www.quadratec.com/products/76004_800.htm

[A_Town_MJ]

would the 3" fit without casuing any other problems?

[mnkyboy]

at 3" you will probably want a track bar and maybe longer shocks.

 

what are you doing in the rear?

[Dave Stark]

:agree:

Track bar would help.

You'll also want to replace your shocks with longer travel ones, other than that i think you'll be pretty safe as long as you don't go any taller.

 

BTW, after you do the mods, get an alignment.

[A_Town_MJ]

Since I'm rather broke this is coming in small stages, front coils (so my tires stop rubbing). then back whenever i can get some cash together.

 

Maybe a 4.5 spring pack for the rear. I don't know yet havent thought about it too much.

 

Shocks were coming asap as well, they maybe originals on there now and they arent shocks anymore. haha

[mnkyboy]

if your going cheap you could probably get away with 2" coil spacers to get you by till you can do it all.

 

how big are your tires?

[A_Town_MJ]

31s

[Eagle]

Let's start at the beginning. You want to stop your tires from rubbing. You are running 31s. Many people run 31s with NO lift and rubbing isn't a problem. So:

 

1. What rims are you running, and what is the backspacing?

 

2. Where are the tires rubbing?

 

3. Under what conditions are the tires rubbing?

[mnkyboy]

I had 31s with stock suspension and it didnt rub very bad but i have the 2.5L so alot less weight up front.

 

my XJ has 31s on it. I was in the same boat as you, so temporarally i did 2" spacers in the front and minor trimming. glancing at it you can't really tell its been trimmed, the 31s fit great even with my very wide offset wheels. It flexes pretty good like that too

[akamcbird]

just trim off whatever your tires are hitting ....do NOT trim the control arms!

[navigator]

if yours is like mine, I sit 1.5 inches or so high in the back anyway, I might do as suggested and go with a 2inch spacer to see what happens.