-SHANE- Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 as i was installing my new e brake cables i noticed that on the passenger side a leaf in the middle of the springs is broken at the axle area. i was thinking about doing the add " a leaf " lift can i go to the wreckers and remove a full set of leafs both sides from a mid 90s Cherokee ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 as i was installing my new e brake cables i noticed that on the passenger side a leaf in the middle of the springs is broken at the axle area. i was thinking about doing the add " a leaf " lift can i go to the wreckers and remove a full set of leafs both sides from a mid 90s Cherokee ? Not really. The Cherokee has the spring over the axle, so the springs are a lot flatter than an MJ -- as well as being shorter. What might work on an interim basis would be to pull the XJ springs, cut the eyes off the XJ main leaves, and put the main leaf plus the next leaf from the XJ in place of the broken leaf in your MJ packs. Better would probably be to get spring packs from an older Dakota or S-10 that's spring under like the MJ, and use those leaves to rebuild your MJ packs. Just remember to do the same thing on both sides or you'll have an unbalanced suspension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-SHANE- Posted October 3, 2010 Author Share Posted October 3, 2010 ok good to know. thank you . I will rebuild them bigger , stronger & faster.....looking kinda saggy now anyways lol is leaf over axle possible on the mj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 is leaf over axle possible on the mj do you want 5" of lift? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-SHANE- Posted October 3, 2010 Author Share Posted October 3, 2010 yes 5" is exactly what I'm looking for . Iv found http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/4-1-2-LIFT-KIT-SUSPENSION-JEEP-COMANCHE-MJ-1986-1993-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem3eff2a9c63QQitemZ270568954979QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-SHANE- Posted October 3, 2010 Author Share Posted October 3, 2010 if i rebuild my leaf springs with say leafs off a 4x4 s10 & reinstall it over axle with 2 new 9000 gas shocks the back will be good ? . no point in geting the add a leaf ? my broken leaf is it just me . what is with the lower shock mount its like a mud scoop..lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 if i rebuild my leaf springs with say leafs off a 4x4 s10 & reinstall it over axle with 2 new 9000 gas shocks the back will be good ? . no point in geting the add a leaf ? Assume you could keep your springs and just move the axle from over the spring to under. The distance down (relative to the chassis) that the axle would move will be the sum of the axle tube diameter PLUS two times the height of the spring perch PLUS the thickness of the leaf pack. Typically, that comes to around 5 to 5-1/2 inches. If you're looking for a 5" lift -- no, you don't need (and would not want) to toss in an AAL on top of the SOA conversion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-SHANE- Posted October 3, 2010 Author Share Posted October 3, 2010 SWEET ! :thumbsup: since I'm rebuilding the leaf packs and have it all apart i migh as well put it back together over the axle and save the $cash$ for the front end eh :Canadaflag: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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