Metric ton leaves?

[pwrliftin]

I saw hellcreek has them, does it matter if I have a lwb? I need to replace mine(bottoms out when I sit on the tailgate) and figured why not go with the metric.

[Pete M]

doesn't matter. :thumbsup:

[pwrliftin]

Awesome! I'm a big guy, but bottoming out is rediculous. Ordering them soon, with the sweet promotion code hellcreek hooked us up with!

[mule13]

I have the HellCreek ton's on my LWB.

haven't had any problems with them at all.

put them under truck with very little help from a neighbor.

and if i remember correctly they got here 3 days after i ordered them.

it was very fast i do remember that.

[HOrnbrod]

I didn't get mine from Hell Creek, but only because I didn't know about Tom's shop then. Be prepared for about a 2" or more lift in the rear from the MT springs. That's what I got on my LWB.

[Thunderbear]

I didn't get mine from Hell Creek, but only because I didn't know about Tom's shop then. Be prepared for about a 2" or more lift in the rear from the MT springs. That's what I got on my LWB.

 

Crap. I can't believe I'd ever say this, but I don't want any lift :o

 

Lift is for the TJ. MJ is just comfortably above ground.

[HOrnbrod]

Crap. I can't believe I'd ever say this, but I don't want any lift :o

 

Lift is for the TJ. MJ is just comfortably above ground.

 

That's a refreshing comment. :D You can negate the lift 1/2" or so by using the shorter XJ shackles. Then you'll have a nice looking rake. :cheers:

[pwrliftin]

I'm perfectly fine with the extra lift, Ill probably just level out the front and leave it. Just want the extra strength for wood hauling and takin the fourwheeler to my deer camp. Not like I'm gunna jack her way up, that 2.5 is gettin tired.

[Thunderbear]

I'm perfectly fine with the extra lift, Ill probably just level out the front and leave it. Just want the extra strength for wood hauling and takin the fourwheeler to my deer camp. Not like I'm gunna jack her way up, that 2.5 is gettin tired.

 

Hahah, that 2.5 was born tired. That's why I don't want any lift. :rotf:

[pwrliftin]

Gets the job done, thats all that matters to me. Id rather have that then the 2.8. Been kicking around the idea of the 3.4, but theres a lot of work I need to do before I consider a new engine.

[Thunderbear]

I'm with you on that. Want to get my 86 as reliable as possible, then think about swaps.

 

 

Post up how the install goes, I might be doing this mod to support a Four Wheel Camper one day.

[pwrliftin]

Yea, I'm rockin the Fred Flinstone floors right now, but getting them in next week. Living 5 hours a way from my MJ is aggravating :mad:

[Thunderbear]

Try having your MJ but living four and a half thousand miles away from all your tools. :fs2:

[pwrliftin]

That is pretty rough

[pwrliftin]

I didn't get mine from Hell Creek, but only because I didn't know about Tom's shop then. Be prepared for about a 2" or more lift in the rear from the MT springs. That's what I got on my LWB.

When I get these I want to do new shocks. Looking at rustys bbut with the 2" from the leaves should I get the rustys 2" lift shocks or just stick to stock?

[HOrnbrod]

Like I said I got 2-1/2" lift from new MT springs, but they were not from Hell Creek. I'd email Tom @ Hellcreek first and ask how much lift you can expect from his MT springs.

[jeepcoma]

The thing to remember about the lift you get from MT springs is that it's a result only due to the higher spring rate. Dimensionally they are the same as the non-MT springs, so they won't chage the travel characteristics at all. They will top and bottom out at the same height, it just takes a different weight to do it.

 

For what it's worth, I went with stock rear shocks. Eventually I upgraded the front to ZJ springs to give it a bit better balance when unloaded (which is most of the time). While you're doing the springs, take a look at the shackles. If the springs were that bad I can't say I would want to trust the shackles at full MT loads. I went with JKS shackles when it was time to replace mine and am happy with them. Even though they are rated at 2200 lbs, they feel like they could easily handle twice that before you'd notice it and crusty shackles arent worth betting on.

[Pete M]

The thing to remember about the lift you get from MT springs is that it's a result only due to the higher spring rate. Dimensionally they are the same as the non-MT springs, so they won't chage the travel characteristics at all. They will top and bottom out at the same height, it just takes a different weight to do it.

 

 

 

you're thinking of factory MT packs. aftermarket packs could be anything. :(

[jeepcoma]

you're thinking of factory MT packs. aftermarket packs could be anything. :(

 

True, but not for the Hell's Creek MT springs :thumbsup: I should have made that more clear in my post I was referring specifically to the HC springs.

[pwrliftin]

Emailed Hellcreek and got a really vague answer. If I were to get the rustys 2" lift shocks would i have to add to the pack or do you think I would be fine? Suspension is definately not my forte'

[Pete M]

most of the small-lift shocks I've seen say 0-3" of lift. you should be just fine. :thumbsup: if you want to cover your bases, you might try asking rustys if their shocks would work with 0 lift.