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Wrecked MJ Again!


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Well, the son wrecked the MJ again. This time, at least he had an excuse. Snowy curve. . .

 

Oh well.

 

Anyway, the rear main spring on the leaf on the driver side broke.

What's the odds of finding 1?

 

Metric Ton long bed. . .

 

Big dent in the bed on the side, but; don't really care about that, just need to get it driveable again.

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Hopefully hornbrod will post up where he bought his metric ton springs, but he ordered a brand new set.

 

In case people don't look at this thread, maybe put a WTB thread in the classifieds as well.

 

Sorry to hear about the truck!

 

Good idea.

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Espo has had MJ springs back-ordered for about a year now. Metric Ton springs available here:

 

New manufactured Metric Tonne leaf springs

o Has the same specs as Jeep leaf spring part number

52003676

o Five leaf, three thinner top leafs and 2 heavier

bottom leafs

o 1500 # rating

o 130 - 275 spring rate, 9-5/8" arch

o 26" x 31" x 5-leaf, 2-1/2" wide

 

You can order here:

 

http://www.generalspringkc.com/leaf_spr ... eclub.html

 

Call Joe, you might can haggle on the price.

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Well, I got a set of 88 rear springs at the bone yard.

When I put them up against the MT springs, they didn't have near the arch.

So, rather than risking lowering the truck with the new springs, I took both sets apart and used the main spring from the regular MJ and all the rest of the springs from the MT set. Seems to work. They have the arch that it used to. I got them put in but; called it a day before we got the axle attached and everthing else done.

 

We'll see later in the week if all's well. I think it will be.

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