which leaf to remove?

[JeepcoMJ]

on my 89, I the back end sits to high due to the aftermarket stanley springs. if I wanted to simply lower it (its 3.5" higher in the back and looks bad), which leaf would you advise me to remove? it will be a bit higher in the rear regardless (I hope) so that it can hold some weight back there and not lose articulation.

 

I got a set of xj shackles coming my way as well...those will drop it about 1" to 1.5" so maybe I will do that first, if it's still too high, I can put the stockers in and drop a leaf.

 

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[FxRacing282]

one of the middle springs, my friend did this with his 83 Scottsdale and he lost about 1-2 inches and got some serious flex out of his rear end with lift blocks

[Pete M]

I would swap in stock MJ leafs and sell off the Stanleys. XJ shackles will drop it precisely 0.5" because they are 1" shorter than stock MJ shackles (or something like that).

[DirtyComanche]

Are the springs broken in?

[Rokhound]

i would just raise the front to match the rear. :nuts:

[JeepcoMJ]

springs have been on for IDK how long. so yes, they're broken in...at least the past 20,000 as it was done 2 owners before.

 

it needs to be lower...for safety and insurance purposes, I don't want 8" of lift. and then I'd need new CA's or a longarm kit. I want to keep these springs in case I go higher later on, and I don't want to go through the hassle of swapping springs right now as I don't have space to have 2 trucks sitting for even half a day w/o springs.

 

so middle it is.