Add a leaf ?

[sicnik]

My 93 YJ's springs are a little flat, I was wanting to add a little lift and put a curve in my stock springs. I was looking at the "Add-a-Leaf" product, is it worth it?

Nick

 

[Bounty__Hunter]

It's worth it if you want a little lift for not a lot of money. Be sure to use a full-length AAL so as to not stiffen the ride.

I generally find a used pair of front YJ springs and use the top two leaves from each spring pack for my 4 AAL leaves. This has given me 1.5" of lift when done to two different YJ's, both without stiffening the ride.

 

[TwistedCU]

Another option would be to find a local spring shop and have all 4 of them re-arched, but full length add-a-leaves are not bad. They will not stiffen the ride as badly as many say they will, especially in the front where there is alot of weight.

 

[sicnik]

Bounty Hunter

Can you go into a little more detail on the use of old front springs? :

Do I use them for both front and back?
where do I place them in the pack?
will I need longer bolts for the pack?
What are the drawbacks?
etc..

I have an extra set of front and back springs I can use.

Thanks Nick

 

[jfrabat]

Nick,

I just took off the front springs of my YJ installing a RE 4"lift, and the rears are coming out on the weekend. If you are interested, let me know...

Felipe

 

[Bounty__Hunter]

Simply cut the spring clips off, and the main spring eyes. Then use the longest two leaves of each front spring pack, adding one leaf to each pack on your jeep.

You will need 4 new centerpins for the leaf packs, and should use all new ubolts. You will have to cut the tops off your springclips, or bend them open and back closed over the AAL.

 

[sicnik]

So would I use the longer of the two in the front packs or the back?
(Not that this is anything I will be doing soon since my transmission decided to die yesterday, I will be working on getting that fixed first.)

Thanks for the offer Felipe, I have a set already.

Thanks Nick

 

[Bounty__Hunter]

Doesn't matter, they're the same spring rate and arch, and nearly the same length.

The last set I made, that is currently in my jeep but setup SOA, I cut through the spring eye about 1/2" after it begins to curve around the bushing. This gives more support to the main leaf of your spring pack in an area where it is most succeptable to bending, just behind the stock springeye.

 

[sicnik]

Could I use the first spring off the front for the front springs and the first spring off the rear for the rear? or will the rear ones not work?

Nick

 

[Bounty__Hunter]

I wouldn't use the rear, use the top two leaves from each front pack so you are sure to get as level a lift as possible. The rear springs have a different arch and rate.

 

[TwistedCU]

Could I use the first spring off the front for the front springs and the first spring off the rear for the rear? or will the rear ones not work?

Nick

The rear springs are going to have a different arch and spring rate than the front springs which were made heavier because of more weight up front. If the 4 from the front are the same arch and rate then by all means use the 4 leaves from the front

 

[ezwrangler]

I just installed a Rough Country add-a-leaf kit on my second Wrangler - I like the 1.5-2.0 inch lift and the stiffer ride. The kit is pretty resonable and it is easy to install.

 

[black87yj]

could you use xj springs for this ? i have an xj i'm parting out ?

 

[Bounty__Hunter]

You could, but you'll have to shorten the springs and they don't have as much arch.