ElDiaOctavo
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Detroit, MI
Some time back I bought a pair of Pro Comp leaf springs from Summit Racing. The cost was $230 delivered via UPS. They are much cheaper than anything else I found, like half the cost. Since I'm using my '94 as a DD and not getting extreme with it, I decided to go cheap. OK...here's the good, bad, and ugly on these springs.
1. They were supposed to lift 2.5" or so. Turned out to be more like 4" or 4.5"...or it seems that way. My shocks now limit axle travel...until they fail. I'm sure I'll yank the brake line off someday...gotta fix that, too.
2. They are so spring-ey they'll give you whiplash or brain damage or both.
3. 250 pounds of water softener salt in the back calms them right down and they become pretty nice for non-OEM springs. Honestly, they won't irritate you - you'll know you don't have OEM springs but they won't drive you insane. Take the salt bags out...it's grim....barely tolerable.
4. The springs came with bushings installed AND a steel shim installed. That was a pleasant surprise - not having to buy bushings, install them, then run around trying to find shims when you discover your driveline angle is screewed up. This is a big plus in my book and it saves a LOT of money (bushings are $12 each x 4 and shims got to be $10 each...plus all the grief in finding them, shipping, tax, etc. Pro-comp's way is more better.)
5. Needed longer u-bolts...that cost $40. I've got dozens of u-bolts laying around...none of them fit so I had to buy new. If the old ones would have fit, I'd have used them.
So, I've got a grand total of $270 in them and they lifted the body up nicely and came with bushings and shims installed.
I would buy them again...but realize they are not Old Man Emu's and they are not going to ride nice. If I was rock crawling only, who cares, but this is a grocery getter, winter beater.
The stance is not bad with 1 and 3/4 inch pucks up front with fresh coils (DPO installed them). Clearance is excellent and the look is nice with 31".
Bottom line is el-cheapo Pro Comps and pucks make a very nice lift for very little money. Downside is the ride.
My summer project is to take them out, pull a leaf, and install a leaf from my OEM springs to see if that calms things down and drops the height an inch or so. I'll report back when and if I get aroudn to that...
TTFN.
1. They were supposed to lift 2.5" or so. Turned out to be more like 4" or 4.5"...or it seems that way. My shocks now limit axle travel...until they fail. I'm sure I'll yank the brake line off someday...gotta fix that, too.
2. They are so spring-ey they'll give you whiplash or brain damage or both.
3. 250 pounds of water softener salt in the back calms them right down and they become pretty nice for non-OEM springs. Honestly, they won't irritate you - you'll know you don't have OEM springs but they won't drive you insane. Take the salt bags out...it's grim....barely tolerable.
4. The springs came with bushings installed AND a steel shim installed. That was a pleasant surprise - not having to buy bushings, install them, then run around trying to find shims when you discover your driveline angle is screewed up. This is a big plus in my book and it saves a LOT of money (bushings are $12 each x 4 and shims got to be $10 each...plus all the grief in finding them, shipping, tax, etc. Pro-comp's way is more better.)
5. Needed longer u-bolts...that cost $40. I've got dozens of u-bolts laying around...none of them fit so I had to buy new. If the old ones would have fit, I'd have used them.
So, I've got a grand total of $270 in them and they lifted the body up nicely and came with bushings and shims installed.
I would buy them again...but realize they are not Old Man Emu's and they are not going to ride nice. If I was rock crawling only, who cares, but this is a grocery getter, winter beater.
The stance is not bad with 1 and 3/4 inch pucks up front with fresh coils (DPO installed them). Clearance is excellent and the look is nice with 31".
Bottom line is el-cheapo Pro Comps and pucks make a very nice lift for very little money. Downside is the ride.
My summer project is to take them out, pull a leaf, and install a leaf from my OEM springs to see if that calms things down and drops the height an inch or so. I'll report back when and if I get aroudn to that...
TTFN.
