Mj Specific Lift kits

Ghost · Mar 12, 2013

Looking for a MJ specific lift kit with full spring packs.... Seems like all I can find is this:

http://www.rustysoffroad.com/jeep-s...s/rustys-mj-comanche-4-5-spring-pack-kit.html

Anyone else know of another one or a 3" with full packs? Don't say just go spring over bc I don't want to do that. I'm going to be building this for my boys and me to share. I don't want my teenage twins to have a wildly build MJ to destroy. That is what my jeep is for.

dave92cherokee · Mar 13, 2013

A lot of guys on comanche club go with hellcreek springs. They have 3-4.5" springs for the mj spring under.

kastein · Mar 13, 2013

It's an MJ... just put a few hundred pounds of spare parts and tools in the bed and take off. Maybe a pile of firewood. Bam, 4.5" lift just became 3".

I have the 4.5" Rusty's springs and I'm pretty happy with them, the bushings were junk but the springs are good.

If I have issues with them I might have to check out the hell creek springs.

Johnnie Walker · Mar 13, 2013

Or if you want to spend some money you can buy a custom set of deavers, alcan or national springs?

Mnkyboy · Mar 13, 2013

From what I understand Hell Creek is no longer making springs.

cheapcherokee93 · Mar 13, 2013

do a bastard pack. i used 90s f150 leafs and made a close to 3" lift pack
its cheaper, but wont perform as well as a custom made pack obviously

Ghost · Mar 13, 2013

dave92cherokee said:
A lot of guys on comanche club go with hellcreek springs. They have 3-4.5" springs for the mj spring under.

Thanks I am not familiar with them.

Johnnie Walker said:
Or if you want to spend some money you can buy a custom set of deavers, alcan or national springs?

Alcan is still being considered. I have ran their springs on my xj twice now.

Mnkyboy said:
From what I understand Hell Creek is no longer making springs.

They are showing up on their site.

cheapcherokee93 said:
do a bastard pack. i used 90s f150 leafs and made a close to 3" lift pack
its cheaper, but wont perform as well as a custom made pack obviously

Is that 2wd springs? Any details on what you did? Which springs you used where?

Mnkyboy · Mar 13, 2013

Ghost said:
They are showing up on their site.

You might give him a call, I've heard from several people who have spoken to Tom that he is out of the spring business.

If something has changed and you can get them that would be great, I've only ever heard great reviews on hellcreek springs.

Ghost · Mar 13, 2013

Mnkyboy said:
You might give him a call, I've heard from several people who have spoken to Tom that he is out of the spring business.

If something has changed and you can get them that would be great, I've only ever heard great reviews on hellcreek springs.

I wonder who makes them for him.

Comanchedude · Mar 13, 2013

That is a good price on that kit.. you could maybe use shorter shackle to drop and inch off the lift?

there is a spring listed on Comancheclub that may be perfect . link below. looks to provide up to 3" lift for some and it a hd spring with military wrap . nice

http://www.generalspringkc.com/product_p/gsc-571.htm

Ghost said:
Looking for a MJ specific lift kit with full spring packs.... Seems like all I can find is this:

http://www.rustysoffroad.com/jeep-s...s/rustys-mj-comanche-4-5-spring-pack-kit.html

Anyone else know of another one or a 3" with full packs? Don't say just go spring over bc I don't want to do that. I'm going to be building this for my boys and me to share. I don't want my teenage twins to have a wildly build MJ to destroy. That is what my jeep is for.

Mnkyboy · Mar 13, 2013

Ghost said:
I wonder who makes them for him.

As far as I know he makes them. It's Laher spring that makes them and he's Tom Laher.

89eliminator · Mar 13, 2013

hellcreek

for the love of god, do not buy from rustys.

xjtrailrider · Mar 14, 2013

Glenn, We are running the Hell Creek 2"AAL's and 2 years later we still have a full 2" out of them. Great springs.

For a MJ, Hell Creek all the way!

Ghost · Mar 14, 2013

OK thanks guys. I'm still working on where I want this MJ for us to share. I think it will be predominately driven by Glenn. However he is in love with the new Limited I got...

JohnX · Mar 14, 2013

I have a set of hell creek AAL's if your interested. Not enough lift for me so I went bastard. Pm me if interested.

cheapcherokee93 · Mar 14, 2013

Ghost said:
Is that 2wd springs? Any details on what you did? Which springs you used where?

nope, warn out 4wd springs. this is the pack:

MJ main
f150 main
f150 2nd
f150 3rd
MJ 3rd

i forget the exact year of F150 but it was a 90s truck. if you dont want to cut the eyes off the F150 main leaf you can do this combo, it sat maybe a half an inch lower than what you see:

MJ main
MJ 2nd
f150 2nd
f150 3rd
MJ 3rd

even though this bastard pack works well for me, i do plan to have a set of custom deavers made eventually

kastein · Mar 14, 2013

89eliminator said:
hellcreek

for the love of god, do not buy from rustys.

The leafs are fine. I'm running them and have been for nearly two years now.

The bushings that came in the leafs? total junk.

The rest of the lift kit? I don't have it (my lift is a combination of a billion brands) and won't pass judgement on it... unless it's as crummy as the track bar is.

89eliminator · Mar 14, 2013

the leafs are what i have a problem with....

Ghost · Mar 14, 2013

cheapcherokee93 said:
nope, warn out 4wd springs. this is the pack:

MJ main
f150 main
f150 2nd
f150 3rd
MJ 3rd

i forget the exact year of F150 but it was a 90s truck. if you don't want to cut the eyes off the F150 main leaf you can do this combo, it sat maybe a half an inch lower than what you see:

MJ main
MJ 2nd
f150 2nd
f150 3rd
MJ 3rd

even though this bastard pack works well for me, i do plan to have a set of custom deavers made eventually

4WD F150's have a 3" wide rear leaf spring the 2WD has the 2.5" one unless the much later model Fords got a narrower spring. The MJ is 2.5" or is it wider? I guess I could go look at my MJ. LOL!

Ghost · Mar 14, 2013

Just called Hell Creek and talked to Tom. They closed their spring plant and have their plans out for pricing. Looking for a builder from what I can tell. He said they should be back available in a month or so.

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