Prices of 8" lift coils?

[XJguy]

Been shopping around for some 8" lift coil sorings. A company that I have dealt with before (made Warrior's lowering springs)can make me custom wound to my specifications, coil springs for 8" of lift for $168. Good price? Seen better?

XJguy

[Ted Z]

Rock Krawler XJ Stuff (http://rockkrawler.com/pages/xjcomponents.html)

I have had these 6" for a year or so and very happy with them

[XJguy]

Nice, thanks. Now if only they had 8" lift leaf springs as well.

XJguy

[Ted Z]

i got mine from Alcan in CO, mine were $180 per side but i feel it was totally worth it, best springs i've ever owned.

[Beezil]

XJG,

Not a flame, i repeat...NOT a flame......

but don't you think it would be a real good idea for you to get your feet wet before you build such a big rig?

I figure a little knowledge gained out in the backcountry trails on how certain products behave will better inform you on buying/installing decisions....

blasting right out of the gate with an 8" lift kinda doesn't seem safe to me.....

[Ted Z]

a little tall for a first timer i agree with Beezil..... there will be some fast learning.

[XJguy]

I here ya, but I'll just have to take extra percautions. I really do not plan on using my vehicle to its max potential after its complete..in otehr words dont look for me to be following you on any trails any time soon. Ill take it easy. I just had to take care of this, my XJ is as much a marketing tool as it is a source of pride and joy. Its a roilling billboard for my wares. After having 5.5" of lift for a year, the XJ was looking small, especially when parked next to my neighbors Durango and after adding the BW flares.

By the way, do 8" buckle too much? Is it better to go with 6.5" and spacers?

XJguy

[ChEwBaCcA]

So your saying youd rather be a mall wheeler? its Ok :-)

Regards
Chewy

[Beezil]

The first step in the healing process is to admit you are a poseur!

;)

[Bentonedge]

man i wish i could even admit i was a poser. i do not even own a jeep. not yet atleast. this will change in 2 hours though.

[XJguy]

LOL...well Im working on it. Member of ORPA (off road poseurs annonymous) I aint gonna be posin for much longer though. I'm just not gonna tackle the hardest trails till I get some experience...last thing I want to do is prove to everyone how good my cages are on my first run!

Actually I am a card carrying poseur thank you, here I am in one of my many poses http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0380816113.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

XJguy

[GSequoia]

That's some lovely blond hair you have there.

[XJguy]

I knew that one was coming :)

XJguy

[XJguy]

Anyway back to the topic...8" coils good idea or better to go with 6.5" and spacers?

XJguy

[ChuckD]

Back to Beez's coment, why go so High, you want to run the 35's and you have BW's, just add some spacers to what you already have. Part of a really good trail rig is keeping the CG low and running the biggest tire possible.

What is your current suspension package now anyway?

[XJguy]

I have always been a great proponent of a lower center of gravity and an optimized suspension rather than just lifting for lifts sake and shoving huge tires. But this time around things did not match up as intended. I started with 3" lift (and had no intentions if ever going up), that proved too low for the 33" tires so in went the 5.5". Then with the 33" tires and 3.25" back spacing of my wheels I needed to either lose the flares and or do some hacking. Since aesthetics are just as important to me as functionality, Bush Wacker flares were the solution (which as many know do not allow for more stuffage). But then the 33"x10.5" tires looked miniscule, hence my step up to 35" tires, which now even with the BW flares are way too close to rubbing. For street driving it would not be a problem at all, but if I want to get rid of my "poseur" status then either I have to hack away at my BW flares (which I do not want to do) or add more lift. The way I see it, 8" will be just about perfect to have no rubbing, good looks and high performance . My 5.5" lift is comprised of home brew leaf packs with an extended shackle, Terraflex 3" coils with poly spacers and double isolaters..so adding to it would not be a good idea.

XJguy

[XJguy]

Well they say pictures are worth a thousand words so here is 3Gs worth. Disregard the proximity of the front wheel to the rear of the wheel well, that will be addressed with the new CAs I'm fabbing.

http://publish.hometown.aol.com/xjguy/images/xnowyte%2035s.jpg
http://publish.hometown.aol.com/xjguy/images/rear%20wheel.jpg
http://publish.hometown.aol.com/xjguy/images/front%20wheel.jpg

XJguy

[ChuckD]

Actually most of the the NAXJA legends are around 8" anyway, except for Jes! :D

Most 6" springs and the RE ZJ 4.5" give you more than six. Either add the spacers on top or build up 2" from the axle mount.

[Hunter-Lynchburg,Va]

id get some new leafs and coil spacers. you dont need 8" of lift to fit 35's.

Hunter

[Beej]

Is this an example of when they started to get good? Only six months from this point it was all over, wadn't it?



:D

[IcedXJ]

Is this an example of when they started to get good? Only six months from this point it was all over, wadn't it?



:D
I hate you so much....Damn you

[Lawn Cher']

STFU! XJGuy is dead!

[Beej]

"We learn from history that we never learn anything from history."

- Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

[IcedXJ]

"We learn from history that we never learn anything from history."

- Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
and you insist on bring history to the present?

[Beej]

"Applaud me not; it is not I who speaks to you, but history which speaks through my mouth."

- Fustel de Coulanges

[IcedXJ]

"Applaud me not; it is not I who speaks to you, but history which speaks through my mouth."

- Fustel de Coulanges
more like bad quotes

[Lawn Cher']

"This thread is great!










For me to poop on!"

-Triumph

[Beej]

"The past is always a rebuke to the present."

- Robert Penn Warren

[IcedXJ]

"The past is always a rebuke to the present."

- Robert Penn Warren
"Thou whost resurect old posts needth to be banneth for an undisclosed amount of time"
-ME

[Lawn Cher']

Iced Okie-Neo XJ has a lisp now.

[Beej]

"If you would understand anything, observe its beginning and its development."

- Aristotle

[IcedXJ]

Iced Okie-Neo XJ has a lisp now.
I gotta add more to my name, that simply is not long enough

[Beej]

Ithed-Okie-Neo-Ekthjay?

Its add letters few anyway...

:dunno:

[IcedXJ]

Ithed-Okie-Neo-Ekthjay?

Its add letters few anyway...

:dunno:
it is supposed to be, "it adds a few leters"


hahaha Ekthjay? :confused:

[Beej]

it is supposed to be, "it adds a few leters" are sure you that about?

[IcedXJ]

are sure you that about?
damnit I spelt letters wrong...HAHAHA

[CW]

Are we really out of new things to do? Has everything possible been done? Maybe we should un-ban xjguy and see if we get any new gems instead of beej bringing up the 3 year old blatherings from the most innovative fabricator the jeep world has ever seen. Or maybe beej should design a bolt in cage and pick up where his hero left off.
hasta