Coil heights...

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moparjim1987

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Location

pennsylvania

• Apr 5, 2008

• #1

I know that there is probably 50 million threads on this subject but i cant seem to find anything that i need. Can someone tell me or lead me to a post/thread that says the uncompressed height of coils? i just picked up a set of zj coils from the junkyard today and there was no engine in the jeep, so i don't know whether it was a v8 or not. i know that they are stock because they had the little tags on them that the factory ones do. thanks for all your help.

 

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moparjim1987

NAXJA Forum User

Location

pennsylvania

• Apr 5, 2008

• #2

I would like to make sure i didn't waste my money.......

 

asp

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Westport, MA

• Apr 5, 2008

• #3

you could get the vin of the body and run that and see what equipment it had.

 

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Markos

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Seattle, WA

• Apr 6, 2008

• #4

Uncompressed coild height may not mean much. The springs may be the same height but stiffer (to accomodate the V8). I can tell you that the 2" Rubicon Express spring that I installed are slightly shorter than the factory spring when uncompressed. Remarkably, the jeep sat 2" higher when installed.

 

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RCP Phx

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Phoenix,Az

• Apr 6, 2008

• #5

Thats correct,without knowing the spring rate,height wont tell you much!

 

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WheelsUp

NAXJA Forum User

Location

B-Burg, VA

• Apr 6, 2008

• #6

I've got a set of V8 coils laying around I'll try to measure when I go by the shop later. The OE V8 coils IIRC are a bit taller uncompressed compared to the 6 and a bit thicker.

 

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tayman

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Niceville, FL

• Apr 7, 2008

• #7

when I got my V8 coils (that I no longer run...) they were exactly the same height as the stock coils. But they are a lot beefier, so the jeep sat 2 1/4" higher.

 

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WheelsUp

NAXJA Forum User

Location

B-Burg, VA

• Apr 8, 2008

• #8

The V8 coils I've got are roughly 17.5" uncompressed