question on rear stretch w/ reversed leafs

so i got 4.5" RC leaf's and teraflex 1.5" drop shackles and im interested in doing a rear stretch and cutting out the rear fenderwell. questions are:

to gain slight lift perhaps 4" can a stock xj leaf spring turned reverse provide lift or am i just going to need to turn my RC leafs around?

im aware that ill need to make a new shackle assembly and im gonna make a nice adjustable mount while im at it so thats not a concern, but how far back will it be compared to now?

thanks guys!

cant you just drill a new hole in the spring to move the axle back. or turn the spring around as the centering pin hole is not in the center of the spring?

i just said im gonna turn the springs around bro thats the whole point im asking specific questions on lift and shackle location. not the idea.

stocks leaves turned around will not give you lift. shackle location will stay the same with the springs forward or backward as long as the leafspring stays the same length. more axle wrap will happen with the springs reversed.

as to how far it will move measure where the center pin goes from each end of the spring. the diference will be how far the axle will move

tonexj said:

i just said im gonna turn the springs around bro thats the whole point im asking specific questions on lift and shackle location. not the idea.

Click to expand...

by reversing the spring, why would the shackle location change if the length of the spring didnt change?

why would a stock spring gain 4" of lift by turning it around concidering the hole is off centered by only about 1.5"?

i was just trying to help, please dont call me bro.

it gives you around 5 inches of stretch flipped

and you dont gain/loose any lift by doing so. only thing your gaining is stretch, and axle wrap

wow thats more stretch then i figured it would be, time to pull out the sawzuki