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leaf spring recommendation?

ehall

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Right now I am running a set of pre-merger RE 3.5 SF leaf packs. I like them alright but the bushings are shot. I need to go up an inch or so anyway, so I'm thinking about getting new ones. But I'm wondering if there's a better brand nowadays that will give me similar lift with all the weight.
 
I have the same springs with extended shackles for 5.5" of lift. When necessary I am going to replace the bushing with the Stengel Bros parts. If necessary, I will have them re-arched also.
 
I know they aren't cheap, but ordering deavers would change how you view leaf springs.

They are 4.5" lift (+ shackle) and ride as good as any coil sprung vehicle out there.
 
Over the last 13 years I have run R.E., OME, and home built packs.
I now ruining the best so far, set of BDS rear leafs.
Three years of hard use and they have not sagged, unlike the all the previous leaf packs.
http://bds-suspension.com/product-display?tab=jeep-accessories
For having 7-leaves, they ride nicely, not stiff at all.
 
These will be the best springs you will ever buy.

http://www.polyperformance.com/Deav..._term=DVR-G9&gclid=CKP4ouC5w9ECFUlNfgodeGsMGw

I built my first Cherokee in 1998 with a Tomken Machine 6" lift. I upgraded the rear springs to Deavers in 2000. My brother in law now owns the jeep and the springs are still on it. The jeep has been to Moab 7 times, wheeled the Rubicon and competed in some of the first NW rock crawl comps in 2000.
 
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