philagony94xj
NAXJA Forum User
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- Schererville, Indiana
now i've been researching lift kits for a little while on here and through companies like Rough Country, Rubicon Express, Old Man Emu,......etc.
now my Rear Leaf question is this.....Would it be ok to take a Brand New (and i mean never installed or ran) Leaf Pack from a stock XJ and put an AAL in the pack? and still get the desired lift whether it be 3, 3.5, 4.5 inches? and still retain good ride quality and longevity of the AAL? or do you think the AAL would squash out like they always do after a short period of time?
in my head i am thinking the AAL would hold up for quite awhile because the NEW leaf spring does not have the sag and flattened effect it would if it had 100,000 plus miles on it. and it would still be cheaper than buying a brand new leaf pack from any of these other places. Quadratec has new leafs listed for 69.99 and add that X2 to the cost of an AAL kit and its less than the same kit upgraded to full leaf packs. granted you still have to do the labor part of disassembly and reassemble, but if you are effecient at it, it would make sense right? plus you get all the hardware in the AAL kit to reassemble it anyways! so no extra cost there.
i mean its basically like putting together your own brand spanking new lift pack, for cheap!
just looking for anyone who has some thoughs on this scenario. it sounds good to me in theory, but as for practicallity, thats another story.
oh and my truck is a 94 XJ sport w/ 4.0L, auto tranny, D30front, 8.25 rear
i'm just waiting to see what Cal and other experienced jeepers have to say on this one! whether it be good or bad i'm ready to hear it!
now my Rear Leaf question is this.....Would it be ok to take a Brand New (and i mean never installed or ran) Leaf Pack from a stock XJ and put an AAL in the pack? and still get the desired lift whether it be 3, 3.5, 4.5 inches? and still retain good ride quality and longevity of the AAL? or do you think the AAL would squash out like they always do after a short period of time?
in my head i am thinking the AAL would hold up for quite awhile because the NEW leaf spring does not have the sag and flattened effect it would if it had 100,000 plus miles on it. and it would still be cheaper than buying a brand new leaf pack from any of these other places. Quadratec has new leafs listed for 69.99 and add that X2 to the cost of an AAL kit and its less than the same kit upgraded to full leaf packs. granted you still have to do the labor part of disassembly and reassemble, but if you are effecient at it, it would make sense right? plus you get all the hardware in the AAL kit to reassemble it anyways! so no extra cost there.
i mean its basically like putting together your own brand spanking new lift pack, for cheap!
just looking for anyone who has some thoughs on this scenario. it sounds good to me in theory, but as for practicallity, thats another story.
oh and my truck is a 94 XJ sport w/ 4.0L, auto tranny, D30front, 8.25 rear
i'm just waiting to see what Cal and other experienced jeepers have to say on this one! whether it be good or bad i'm ready to hear it!