HELP! re1462 leaf springs too short?

99xjache

NAXJA Member #1289

Location

Thousand Oaks, CA

• Sep 2, 2005

• #1

Im trying to install new leaf springs on my 99 it seems to me that the springs are too short eye to eye to install with the stock shackles. Am I doing something wrong or did I get the wrong junk?

 

99xjache

NAXJA Member #1289

Location

Thousand Oaks, CA

• Sep 2, 2005

• #2

Anybody with some input?

 

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tealcherokee

NAXJA Forum User

Location

CT

• Sep 2, 2005

• #3

youll have to bend the spring to reach, i used a block of wood, about 12" from the shackle end of the spring, inbetween the spring and frame, jack the center of the spring up....

 

xjj33p3r

NAXJA Member #1108

Location

garland, tx

• Sep 2, 2005

• #4

Yea, you're REALLY gunna have to tug at the spring to get it in place with the shackle. Try to get someone to help you pull it back, then you put in the bolt.

 

99xjache

NAXJA Member #1289

Location

Thousand Oaks, CA

• Sep 2, 2005

• #5

Shoot, I did another search and found that I really cant use these these springs with the stock shackles. I need to install the 1.25"/1.5" lift shackles.

Looks like I'm goin 6"!

 

99xjache

NAXJA Member #1289

Location

Thousand Oaks, CA

• Sep 2, 2005

• #6

Thanks for your help guys

 

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bj-666

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Rhode Island

• Sep 2, 2005

• #7

99xjache said:

Am I doing something wrong or did I get the wrong junk?

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yea you forgot to buy shackles that work with the springs
:kissyou:

 

99xjache

NAXJA Member #1289

Location

Thousand Oaks, CA

• Sep 2, 2005

• #8

Well, I told my local off road shop I was trying to get 4.5" back in the rear springs, without blocks, and they sold me these. I should have done more research before going in. I may exchange them for the 1463 springs and the shackles to try and keep the rear @4.5". I dont want to go much higher than that.

 

Kittrell

NAXJA Member

NAXJA Member

Location

Thornton, CO

• Sep 2, 2005

• #9

99xjache said:

Well, I told my local off road shop I was trying to get 4.5" back in the rear springs, without blocks, and they sold me these. I should have done more research before going in. I may exchange them for the 1463 springs and the shackles to try and keep the rear @4.5". I dont want to go much higher than that.

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My Rubicon 3.5" Leaf Springs gave me 6" with stock shackles. After a year and a few wheeling trips they were still hat 5"............ :lecture:

 

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GottaBeJeep

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Colorado Springs

• Sep 2, 2005

• #10

99xjache said:

Shoot, I did another search and found that I really cant use these these springs with the stock shackles. I need to install the 1.25"/1.5" lift shackles.

Looks like I'm goin 6"!

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That's funny, they work just fine on my jeep with stock shackles. Weird.

Don't believe everything you read. Sure, newer 1462's flex better with longer shackles, but if you go out and break them in, they will flex just fine. Besides, if you add an RE 1.25" shackle, you'll get 7.5" of lift in the rear to start.

 

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VegasAnthony

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Las Vegas

• Sep 2, 2005

• #11

they will fit its just a biych to get them in
romving tires a bottle jack a comealaong and a engine hoist and ya got it
or and a BFH
and impact gun

 

99xjache

NAXJA Member #1289

Location

Thousand Oaks, CA

• Sep 3, 2005

• #12

thanks again guys, got em in. Lots of tweakin and cussin but their in. The next order of business is SYE install. Doing that over the wkend. Ill post pics whenever Im allowed to.