Are my "Up Country" rear leaf springs sagging?

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tokarev

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Arizona

• May 4, 2011

• #1

Hey everyone,

I've got a 2001 XJ Sport with factory "Up Country" suspension.
It seems like my rear end is sagging a little. Can someone please take a look at this picture and tell me if that's a normal amount of arch (or lack, thereof) for a rear up country leaf spring?

Thanks for your help.

 

91to99

NAXJA Forum User

Location

utah

• May 4, 2011

• #2

Looks to me like your main leaf is shot. The bend before the shackle tells me that because i have the same problem. I put an old set of 3 in aals in and now i have a gap between the main leaf and the aal.

 

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jeeptorino68

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Lebanon OR

• May 5, 2011

• #3

you have an extended shackle dont you?

if not, stock upcountry would be 18 inches center of wheel to bottom of flare

 

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tokarev

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Arizona

• May 5, 2011

• #4

jeeptorino68 said:

you have an extended shackle dont you?

- Nope. Everything is totally stock except that I recently trimmed the fenders and put on 31" tires.




if not, stock upcountry would be 18 inches center of wheel to bottom of flare

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- I wish I could measure it, but like I said, I recently trimmed the fenders. (I installed BW flat fender flares, actually. They require trimming.)

 

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RCP Phx

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Phoenix,Az

• May 5, 2011

• #5

Those springs are shot!

 

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clean4drxj

NAXJA Forum User

Location

CT.

• May 5, 2011

• #6

RCP Phx said:

Those springs are shot!

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Ian Christiansen

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Shelby Township, MI

• May 5, 2011

• #7

I have a set of UpCountry rear springs on my 2001 that are only 1.5 years old. They have settled in a little bit, but they have a lot more arch than yours.

 

hubs97xj

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Fort Wayne, IN

• May 5, 2011

• #8

Measuring ride height and stock specs. No flares needed.
http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=912893

 

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01din

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Virginia

• May 5, 2011

• #9

The fact is that unless you have a tremendous amount of weight in the back half of your Jeep, the rear leaf springs should have a u-shape (yours seem flat). It's this shape that creates the downward force to provide "spring."