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DogWood3
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I have a 99 xj with a 4.5" lift when I got the kit I got the add a leaf(whice I would do over)my leaf springs are starting to sage new 4" springs run about 300 a set is there a cheaper way to fix and still be as safe as if I got the new ones
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Post by sandfox »

throw a block in it, that will get your lift height back, but wont do anything for supporting sagging springs :)
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block it for now but save up and do it right!
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green50gt wrote:block it for now but save up and do it right!

X2. Rember a block will work lose and you can have spring wrap when wheeling hard.
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Pick up a S-10 or Dakota pack at a junkyard and make a bastard pack using your main and the main from the JY springs http://www.lunghd.com/Tech_Articles/Sus ... t_Lift.htm
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Post by whatsup1287 »

What about adding a longer shackle. (assuming your kit didn't come with one) It will give you the .5" you are looking for and its not a block and will flex more.
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