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Jeep Wrangler YJ
YJ General Discussion
At what point do you replace leaf springs?
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<blockquote data-quote="machoheadgames" data-source="post: 435585" data-attributes="member: 18789"><p>I haven't looked very hard but I have not found much spring rate info out there for various brands. I do know that last I looked, the OMEs were around 140lb/in for the fronts and 185ish lb/in for the rears that they offer. I ran the rears on all 4 corners and it rides great. I believe stock spring rate is about 145 on all the springs. </p><p></p><p>Not sure about any other brand. What HD stuff are you referring to? When I lifted my YJ 3.5" years back, I went with BDS and used their heavy duty springs which is basically taking their front springs and putting them on the rear. They said those were the right choice for a hardtop and that it would still ride excellent without the hardtop on. It was like a damn log wagon, was horrible. Couldn't hardly drink a drink while driving without spilling it on yourself and it was just extremely bumpy, very uncomfortable. So I would highly recommend NOT putting HD rears on in any capacity unless you plan to have a bunch of weight back there all the time. </p><p></p><p>The OME stuff is solid, but if you want to stay stock height then just stick with what you got. There is practically no other "stock" option out there, the stock stuff is 1.5-2" minimum lift from everything I've seen, as evidenced by the fact that there is significant arch to them when installed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="machoheadgames, post: 435585, member: 18789"] I haven't looked very hard but I have not found much spring rate info out there for various brands. I do know that last I looked, the OMEs were around 140lb/in for the fronts and 185ish lb/in for the rears that they offer. I ran the rears on all 4 corners and it rides great. I believe stock spring rate is about 145 on all the springs. Not sure about any other brand. What HD stuff are you referring to? When I lifted my YJ 3.5" years back, I went with BDS and used their heavy duty springs which is basically taking their front springs and putting them on the rear. They said those were the right choice for a hardtop and that it would still ride excellent without the hardtop on. It was like a damn log wagon, was horrible. Couldn't hardly drink a drink while driving without spilling it on yourself and it was just extremely bumpy, very uncomfortable. So I would highly recommend NOT putting HD rears on in any capacity unless you plan to have a bunch of weight back there all the time. The OME stuff is solid, but if you want to stay stock height then just stick with what you got. There is practically no other "stock" option out there, the stock stuff is 1.5-2" minimum lift from everything I've seen, as evidenced by the fact that there is significant arch to them when installed. [/QUOTE]
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At what point do you replace leaf springs?
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