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Re: Xj cherokee leaf spring conversion
« Reply #15 on: June 25, 2011, 01:40:01 AM »
LOL yes this is true I could take the good spring on the other side out hit the junkyard up, then mod the springs to fit the eagle.
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Re: Xj cherokee leaf spring conversion
« Reply #16 on: June 25, 2011, 02:20:48 AM »
one thing you could do is take the top leaf off the eagle leaf pack and put it on the jeep leaf pack and then you would have a set of leaf springs that will fit your eagle and give it a bit of a lift with out moddifing your car to make them fit.
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Re: Xj cherokee leaf spring conversion
« Reply #17 on: June 25, 2011, 06:21:10 AM »
Quote from: maddog on June 25, 2011, 02:20:48 AM
one thing you could do is take the top leaf off the eagle leaf pack and put it on the jeep leaf pack and then you would have a set of leaf springs that will fit your eagle and give it a bit of a lift with out moddifing your car to make them fit.

unfortunately the top leaf (the main leaf) is the one that broke so thats really not an option but would have been a good idea
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Re: Xj cherokee leaf spring conversion
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Re: Xj cherokee leaf spring conversion
« Reply #19 on: June 25, 2011, 07:42:40 PM »
Awesome Mitch thanks a lot egg to you
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Re: Xj cherokee leaf spring conversion
« Reply #20 on: July 14, 2011, 09:41:42 PM »
Got the order from General Springs in Kansas, Very happy with there product. everything looks fantastic. The springs are in and the car rides like a dream.
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Re: Xj cherokee leaf spring conversion
« Reply #21 on: July 15, 2011, 08:26:24 PM »
Quote from: 85AmCfreak on July 14, 2011, 09:41:42 PM
Got the order from General Springs in Kansas, Very happy with there product. everything looks fantastic. The springs are in and the car rides like a dream.

Thats great to hear.  What else did you get with the springs (Ubolts, etc),  They seem like they are very reasonable on shipping - only $35 to Colorado!  Thanks
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Re: Xj cherokee leaf spring conversion
« Reply #22 on: July 18, 2011, 09:14:36 PM »
Just the bushing kit, in high sight I should have gotten new shackles and u bolts but I didn't think ahead. But I am extremely satisfied with the order everything fit right in the way it should 4 stars for general springs.
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Re: Xj cherokee leaf spring conversion
« Reply #23 on: July 18, 2011, 09:32:15 PM »
85AmCfreak, do your new springs have plenty or arch?
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Re: Xj cherokee leaf spring conversion
« Reply #24 on: July 18, 2011, 09:58:58 PM »
Quote from: 85AmCfreak on July 18, 2011, 09:14:36 PM
Just the bushing kit, in high sight I should have gotten new shackles and u bolts but I didn't think ahead. But I am extremely satisfied with the order everything fit right in the way it should 4 stars for general springs.

Thanks!  Egg to you!
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Re: Xj cherokee leaf spring conversion
« Reply #25 on: August 09, 2011, 04:44:22 AM »
Jim the springs were made to the original specs they had enough to bring the car back up to normal ride height. Why do you ask??
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Re: Xj cherokee leaf spring conversion
« Reply #26 on: August 09, 2011, 01:06:45 PM »
Quote from: 85AmCfreak on August 09, 2011, 04:44:22 AM
Jim the springs were made to the original specs they had enough to bring the car back up to normal ride height. Why do you ask??
I bought leaf springs from ESPO and from General Springs and both sets were flat - no arch at all - when I installed them.
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Re: Xj cherokee leaf spring conversion
« Reply #27 on: August 09, 2011, 10:58:47 PM »
I installed coil over shocks, and they lifted the rear back up, but made the ride very stiff.
I have considered combining the 2 sets of springs.  The ESPO springs I took off when I installed the KC springs had very few miles on them.
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Re: Xj cherokee leaf spring conversion
« Reply #28 on: August 13, 2011, 12:29:03 AM »
Well at this point whats done is done I will have to see how they fair after some time
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Re: Xj cherokee leaf spring conversion
« Reply #29 on: August 13, 2011, 01:14:40 AM »
Have you look in to to a solid axle leaf spring conversion from parts from a FSJ Grand Wagoneer. You could provably get a complet one out of a junkyard for about 500.00 to 800 bucks, meaning all the parts would be on there, including the parts to convert your AMC Eagle from a 258 to a 360.
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