I found a set of leaf springs for my Jeep on evilbay for around $200. It's a complete set. The rear end of my Jeep has been sagging very badly for the past 3 years, thinking about getting the new springs. They claim it takes an hour per side to replace them... yeah right... not with rusty bolts. But is it a real pain in the butt to replace them? My father also suggested using helper springs instead... Is it worth it to replace them or just get the helper springs?
I put new springs in my Cherokee here at work. Took me about 3 hours with a full equipped shop. Rust sucks. Well worth the work though. I went a bit heavier over the stock spring rating. They dont take tongue weight very well the Jeeps if you tow with it.
Mine took me about 2.5 hours but my Cherokee has been in central VA all its life so rust wasn't an issue. When we did a lift kit with an add a leaf it lasted about 1.5 years before they started sagging. I would recommend the full leaf packs.
Yes! I also added Helwig Sportsprings, (If memory serves me), which not only prevented sag, but really contributed to handling. Definitely made a huge difference in road curves. If I wasn't planning coil conversion on my 2001, I'd do it again.
MAVERICK leaf springs My '72 Maverick has quite a a slight sag to it. Nothing extreme, but it bothers me to see as much of the hood driving as I do. Has anyone had experience adding another leaf to the springs in back? It still has plenty of U-bolt left. A year ago I added a leaf to my 4runner and it made all the difference.
Yes, I added a leaf to each spring. Cut the eyes off '70 six cyl Mav main leaves, which were a little thinner than the originals on my '72 302 car. I think the rear now sits an inch or so higher than stock.
