homemade m/l's using cheerekee Shackels...POST UP PLEASE!!!

[Jbird]

awsome...exactly what i wanted

this next one may sound newb...but i try

will moving the front axle forward 1.5" by using rear springs cause any problems with my steering?  -im SKy's DragLINk over the top-(tierod remained the same)

 If you were still running a stock set-up, sometimes the drag link can get bound up if the axle gets moved to far forward. But with your set-up you should be fine.

Just remember to check and make sure your brake lines will be long enough with the added flex. And you will probably need a front drive-shaft spacer or a thicker one if you already have one.

[Orionn]

I should have added to m post.....were using YJ's on Jimmy's rig with relocation plates to help.
Going to mount bumpstops for the M/L's on the bumper and make it possable to pin them closed as well.

[neil_04]

i think im might try to make these

[86badboy]

ok...so ive started out by taking the overloads out of the rear set of stock springs i have,  then i added the third leaf down from a pair of stock fronts

with out the other leaf from the front pack, they seemed to soft and flimsy

tell me what you think...too many leafs

[skyhiranger]

I am running a 5 leaf RUF pack on mine.  I do have a heavy bumper and winch mounted on front too.
I used the military wrap (the one under the main leaf) spring from the front pack (the centering pin hole will have to be redrilled) as well as one other (I think the next one down), and removed the overload from the rear pack I moved up front.

[86badboy]

I am running a 5 leaf RUF pack on mine.  I do have a heavy bumper and winch mounted on front too.
I used the military wrap (the one under the main leaf) spring from the front pack (the centering pin hole will have to be redrilled) as well as one other (I think the next one down), and removed the overload from the rear pack I moved up front.

a 5 pack!!!

i would think that would be stiff

[skyhiranger]

a 5 pack!!!

i would think that would be stiff

No, it really isn't.  Samurai springs are really pretty soft (I guess, because they are only 2 inches wide and the leafs are thin).  And remember, I have probably 100lbs of extra weight hanging off the front (winch and heavy steel bumper).  Even with the 5 pack, the springs still have very little positive arch to them, when sitting on level ground.
Before I lowered my bumpstops, I could put the springs into a negative arch without trying too hard.

[86badboy]

i think ill try what i got then see how i like er

im positive my brakelines will be lng enough, but im second guessing my shocks

[Strange]

would there be anything wrong with mounting the cherokee shackle on the spring instead of frame mount?

[goober]

im running a 4 leaf ruf on the front with a shrock bumper,  i also am running the stock rear leaves out back, and i still sit nose high.   once i add a winch it will sit level. 

[zucruisers]

im running a 4 leaf ruf on the front with a shrock bumper,  i also am running the stock rear leaves out back, and i still sit nose high.   once i add a winch it will sit level. 

....if you'd wheel your rig a few times it would sit level...then add a winch and it will sit nose down

i run 5 leaf ruf and they're completely flat at ride height

[86badboy]

....if you'd wheel your rig a few times it would sit level...then add a winch and it will sit nose down

i run 5 leaf ruf and they're completely flat at ride height

BURN!

[Strange]

just put together my cherokee ml on my yj's and they do there job, but since the dropping part is so short dose it actually help noticibly, i like how its short for stability, but is that little droop worth it?

[86badboy]

if it keeps me that far from rolling