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New Leaf Springs Needed

May 7, 2015, 12:06 p.m.
Madman
Madman
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Joined: Aug. 22, 2005

Rock city?

Yeap.

May 7, 2015, 4:48 p.m.
Madman
Madman
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Joined: Aug. 22, 2005

6spd is pretty sweet. Anyone have a PRG short shifter?

May 8, 2015, 10:49 a.m.
Zedbra
Zedbra
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Joined: March 15, 2003

I assume you mean the 2.5" body compared to the 2.0" body Radflos? Do you have Radflo rears as well?

I likely blew out the Bilis and snapped one leaf and cracked the other in under six years.
Which shop in Abby works on the,?
I'm hoping S-Werx will get into the truck suspension by the time they need service :lol:

Yes, 2.5" body. Yes, I have the rear Radflos as well with the external overflow - those have been great thus far. Radflo shop: Big Country Customs

Address: 2215 Carpenter St. Abbotsford, B.C. Canada V2T 6B4

What do you mean by blown? Did the shaft seal leak?

First time it was blown O rings before the schrader valve letting all the nitrogen out, they needed a rebuild. At that time, only Radflo would work on them - I checked many shops. Huge expense and hassle to send them down to the States for repair. Then they tell me there is no warranty in Canada, but they fixed them for free anyways.

Now both shaft seals are completely pooched and I believe the nitrogen leaked out a long time ago. Plus the bushings were completely worn out - falling out of the eye of the strut. All this in 5 years and not that much mileage.

Seriously consider stepping up to Fox or another brand that can be easily serviced locally.

June 21, 2015, 7:14 p.m.
Carl-Wilco
Posts: 1123
Joined: March 10, 2005

Seems like some of you have quite a bit of knowledge here so maybe someone could help me.

Some of the clamps from the rear leaf spring fell off my 2000 Jeep Cherokee. These are the ones with 2 or 3 per leaf pack, which I think basically just keep them from fanning out side to side. The mechanic I go to, which is usually very reliable, thinks they would have to take the leaf springs off, send them to someone that specializes in leaf springs, and have them fix it. This seems very excessive for a flimsy part… problem is that they are riveted on the bottom of the leaf spring. From what I can see on this site below, I don't see a part number for them so that makes sense, they are just part of the stock leaf spring pack…

http://www.factorychryslerparts.com/showAssembly.aspx?ukey_assembly=661208[HTML_REMOVED]ukey_make=1064[HTML_REMOVED]ukey_model=15525[HTML_REMOVED]modelYear=2000[HTML_REMOVED]ukey_driveLine=7407[HTML_REMOVED]ukey_trimLevel=18765[HTML_REMOVED]searchString=leaf%20clamp

A bit of Googling seems to reveal a ton of DIY setups like these:
https://www.google.ca/search?q=jeep+xj+oem+leaf+spring+clamp[HTML_REMOVED]biw=1920[HTML_REMOVED]bih=943[HTML_REMOVED]source=lnms[HTML_REMOVED]tbm=isch[HTML_REMOVED]sa=X[HTML_REMOVED]ei=-WaHVfuQHIzSoAT0oaTAAg[HTML_REMOVED]ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ#imgrc=Wsdop4wQffnCiM%253A%3Blk8PptgqqU7pjM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.cherokeeforum.com%252Fattachments%252Ff2%252F8212d1258851882t-budget-leaf-spring-clamps-imgp1433.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.cherokeeforum.com%252Ff2%252Fbudget-leaf-spring-clamps-29566%252F%3B700%3B327

I don't want to spend $600-800 to replace this POS little part if other people get by using some bolted-together steel pieces to do the same job. I'll probably talk to one or two of the shops in Abby that have been recommended here, but wondering if anyone here has any experience with something like this?

www.gnarwhale.com

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