Long Leafs

Found this site on the web.... anyone have idea as to going to just a leaf spring replacement with maybe a 2 1/2" lift.
http://www.holbrookspecialties.com/longleaf.htm

 

aaah how do I get a hold of IIRC Warloch and ask how he might like them?

 

Never mind I found him here and fired off a message to him...... just waiting for a reply.
Thanks for the info,
Dave

 

IIRC="If I Recall Correctly".

 

I drove that yellow 3b with the prototype Long leafs in Moab Utah. The 3b belongs to Rich Imholt, a member of the Jolly Jeepers here in Oregon the the "R" in R&P 4 WD Parts Inc.
I will say they just plain work. We drove over some gravel washboard roads at about 30 mph and it was like riding in a cadillac. They flex very well as seen in the pics and give about 3" of lift depending on how the Jeep is equipped, i.e. whether has a winch, heavy bumpers, spare tire carrier, etc.
The springs themselves are about 9" longer than stock toward the center of the Jeep and have offset centering pins to keep the axles in the stock location.
You will get more body roll than with other lift springs or stock springs, but that's because of the flexibility of the springs. You may also need to put on longer shocks and mounts to get full benefit of the flexibility of the springs. Rich still has the stock mounts on his frame and the shocks are the limiting factor on getting full droop from them, but you can see from the pic that he is still flexing quite well. The springs hold up quite well also. I put those springs on the front of the race Jeep for better ride/handling/bump absorption and it really helped. I used to pull the front tires off the ground during launch in sand drags, now I can't get the front tires off the ground at all! Huge improvement. I've got them to put on the back as well, and will probably put them on the '68 project CJ-5.
YMMV. Nickmil