Doubling up on any springs increases the load rating or decreases the
flex rating.

On the CJ7, there are two different spring packs you can get. One is
for the hard top and hard doors version and comes with 2 or 3 extra
leafs in each pack.

I believe the top long springs are the same with the extra ones being
the short 'overload' type bottom leafs. This increases the load rating
without compromising the flex rate much.

If you double up on the long leafs, that will decrease the flex rate and
make for a stiffer ride while not helping much for more load.

Neither one will give you lift.

I think I have that right....

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

scopenutt@yahoo.com wrote:
>
> im recieving a set of "unbent,untwisted," stock 90YJ,
> leaf-springs
> tommorrow, to replace the ones i bent up on the mountain,so i have a
> question,
> can one double up on any of the leafs, and in doing so is there any
> benifit?
> the "old" leafs are good except the main-leaf,
>
> thank you,
> johnp
> yes im addicted im saving for a rubicon 4.5 lift,,,ha,,
> and a winch,and a this,and a that,,

 

Doubling up on any springs increases the load rating or decreases the
flex rating.

On the CJ7, there are two different spring packs you can get. One is
for the hard top and hard doors version and comes with 2 or 3 extra
leafs in each pack.

I believe the top long springs are the same with the extra ones being
the short 'overload' type bottom leafs. This increases the load rating
without compromising the flex rate much.

If you double up on the long leafs, that will decrease the flex rate and
make for a stiffer ride while not helping much for more load.

Neither one will give you lift.

I think I have that right....

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

scopenutt@yahoo.com wrote:
>
> im recieving a set of "unbent,untwisted," stock 90YJ,
> leaf-springs
> tommorrow, to replace the ones i bent up on the mountain,so i have a
> question,
> can one double up on any of the leafs, and in doing so is there any
> benifit?
> the "old" leafs are good except the main-leaf,
>
> thank you,
> johnp
> yes im addicted im saving for a rubicon 4.5 lift,,,ha,,
> and a winch,and a this,and a that,,

 

Doubling up on any springs increases the load rating or decreases the
flex rating.

On the CJ7, there are two different spring packs you can get. One is
for the hard top and hard doors version and comes with 2 or 3 extra
leafs in each pack.

I believe the top long springs are the same with the extra ones being
the short 'overload' type bottom leafs. This increases the load rating
without compromising the flex rate much.

If you double up on the long leafs, that will decrease the flex rate and
make for a stiffer ride while not helping much for more load.

Neither one will give you lift.

I think I have that right....

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

scopenutt@yahoo.com wrote:
>
> im recieving a set of "unbent,untwisted," stock 90YJ,
> leaf-springs
> tommorrow, to replace the ones i bent up on the mountain,so i have a
> question,
> can one double up on any of the leafs, and in doing so is there any
> benifit?
> the "old" leafs are good except the main-leaf,
>
> thank you,
> johnp
> yes im addicted im saving for a rubicon 4.5 lift,,,ha,,
> and a winch,and a this,and a that,,

 

Hi Brian,
Those were designed to support twelve hundred pounds. Your car
would natural be larger, but the key to off road performance is multi
leaf, to work around objects rather than to bounce back off them.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Cherokee-Ltd wrote:
>
> Yes, because they were so damn skinny.
> -Brian

 

Hi Brian,
Those were designed to support twelve hundred pounds. Your car
would natural be larger, but the key to off road performance is multi
leaf, to work around objects rather than to bounce back off them.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Cherokee-Ltd wrote:
>
> Yes, because they were so damn skinny.
> -Brian

 

Hi Brian,
Those were designed to support twelve hundred pounds. Your car
would natural be larger, but the key to off road performance is multi
leaf, to work around objects rather than to bounce back off them.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Cherokee-Ltd wrote:
>
> Yes, because they were so damn skinny.
> -Brian

 

Bill,
i was just told by a local spring manufacurer, that if i bring in both
sets, bad and good,
he would re-arch mt prings for a 2inch lift, and rebuild all for 150.00
using both sets,

is this worth it with the original srings?
or better to just change the bent ones out and keep original till i get
enough money
for a "real" RE spring system

thanks
john

 

Bill,
i was just told by a local spring manufacurer, that if i bring in both
sets, bad and good,
he would re-arch mt prings for a 2inch lift, and rebuild all for 150.00
using both sets,

is this worth it with the original srings?
or better to just change the bent ones out and keep original till i get
enough money
for a "real" RE spring system

thanks
john

 

Bill,
i was just told by a local spring manufacurer, that if i bring in both
sets, bad and good,
he would re-arch mt prings for a 2inch lift, and rebuild all for 150.00
using both sets,

is this worth it with the original srings?
or better to just change the bent ones out and keep original till i get
enough money
for a "real" RE spring system

thanks
john

 

I am not Bill, but I did just what you are thinking about 5 years ago
and my old arched set haven't sagged a bit. I off road pretty hard too.

The shop put one new leaf in that was already temper arched right to
hold the bent arch in the rest.

If you are having a manufacturer do that, it is likely a proper temper
arch seeing as the machine is right there which is supposed to last a
long time too.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

scopenutt@yahoo.com wrote:
>
> Bill,
> i was just told by a local spring manufacurer, that if i bring in both
> sets, bad and good,
> he would re-arch mt prings for a 2inch lift, and rebuild all for 150.00
> using both sets,
>
> is this worth it with the original srings?
> or better to just change the bent ones out and keep original till i get
> enough money
> for a "real" RE spring system
>
> thanks
> john