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coil springs #925843 01/14/09 04:18 AM
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 1,063
new jersey
cuervo25 Offline OP
Body Damage is Cool
Is there any companies that make just the coil spring mounts for a conversion on an xj? And what is the difference in spring height of rubicon springs(front) and xj front springs? I managed to find a set of rubicon springs that are supposidly 1 in taller than stock for 10 bucks for the set
.now if thats 1 in taller than a reg tj or 1 in taller than stock rubicon I have no idea, but i think the will be taller than the ones on mine now.

out of all the jeeps in this town the d**n gremlin had to invade mine

I've done so much,with so little for so long i can practicly do anything with nothing
Re: coil springs [Re: cuervo25] #925844 01/14/09 05:15 AM
Joined: Oct 2003
Posts: 7,768
Central Texas
BigJim Offline
Web Wheeler
TRUST me on this.. The Rubi springs are zackly the same as all other tj springs. I KNOW this because I measured my bumper height front and rear before installing a NEW set of Rubi springs and then after... NO height gain. I did get new springs and shocks but no difference in height.

BTW I measured 2 minutes before jacking up the Wrangler and then again 2 minutes after the install. All I did was jump up and down on the bumpers before remeasuring.. The measurement was done in the SAME place the jeep was in all during the changeover.
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Re: coil springs [Re: BigJim] #925845 01/14/09 05:23 AM
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 512
McAllen, Texas
fishtaker Offline
Rock Warrior
Did you take into account the effect of global warming on your measuring stick? You know in the time that it took you to do the swap, the earth heated up a bit which caused expansion of your measuring stick which is why you didn't see any increase in height.

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Re: coil springs [Re: BigJim] #925846 01/14/09 05:26 AM
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 1,063
new jersey
cuervo25 Offline OP
Body Damage is Cool
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TRUST me on this.. The Rubi springs are zackly the same as all other tj springs. I KNOW this because I measured my bumper height front and rear before installing a NEW set of Rubi springs and then after... NO height gain. I did get new springs and shocks but no difference in height.

BTW I measured 2 minutes before jacking up the Wrangler and then again 2 minutes after the install. All I did was jump up and down on the bumpers before remeasuring.. The measurement was done in the SAME place the jeep was in all during the changeover.
Big JIm <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/pfft.gif" alt="" />


Yea but are they a different height than the xj? If you still have the...what do i mean if you keep everything just in case <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" /> can you measure the old tj front springs and give me a height on them please. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />

out of all the jeeps in this town the d**n gremlin had to invade mine

I've done so much,with so little for so long i can practicly do anything with nothing
Re: coil springs [Re: cuervo25] #925847 01/14/09 08:23 AM
Joined: Oct 2003
Posts: 7,768
Central Texas
BigJim Offline
Web Wheeler
Cuervo I don't got em anymore... I put em in the trash the same day I took em out.
But they are all over the place. Someone else can measure theirs for you I'm sure.
Big Jim <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/pfft.gif" alt="" />

professional bovine relocation specialist
Re: coil springs [Re: BigJim] #925848 01/14/09 08:54 AM
Joined: Feb 2000
Posts: 6,247
Bel Buckle, TN
4x4Wire Offline
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I had this conversation with nthDegree a couple of years ago.

Springs are the same in length...

However, there are springs with different spring rates...

There are "softer" springs that will ride lower when installed.

The stiffer springs will ride higher when installed.

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