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Add on Coils for shocks
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Those are load-carrying springs, they won't do a thing with your ride or flex...But if you want to put a rick of firewood in your Jeep, they are just the thing you need.
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[QUOTE..But if you want to put a rick of firewood in your Jeep, they are just the thing you need.[/QUOTE]
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Thanks for the input! I'm trying to figure out what's wrong so I can keep this beast on the road.
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I have to wonder if the springs are really stock, I doubt if you could fit 35's with only a 2" body lift. at least not without them rubbing really bad.
What size shackles do you have?
I have to wonder if the springs are really stock, I doubt if you could fit 35's with only a 2" body lift. at least not without them rubbing really bad.
What size shackles do you have?
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Shackles are stock length. I made tube fenders for the front and slightly trimmed the rear fender area. Some pictures of my Jeep in the shop. When my Jeep is sitting still on pavement and I turn the wheels back and forth the whole frame moves side to side... is that normal????? I'm pretty sure my shocks are junk but it's hard to keep on my country road at 35mph and I can't hardly buy that shocks make that big of difference at that low speed?
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I'd check your spring and shackle bushings sounds like they may be bad.
The 35" ground hogs could also be part of it.
The 35" ground hogs could also be part of it.
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In addition to what Old Dog said, and making sure the spring shackle bushings are snugged up, there are a few other issues you might want to consider:
Is the frame cracked?
Is the steering box secure? With those tires turning it causes a lot of stress and there are steering box add ons that can help like the ones made from M.O.R.E.
With those tires a little more toe-in can help.
Is the frame cracked?
Is the steering box secure? With those tires turning it causes a lot of stress and there are steering box add ons that can help like the ones made from M.O.R.E.
With those tires a little more toe-in can help.
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Thanks for the advice! My Jeep does not have any kind of sway bar. Is this necessary? Did it come with one that's been removed? I looked at my shackles to see if the bushings were loose and they are tight but where the outer leaf spring wraps around the shackle there is a big gap. Is this normal? The inner or second spring down in the pack seems tight around the bushing. I've got an extra set of CJ lift springs I thought about installing and they do not have this gap. Are my springs coming unwrapped? Seems all four springs look this way. 
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Hey,1980
Yes, on the sway bar for a 1980 normally came with one, the springs are called a Military Wrap that normally is the second leaf that wraps around the number one leaf that is attached to your frame bushings.
In my opinion that is a better spring package as the wrap protects the other from bending or sometimes breaking.
Yes, on the sway bar for a 1980 normally came with one, the springs are called a Military Wrap that normally is the second leaf that wraps around the number one leaf that is attached to your frame bushings.
In my opinion that is a better spring package as the wrap protects the other from bending or sometimes breaking.
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Greenmean, the later CJs did come with the swaybar as Tarry said. Usually with a lift of around 4" most guys throw them in the trash since the CJ will be used less on the street and the high spring arch helps out with sway a bit anyway. For a lot of street driving, I would suggest the swaybar though. That military wrap on the spring set is in case the main spring breaks.