Little Mule Posted June 2, 2004 Share Posted June 2, 2004 Just thought I'd share pics of the fruits of my labor. I installed a set of JGC springs in the back of my 88 Pathy. Sorry that the before pics are in daylight and the after are in the dark. It's too hot to work midday here in the Phoenix AZ area. So I started about 1 hour before sunset and finished w/ a halogen lamp. I think I only got 2 inches of lift because I care a full size spare on a tire carrier. Eventually I need to do a little fender trimming, and get bigger tires. Well, on to the pics. First pic: I painted the springs blue metallic. I thought it would look good with my black Pathy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Mule Posted June 2, 2004 Author Share Posted June 2, 2004 Clearance Before my lift Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Mule Posted June 2, 2004 Author Share Posted June 2, 2004 Clearance after my lift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Mule Posted June 2, 2004 Author Share Posted June 2, 2004 Side view before lift Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Mule Posted June 2, 2004 Author Share Posted June 2, 2004 Side view after lift Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Mule Posted June 2, 2004 Author Share Posted June 2, 2004 Rear view before lift Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Mule Posted June 2, 2004 Author Share Posted June 2, 2004 Rear view after lift. I painted the shocks too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Mule Posted June 2, 2004 Author Share Posted June 2, 2004 And now, I go wash the grease off and rest. :asleep: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepRescueService14 Posted June 2, 2004 Share Posted June 2, 2004 i fit 33s with only the jgc springs (i bent the pigtails though) ... DONT TRIM! here are my JGC springs after torch molestation and my pathy spring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pathoffroad Posted June 2, 2004 Share Posted June 2, 2004 That's what I did too, only I left the top coil a lot flatter than you did. That way the end of the coil doesn't try to poke a hole into the upper spring perch and coil spacer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madhatter_xe Posted June 2, 2004 Share Posted June 2, 2004 i fit 33s with only the jgc springs (i bent the pigtails though) ... DONT TRIM! here are my JGC springs after torch molestation and my pathy spring So it;s better to heat and bend the pigtails than to just cut'em off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pathoffroad Posted June 2, 2004 Share Posted June 2, 2004 Cutting off the pigtail reduces the height of the spring. Heating it up and bending it out keeps the full length/height of the spring and doesn't cause any adverse problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepRescueService14 Posted June 3, 2004 Share Posted June 3, 2004 haha.. thats why i put the bent up side on the diff... they kinda collapsed a bit anyways.. thats why i needed spacers BTW you gotta bend em in 4 or 5 places to get it so it looks-fits right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pathoffroad Posted June 3, 2004 Share Posted June 3, 2004 Exactly. I used MAPP gas on a trigger torch and a small pipe over the end of the spring to bend it in quite a few different places. Looks good afterwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madhatter_xe Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 Great thanks, good stuff to know before hand! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
statikuz Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 Those are some massive pics, dude. =) Size 'em down to like 800x600 unless the detail's really needed. I could use the picture of your Pathy as a desktop wallpaper, but... no. =P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChromoTech Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 Doesnt heating up the coils weaken them?? i just cut the pigtail off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pathoffroad Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 Heating up coils weakens them, yes. But I'm not heating them up in the MIDDLE, for chrissakes. Wake up, Chromotech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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