JamesRich Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Apparently when I was jumping the hills the loggers left at our hunting camp last weekend the jeep springs couldn't take it! My wife was driving the truck all week because I was on my bike. It was supposed to rain Friday so I took the pathy to work and noticed a strange noise going over a speed bump. Of course my wife never noticed any noises. I'm just glad I hadn't bought any good shocks yet. These are the F150 shocks. It was enough pain in the butt finding this set of springs, anyone know of a company that will wind custom springs and how tall they would need to be if I stick with the stock spring rate? A stiffer spring will beat the hell out of me on these trails through the woods. These were from a V8 cherokee (I think they are .480 diameter) and had a stiffer rate than the front. James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANDY Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 that sucks man, did the spring snap? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesRich Posted May 23, 2011 Author Share Posted May 23, 2011 Yes it broke and the broken end dug into the shock. James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverton Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 (edited) buy new 3" lift springs from 4x4parts.com https://www.4x4parts.com/nissan/pathfinder-inch-rear-lift-coils-p-154.html Edited May 23, 2011 by silverton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nige Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 careful with those 3" AC springs, one of them dented my shock when it was fully compressed, but I don't think it negatively affected it. just cosmetics. I liked the calmini rear coils; they were a comfortable ride, but could still hold lots of weight. just not as much as the AC 3" coils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverton Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 I didn't have any problems like that when I had A/C springs nige.... maybe an isolated incident? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamzan Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 Yeah when I put my springs in I looked and there is no way the spring is gonna dent my shock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesRich Posted May 24, 2011 Author Share Posted May 24, 2011 buy new 3" lift springs from 4x4parts.com https://www.4x4parts.com/nissan/pathfinder-inch-rear-lift-coils-p-154.html I have a set of these sitting in my shed. The spring rate was way too much for me, it rode like it didn't have springs in the back. The back of the truck would actually bounce off the ground on big bumps. The wire size was .100 larger than the factory coils. The length of the coils was only 1 1/2" longer than my factory coils but it gave me 4" of lift. Then with AC arms in the front and 1/2 ball joint spacers I still couldn't get the truck close to level and the CVs were at a terrible angle. I would like to stick with as close to the factory spring rate just taller so the ride is consistent. So something with between .430 to .480 wire size. James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesRich Posted May 28, 2011 Author Share Posted May 28, 2011 I finally got to the pick a part, they have 1 94 GJC with a V8 the wire size measures .59 to .6. I was mistaken in my previous post when I said .48, I was .1 off. They have a 94 jeep Comanche too with a L6 with a front spring wire size of .58 to .6. On the Comanche the springs look like they were changed because they are clean and the axle is rusted really bad, so they might be from a GJC too. Are all the factory jeep springs the same hight just different wire sizes? I measured the coils I have right now and they are .55. These didn't come off a GJC but a regular Cherokee. The reason I pulled them was because it had suspension stickers all over the dash including ruff county lift springs, and the springs looked new. I didn't realize they were smaller than the GJC V8 springs. I will go back Sunday and probably pull both sets, since the first set only lasted 1 year I will need all I can get. James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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