Are these coil spring lengths normal?

[Pacoson71]

Still new to me is my 05 Rubihara,
I just measured my coil springs
Front 15 inches and rear is 9... the rear also has air bags for carrying heavy weight.
It looks level and rides great. Is this spring difference normal?

 

[BuildBreakRepeat]

Still new to me is my 05 Rubihara,
I just measured my coil springs
Front 15 inches and rear is 9... the rear also has air bags for carrying heavy weight.
It looks level and rides great. Is this spring difference normal?

Yes completely normal - that’s a 3” lift btw

 

[jjvw]

3" front, 1" rear

 

[bobthetj03]

I can understand a 1" rake, but 2"? Seems a bit much to me.

 

[05 Blue Unlimited]

Just to echo above, stock is 12 front and 8 rear. You must be careful when measuring for a lift to include the distance between the top and bottom perches not just the spring height.

 

[jjvw]

I can understand a 1" rake, but 2"? Seems a bit much to me.

Mine is about 4" on both ends. It has about 1.75" rake.

A bit of rake is a good thing, imo. I don't understand the efforts to make a Jeep perfectly level.

 

[bobthetj03]

I'm ok with about 3/4" of rake. More than that and it looks goofy to me. Personal preference. I don't carry the weight you do.

 

[Pacoson71]

not just the spring height.

My measure was the spring only, I'll check tomorrow for pucks and perches or such.
It has lower f/b control arms (not adjustable) ,springs and shocks.
Lift was from a company who is out of business, bloody knuckles garage took over..... they never got back to me about what I have.

 

[Hoaglandcm]

If it’s leve (ish), you like the ride quality and you like the stance under normal weight wouldn’t worry much about spring measurements.

 

[matkal]

I measured my springs and came up with 11 and 7, measuring just the coils. There is more clearance between the tire and fender in the rear. I think I have to measure again.

 

[jjvw]

I measured my springs and came up with 11 and 7, measuring just the coils. There is more clearance between the tire and fender in the rear. I think I have to measure again.

The rear has more room than the front does before the body gets in the way of the tires. Is this a stock tj? Can you measure the amount of exposed shock shaft as the Jeep sits in the driveway?

 

[matkal]

The rear has more room than the front does before the body gets in the way of the tires. Is this a stock tj? Can you measure the amount of exposed shock shaft as the Jeep sits in the driveway?

As far as I know it’s stock. I’ll measure the shocks tomorrow. Thank you

 

[05 Blue Unlimited]

I measured my springs and came up with 11 and 7, measuring just the coils. There is more clearance between the tire and fender in the rear. I think I have to measure again.

That is a "normal" measurement of stock springs that have sagged over time or with the added weight of bumpers, winch, etc. That is what I had before I lifted it. If you add a wench it could cause your rig to lean to one side but that is a different thread.

 

[matkal]

That is a "normal" measurement of stock springs that have sagged over time or with the added weight of bumpers, winch, etc. That is what I had before I lifted it. If you add a wench it could cause your rig to lean to one side but that is a different thread.

I was thinking that might be the case, I'll do some more measuring and pic taking. The Jeep is new to me, my first Jeep, it's stock as far as I can tell except for "31" " tires.

 

[Westtown Willy]

Mine is about 4" on both ends. It has about 1.75" rake.

A bit of rake is a good thing, imo. I don't understand the efforts to make a Jeep perfectly level.

Personal preference for me, I don't know of any functional advantage to it. Most vehicles just look good to me when they’re level, especially Wranglers. The only vehicles that ever looked right with some rake were muscle cars, particularly the ones with larger rear tires

Back in high school the late 60’s & early 70’s muscle cars were a dime a dozen, Chevelles, Mustangs, GTOs, Camaros, Dusters & the like were around 10 or so years old & could be had for a song & there were TONS of them for sale in stock condition. We’d buy them & immediately lift the rear & put giant rear tires on back there, you’d get in & feel like you were driving down hill hahaha.

Think Joe Dirt:

 

[05 Blue Unlimited]

I was thinking that might be the case, I'll do some more measuring and pic taking. The Jeep is new to me, my first Jeep, it's stock as far as I can tell except for "31" " tires.

Exactly what I had until this past Dec. when I installed a lift.