59 willys? what leaf springs to get?

[blondejoncherokee]

i just bought a 59 willys
i have been checking parts for it
cannot find a consensus on the leaves.
alot of different lift companies say alot of different things.
do any of you guys out there know?
it needs new springs eventually
whats a good place to get bolt in stock leaves?

 

[JrTxJ]

http://walcks4wd.com/ he's a great start...there are a few others, but they generally sell the same stuff. Carl knows his stuff better than most.

 

[blondejoncherokee]

very cool.
between that and the rough country 2.5" cheapos ill be set when it comes time to change out the leaves

 

[blondejoncherokee]

how do i know if i have a cj3a/b or cj5?
they were both made in 59 according to that website

 

[joe_peters]

Four pages of pictures and descriptions: http://www.fourwheeler.com/thehistoryof/129_9709_jeepposter/index.html

 

[blondejoncherokee]

thanks joe!
so i either have a 3b or a 5.
hard to tell.
ill keep searching to find the numbers on the wheel base to see which one we have. that article said the 3b is shorter, but no numbers on either

 

[OverlandZJ]

thanks joe!
so i either have a 3b or a 5.
hard to tell.
ill keep searching to find the numbers on the wheel base to see which one we have. that article said the 3b is shorter, but no numbers on either

A 3b has a high hood and flat fenders.

A 5 would have rounded front fenders that turn down..

Lets see pics of what you have.

 

[JrTxJ]

thanks joe!
so i either have a 3b or a 5.
hard to tell.
ill keep searching to find the numbers on the wheel base to see which one we have. that article said the 3b is shorter, but no numbers on either

BIG difference in looks as mentioned above. http://www.quadratec.com/jeep_knowledgebase/article-58.htm also shows them. The high hood & grille, as well as fenders are the big give aways on which is which. If it looks like other old Jeeps, classic CJ style, it's a 5...if it has a look only a mother could love, 3b.

 

[Ghost]

From what I hear a lot of the cj guys swap over to wrangler springs.

 

[blondejoncherokee]

on another note, my MC res was totally done for( a ford mc and booster on the firewall), so i ended up using a 70-74 ford 1/2 ton pickup mc that i got for 15$ new at autozone.
(+10$ for core tho)
thats pretty cool...

 

[Jeepman401]

Lets see some pics of it
Does it have flatfenders or round fenders? the Cj3b is a flatfender, although the awesomeness of it gets lost somewhere with the hideous hood on it

 

[blondejoncherokee]

alright well i know its a cj5 technically now, ill throw pics up soon