BIG98XJ
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- Duluth, Ga
We are thinking bout doin this to a buddy of mines, just wanted to get all the details to make it as simple as possible, thanks, Kerry
ANybody got a write up on the dakota leaf conversion?
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xj92
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- Junction City, KS
Anybody also know if the pins on the Dakota packs are offset like the XJ's?
XJ91
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- G'Nagiwanka
redxjjoe
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- Northern Idaho
Go to cheapxj.com
BIG98XJ
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- Location
- Duluth, Ga
My buddy alread has the AAL in his stock pack how shoud we go about doin this? What if we were to take out a couple of leafs from the dakota and swap it in the xj pack along with the AAl? Wich leafs do we take out of the dakota and where do we put them in the xj pack?
lunghd
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- New River Valley, VA
xj92 said:
The leaves are a different length but it's not a big deal - ya just hold the Dakota pack up w/ the pin dropped thru the XJ main leaf, mark em, cut em, combine em, enjoy em.
They're pretty darn flexy & the full pack minus the helper/overload gave my son 4" lift in the back w/ the stock shackle.
Link above pretty much explains it all on my site.
BIG98XJ
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- Duluth, Ga
How would you recomend doin this install with a AAL already in the pack? He wants to get 4 more inches on top of the 3" AAL he already has. Also when you talk about new leaf pins How long should the 3/8" bolt be? I`m also Assuming that the stock nut will work for the top?
Static-XJ
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- Colorado Springs
For 7" total, you need new packs. Or at the very least, new longer main leafs. The stockers aren't near long enough for that much lift.BIG98XJ said:
You can pick and choose leafs from the stock XJ pack, the dakota pack, and the aal to get the desired arch and spring rate to a point. But 4" on top of the 3" is simply not possible.
