RE's vs. Deavers

[89ChereOkie]

After swapping my 8.8 into the back of my 89 xj, its sits way too high with the 6.5in springs i have. im planning on going with new springs and a shackle relocation box. My question is which spring do i go with. I do a lot of crawling and high speed blasting where I live, and i dont know if the deavers will be flexy enough for the trails. Anyone use them as crawler springs? I know the REs are good on the trails, but they dont soak up high speed bumps half as well as the deavers.

 

[K.Hess]

the team KOH rig is on Deavers and made it through the hammers no problem

 

[XJLI]

there is absolutely no comparison. get the deavers. they crawl just fine.

 

[XJ McLovin]

I bought my XJ with deaver springs allready on it. I was worried they would be too stiff in the rocks. They actually did ok... and this past weekend I installed shackle relocation brackets. It helped flatten out the springs for a better ride on road and more droop for the rocks. Im happy with them.

 

[sidewaysstarion]

I run deavers in my rig and they flex great with the baja bushings I have in em.

 

[ktm racer 419]

If you can, get the deavers.

By far a superior spring, flex just fine.

I hated every rubicon express pack I ever ran. They all turned to junk pretty quickly.

 

[cal]

The deavers don't flex at all. Waste of a spring.

Oh wait, i have that backward.. freaking monday morning.

 

[raneil]

Those of you that own/recommend Deaver, are you using/recommending the 4" rear spring listed on the Deaver website (P/N #G09), or do they also make custom springs like National or Alcan?

 

[XJLI]

Those of you that own/recommend Deaver, are you using/recommending the 4" rear spring listed on the Deaver website (P/N #G09), or do they also make custom springs like National or Alcan?

I'm running those. They do also make custom stuff.

 

[raneil]

I'm running those. They do also make custom stuff.

Did the 4" springs net out pretty close to the advertised 4" of lift?

 

[XJLI]

yes. i'm at about 5.5" with them and a RE 1.5" boomerang shackle. i have a set of shackle relocators to add to even the rear end up with the front.

 

[raneil]

yes. i'm at about 5.5" with them and a RE 1.5" boomerang shackle. i have a set of shackle relocators to add to even the rear end up with the front.

That's just the info I was looking for -- thanks.

 

[cal]

The yellow/blue jeep above has G9's with a long shackle (maybe 8"?) and HD Offroad shackle relocation brackets. We sit at about 6" lift total and run 11" shocks.