Wanted: 4 inch bastard pack

[CamoChero]

Well, after my very lengthy search for how to make a set of bastard packs, I have figured out that i do not have the necessary equipment to do all that is required.

SO....

Does anyone have a bastard pack sitting around the garage? Im looking for roughly 4 inches over stock give or take a half.

I will be going to the ROM so we can meet there or work something out if the price is reasonable...

Thanks guys

 

[eflores]

What is reasonable
I have a set and I will be at rom

 

[Exxon Valdez Jeep]

I paid $20 for mine. I thought that was reasonable!

 

[menos]

What necessary equipment are you thinking you don't have? I put mine together with a grinder to cut down the additional main leave I used. Hand tools to put it all together again. I never even dropped the main leaf down from the mounting points.

 

[xjintx]

Same thing when I built mine... except the first time I droped mine (mistake and did not need to) My new(er) jeep did not drop. Used dakota packs as donors both times.

 

[CamoChero]

@menos and xjintx::: What did you guys do about your clamps? The tutorial I read said to drop the leafs, cut the clamps off, stack the leafs together and clamp them with a custom clamp made from hardware store parts.

@eflores::: What size lift can I expect from these? What where the donor springs from? I can probably do 40, depending on condition and what not.

 

[menos]

The dakota pack i used had a integral spring clamp. I just reused it. You can also get replacement spring pack clamps like this.

This only 'new' part I used was a new set of hex head cap bolts that I used as centering pins. I just spun them in a drill against a bench grinder till they fit into the centering hole on the spring perch.

When I first built my lift the rear springs were probably the easiest part. Even easier than getting the front springs in

 

[xjintx]

I buy mine from Rusty's

You can get the replacement center bolts from there too. Ater tightening just cut to proper length.

Rusty's was fast and inexpensive.

I keep an extra pair of new clips in my offroad tools. I also have the old clips in my garage I could reuse if needed.

You will want and need available two C clamps to hold the packs together and keep from springing out on you.

 

[CamoChero]

Thanks alot guys, I really appreciate all the info! Hopefully by ROM, i can have this done.

 

[menos]

If you get to doing it and have any questions, post em up. Several of us have done this before. Some, many times.....