why can't I find steel coil spacers?

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Beezil

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my poly ones are all smashed up, the coil on the drivers side is "slipping off" I wanna slap on some steel ones and i don't feel like making the damn things.....

anyone have a good lead?
 
Tomken used to, but that was when a 4.5" lift was the biggest kit you could buy. Needless to say I don't like Tomken's junk except for their rear bumper ( that thing has been through hell and back). I certainly can't stand dealing with them either, I never did have a satisfying conversation with them and I used to talk with them quite a bit, in person they were worse unless you were with a big group.

Sean
 
cause I'm not sure I trust the owner of jks and orgs.......okay, I trust one of them a wee bit....... :D

anyway, that's too expensive, and i don't need adjustability, I just wanna fat metal doughnut to throw under there.
 
Miller Bearing has a split bearing collar(?) that makes an excellent spacer and you dont have to take the springs out to put it in. The ones I bought for my wife's xj are 2 1/8" inner dia and 3.5" outer and .75" thick, with the 2 1/8 ID they dont seat all the way down on the bumpstop tower and were good for about 1.5" lift. . Work great. Compress spring, bolt two halves of collar together, tack weld collar together for kicks, release spring. They can get them in a wide variety of sizes. Check with a local industrial bearing and seal shop. Dunno where you are. I found these for $9 each in Florida. Is that how you spell collar? Stupid cant remember how to spell stuff, tired.......................................
 
fastenal makes a washer that fits perfect. i can get you the part # if you want me to. then all you have to do is find an od pipe big enough and cut weld done. i know you said you dont want to make them but its easy as hell. i know ive done it before. e-mail me if you want the part #. its like $2 a washer
 
you know what happens when you get to tired to make stuff, besides, how hard could it be?
 
Beezil, I don't know if you ever saw them on (can't remember his name, had the Rocke rails, etc.) but he used some type of steel pipe collar. It was split in two halves, and used allen head bolts to hold it together. Seemed to work great, and was about 1.5"-2" thick.
Nate
 
beez, i'm pretty sure i have a pair of re metal ones left over from the lift install, 1", just gotta dig them out.

post those Polaroids you've always said you have and they're yers...

:eek: :eek: :eek:
 
Beezil, I had the 2" Tomkens and they were steel ....... last i checked they still made em and they were around $40 for the pair.

Chewy
PS: I sold em off when i put on the ZJ springs..sorta wish i kept them
 
KarmirXJ said:
OK.... what happen??? now you got me curious I was thinking of buying some stuff from them... so whats the scoop?:D
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Scoop is that the ORGS MFG guys are frequenters of this board and Beez is just ribbin them. You'll soon figure out that the only thing serious about Beezil is his dementia.:D :D
 
actually, since Jim has never gotten an opportunity to re-weld mom's welds, I don't know him, but I've run JKS fine products before, so sure i trust him.....

I trust you too mark, but after six Coronas.....maybe not!
 
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