SOA Spring Suggestions?

[JeepHD]

Well, with almost no abuse I already bent a front YJ spring and both my front and rear wrap terribly. So I am considering other springs and looking for some good suggestions.

I have accumulated the parts to do a anti-wrap bar on the rear, but was considering different springs before I fab it up. Currently I am running Stock YJ springs with an added main leaf with the eyes cut off. It flexes great but I don't think it will last at all for offroad abuse. I would prefer not to lift it any higher, and would like to actually lower some. I am currently leaning towards some 2 inch BDS YJ springs and then drop the 1 inch body lift off, hopefully the result would be less no more than 1 inch of lift. I am just worried about it resulting in more lift than expected. I think the Military wrap and the beefier BDS springs would help and they are only $80 a piece with a replacement gaurantee.

Does anyone have any suggestions or thoughts on what springs to use? I would like to get away from needing the front anti-wrap bar and have a more durable spring. I will still put a rear anti-wrap on.

Pics of it on RTI recently and stance





I also go to Coldwater, MI (BDS Warehouse Location) monthly for work and can pick up with no shipping, which helps some too!

ORIGINAL BUILD THREAD
http://www.cincyoffroad.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1271

[Aquaman]

I run the RE 1.5" SOA springs and they are great. No wrap issues and they are durable. But they are pretty expensive.

[JeepHD]

Originally Posted by Aquaman

I run the RE 1.5" SOA springs and they are great. No wrap issues and they are durable. But they are pretty expensive.

I would like to try them but at double the price of BDS, I would rather not spend that much on them.

[kyrel69]

I run front waggy spring in my CJ the ones with the 7 leafs. They seem to last a long time and flex great, but I have gotten mine out of waggys that I was parting out. I run them in the front and rear. Almost no axle wrap I do not run any kind of ant-wrap bar

[Mike F]

The 2" BDS springs are 4 leaf packs or used to be and will not hold up, even BDS says they will not hold up SOA and suggests the 3.5" springs that are 5 leaf packs or to add a 5th leaf to the 2" packs.

I bent up several 2" BDS springs front and rear and one rear set of the 3.5"s before I installed a traction bar and only bent the front 3.5"s after a couple years (fixed them in a press). The springs have lasted OK and have settled out.

My jeep http://www.mv4w.com/modules.php?op=m...orderby=titleA

[JeepHD]

Originally Posted by Mike F

The 2" BDS springs are 4 leaf packs or used to be and will not hold up, even BDS says they will not hold up SOA and suggests the 3.5" springs that are 5 leaf packs or to add a 5th leaf to the 2" packs.

I bent up several 2" BDS springs front and rear and one rear set of the 3.5"s before I installed a traction bar and only bent the front 3.5"s after a couple years (fixed them in a press). The springs have lasted OK and have settled out.

My jeep http://www.mv4w.com/modules.php?op=m...orderby=titleA

Interesting. I talked to BDS and they told me the 2 inch springs were great for SOA.