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Hanging Wrangler Springs

Put Soft-Riding Springs on Any Jeep
By Intern Tim
Photography by Christian Hazel, John Cappa
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Normally, such a project would involve a lot of cutting and grinding to make the spring mounts and shackle hangers. Then, there’s the issue of finding a good usable set of springs. That’s why we were happier than Rosie O’Donnell at Little Debbie’s lesbian coming-out party when we found a few shortcuts.

While drooling over the Mountain Off-Road Enterprises catalog, it struck us that we could make a CJ shackle reversal system work on our ’53 frame. The only hang-up was the rear-spring main eye mount, which we found in the 4Wheel Drive Hardware catalog. As for springs, we just got plain lazy and picked up the Superlift catalog to order some stock YJ rear replacement springs, but decided instead on the softer 1 ½-inch-lift versions for a front application. Here’s how it all came together.

Tools needed
Common handtools
Angle grinder
Reciprocating saw
Welder
C-clamp (2 are better)
Big honkin’ hammer

4Wheel Drive Hardware
800.555.3353

www.4wd.com
Mountain Off Road Enterprises (M.O.R.E.)
Advanced Frame Works Superlift
superlift.com

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