I am not a handy as most and don't have a "place" to do work where tires are
off the ground. And Cant get a friend to commit (most of them work weekends)

I am leaning to a spring over, I feel confidant I could do a "kit" but recently
wondered if the spring over is more complicated then I had originally thought.
Is it? Or have a few write ups been misleading?

any place I can go read? Kit I can look for?

Thanks,


83 CJ 8, a work in progress
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>I am not a handy as most and don't have a "place" to do work where tires are
>off the ground. And Cant get a friend to commit (most of them work weekends

You should probably stick with a spring under lift.


Robert Bills
KG6LMV
Orange County CA

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There are litterally dozens of spring over writeups on the internet if you
search google or yahoo. It is not incedibly complicated, but if you haven't
done it before it's probably not something you'll knock out in a weekend,
especially if you don't have a good area to work and the proper tools. I
didnt use a kit, but things that you will need to address after you actually
get your springs over the axle are:

brake lines (old ones will be too short)
shock mounts (need to be moved)
u bolts
spring perches
sway bar (remove or do disconnects)
driveshafts (I had to have both lengthened)

http://ollllo.com/news.asp?Display=122
http://www.mad4wd.com/tek9.asp?pg=pr...cific=jomreog8
http://www.off-road.com/jeep/tech/susp/cjsoa.html




"Evan" <ebmvi@aol.comxxx> wrote in message
news:20030808082225.22063.00000264@mb-m07.aol.com...
>
>
> I am not a handy as most and don't have a "place" to do work where tires
are
> off the ground. And Cant get a friend to commit (most of them work
weekends)
>
> I am leaning to a spring over, I feel confidant I could do a "kit" but
recently
> wondered if the spring over is more complicated then I had originally
thought.
> Is it? Or have a few write ups been misleading?
>
> any place I can go read? Kit I can look for?
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> 83 CJ 8, a work in progress
> http://hometown.aol.com/ebmvi/MyTJindex.html
> Take out the "XXX" to e-mail me
>

 

If you are looking for some "kit" type parts, there is a place called
mountain offroad express that has spring perches, shock mounts, and other
such necessary items. I can't remember the address, but try a search on
google and they'll come up.
Troy
"Kevin Sperle" <ksperle@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:pXPYa.47$XT6.42154@news.uswest.net...
> There are litterally dozens of spring over writeups on the internet if you
> search google or yahoo. It is not incedibly complicated, but if you
haven't
> done it before it's probably not something you'll knock out in a weekend,
> especially if you don't have a good area to work and the proper tools. I
> didnt use a kit, but things that you will need to address after you
actually
> get your springs over the axle are:
>
> brake lines (old ones will be too short)
> shock mounts (need to be moved)
> u bolts
> spring perches
> sway bar (remove or do disconnects)
> driveshafts (I had to have both lengthened)
>
> http://ollllo.com/news.asp?Display=122
> http://www.mad4wd.com/tek9.asp?pg=pr...cific=jomreog8
> http://www.off-road.com/jeep/tech/susp/cjsoa.html
>
>
>
>
> "Evan" <ebmvi@aol.comxxx> wrote in message
> news:20030808082225.22063.00000264@mb-m07.aol.com...
> >
> >
> > I am not a handy as most and don't have a "place" to do work where tires
> are
> > off the ground. And Cant get a friend to commit (most of them work
> weekends)
> >
> > I am leaning to a spring over, I feel confidant I could do a "kit" but
> recently
> > wondered if the spring over is more complicated then I had originally
> thought.
> > Is it? Or have a few write ups been misleading?
> >
> > any place I can go read? Kit I can look for?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> >
> > 83 CJ 8, a work in progress
> > http://hometown.aol.com/ebmvi/MyTJindex.html
> > Take out the "XXX" to e-mail me
> >
>
>