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G'day Jeep owners
Got a my first real Vehicle a fews days ago , A Jeep Wrangler TJ sport 1996.
Apparently the springs had been replaced about a week earlier (they look new) with dobinson super flexi coil springs.
Anyway the rear springs look like they are sagging, there is no weight in the back only the back seats and a speaker system weighing both total about 20- 25 kg max.
The measurement from the front guard is 98 cm and the the back about 80 cm, correct me if I am wrong but isn't the back supposed to be higher because it feels like I am driving up hill and doesn't it affect aerodynamics?
Is there anyway to adjust this problem?
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This may help
TJ approx Spring length as measured under load on a TJ

............Front.......Rear
Stock.......12".........8"
+ 2"........14"........10"
+ 4"........16"........12"
Etc
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my back is higher than the front, even with load. they are stiff 5" teraflex springs.

you could get some spacers from ARB. they are like $10 each. 10mm. pretty easy to install. just sits in the spring cup on the rear axle
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Sorry, I should have measured the length of the springs before. lol
Front are: 15" exact and Back about 8".
The way it is now looks like it's almost dragging it's arse down the highway.
The seller said it was a + 3".
On paulh's suggestion the back springs should be about 11".
I will have a look a ARB's website for either some spacers or new springs!
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Is there a way to cut the front ones down to match?
Here is the website of the springs, the back ones only have one size a 35mm lift.
http://www.dobinsonsprings.com/docs/...df/JEEP-53.pdf
Maybe when they got swapped over the previous owner put on the front 40mm ones.
Also does anyone in the bundy area have any stock/any springs they wanna get rid of?
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Sounds like you have stock rear springs in
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Maybe stock were put back in to get rid of the vibration.
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