Rubicon Express Leaf Spring with Bushing Extreme-Duty Rear XJ 3.5 Inch - RE1463

Great product, fast shipping, great seller communication. I have been using these for over a year in rough conditions and they have not begun to sag at all or become weak even under heavy loads. 10/10

This product was a perfect fit on my 01 xj. Its lifted 4". I didn't like the stickers all over the springs but, no packaging so I understand why. I still don't have to like it. Of course they were scratched from shipping. Im not a cry baby so I'll say nothing about that. The springs give a comfortable ride unlike someone I won't name but rhymes with... never mind, I'm not a rapper or a thesaurus. It's rough country. These were as easy to install as you'd imagine they would be on a 21yr old rig. It was the price for me. The price was right and I took a gamble that paid off. Hooray! I don't think you'll be disappointed.

I needed to replace my Zone aal springs because it started drooping pretty bad (had it around 4 years). These come with preinstalled bushings, and painted black. There are good isolatoers between the leafs to minimize squeeking. Installation was easy, bolt out the old one, bolt in the new. The initial lift was close to 5.5" but after a month of driving and loading it with 300 lbs of stuff and letting it sit like that for days, it settled to around 5". I was pretty bummed because it meant i needed new shocks because i could feel them over extending themselves on bumps. It wast till this weekend when i took my jeep to South Point on the Big Island to do some off roading did they settle more to around 4". These leafs seem strong and the ride feels ok. The price is great. I would recommend these to anyone needing to replace their leaf springs with a ride height around 4 inches. Just make sure you some some flexing after the install!

This Is my tenth Jeep I've built, yj's, TJ's, xj's, jk's , had to sell my 2014 jk, so I lucked out and found a 2000 xj bone stock. After building so many I didn't want it to ride like ass, these springs are super flexible they provided exactly 4" of lift and they ride amazing. I will say they were kind of beat up when they arrived but gloss black spray paint is cheap. Rubicon Express used to be known as the best suspension company out there but not now. I added a wedge to change the driveline angle and it was RE as well, so was the new spring pack bolt, the bolt was like grade 1 you could Jack up the threads with your fingernail, wedge wrong hole size had to be drilled out to fit the xj perch, I ended up cutting the bolt after installation because it hit my sway bar. Overall buy them!!!!! There cheaper than a whole lift kit and I still don't have rear shocks , I drive it anyway, the springs are stiff enough where you don't get a ton of bounce but soft enough to ride great, be sure to put grease on the bushings so they don't squeak forever.

Even after doing heavy research on these, I still had a hard time installing them. Here's what I found that would have helped me greatly:-Replace the rubber/flexible brake line that leads from the axle to the front hard metal brake line. The stock one on mine was too short and caused the axle to hang by that brake line. I couldn't lower the axle enough on the drivers side to install the new spring with the stock rubber brake hose. Grab a stock line from a 1995 Wrangler YJ for a cheap fix.-Make sure you have both sides loose while installing (4 nuts on u-bolts and both spring bolts). It will make positioning the axle easier for the new springs since your axle will be in a slightly different position after install.-I didn't need to deal with rust, but many do. Be prepared to fight with the spring eye bolts. Even though my XJ is clean, it still took a long breaker bar to get the bolts loose. Put anti-seize on the bolts when re-installing.-When installing the new springs, install the front eye bolt first. Then, use a ratchet strap to pull the other side of the spring down enough to get the eye to line up with the shackle. I had to loosen the shackle on the drivers side to help line up the holes.Also make sure to buy a new u-bolt kit. I bought one off Amazon for about $40. Watch some YouTube videos and stay patient. I would make sure you have another form of transport if your XJ is your primary.

Fit my 94 cherokee sport without any modifying. My old leafs broke on one side and were sagging these gave it is lift back. Rear end looks a lot nicer.3.5 inch lift, with 2 in bracket added on and 33in tires on the last picture. Install was pretty hard due to removing the old rust broken leaf. Had a few broken bolts which made it last alot longer to install new springs

They’re great leaf springs for the price. Took me about 8 hours to put them in. Depending on your vehicles condition be prepared for rusted seized bolts on your old springs. In my case I had to order new shackles and bolts as well due to having to cut out the old ones. Also when reviewer mentioned that the springs were to short which put their shackles at an odd angle. Make sure when you put the new springs in to start the bolts but don’t tighten them down completely, leave them loose. Install your u bolts and tighten them down and then put your tire back on and sit the weight of the vehicle on the springs with the bolts loose. This will correct the shackle angles. After the weight is on the vehicle then you can tighten all the bolts.

Great product, installed easy bolted straight up. I did have to drill a slightly larger whole for center pin on the axle plate but that is it literally a 30 sec mod. Prior to install the rear was at 30 3/4” (saggy) after install 36” even!!! Next up the RE1300 4.5 inch spring cause I hate the rake right now. O, the ride quality is great definitely better than stock. Veh Specs : 99 Cherokee XJ Sport 4dr w/ 4.0 motor / Trail Master twin tube shocks front and rear.