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Old 06-19-2012, 09:13 AM
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How accurate is the on board mpg gauge in the 97+ limiteds?
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Old 06-19-2012, 09:15 AM
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approximately yes. Gonna take measurements tonight now that it's pretty well broken in
ooo lemme know. i can build a spring pack, but dont have the time with "put it on, oh thats too high, take it off, disassemble pack, put back on, repeat" lol

you said you run 4" TJ coils upfront correct?
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Old 06-19-2012, 09:18 AM
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yes 4" Currie TJ coils (165lbs/in rate) and 2" spacers at the moment.
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Old 06-19-2012, 09:25 AM
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yes 4" Currie TJ coils (165lbs/in rate) and 2" spacers at the moment.
im trying to figure out what the spring rate is on my fronts. all i know is that they are rough country. my internet skillz are failing me today
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Old 06-19-2012, 09:31 AM
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no no write up. How high are you thinking? I made mine different than most in hopes it would only give me 3" of lift - but it ended up giving me much more than that. Your only option for less lift is an all XJ bastard pack - (main, cut main, 2nd, cut 2nd, 3rd, 4th) - should yield about 2" of lift.

If you want less than like 4" out of the springs I suggest you just buy new packs - they'll perform better and you'll know what you're getting. With mine there was always the question of exactly how much lift they would net me - and as you see I was a bit off (not that i'm upset with that).
oh ok. well i dont want to go any higher than 4.5" really. thanks.
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Old 06-19-2012, 09:37 AM
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im trying to figure out what the spring rate is on my fronts. all i know is that they are rough country. my internet skillz are failing me today
no need to google, just ask us! you've posted enough helpful **** in here to earn a couple of freebies
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im trying to figure out what the spring rate is on my fronts. all i know is that they are rough country. my internet skillz are failing me today
RC is like the only one i don't have data for - call them up and ask!
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RC is like the only one i don't have data for - call them up and ask!
well i dont know how old the lift is or if they have changed spring rates. i guess it doesnt really matter. the front flexes pretty well. its the rears i need to fix.
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well i dont know how old the lift is or if they have changed spring rates. i guess it doesnt really matter. the front flexes pretty well. its the rears i need to fix.
Did you remove that sway bar too? Relocation and proper shackle angle will help with that. That's my 2 cents.
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Did you remove that sway bar too? Relocation and proper shackle angle will help with that. That's my 2 cents.
Yeah no sways. I gotta save up for relocation brackets. But its in the plan. Obviously someone hasnt read my build thread lol
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Originally Posted by xjclassicxj
How accurate is the on board mpg gauge in the 97+ limiteds?
The 2wd is claiming a steady 25-28 mpg hwy
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lol no way is that right
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dukie, whats your mpg looking like now with stock gears?
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jake i found this when looking up the budget builds thread its all about bastard packs.

https://i.imgur.com/zLhAg.png
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dukie, whats your mpg looking like now with stock gears?
still have to figure it out. I'll know after the trip this weekend with the GPS. Too hard to figure out how far my odometer is off with just short trips...
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