Rear leaf spring info?

From: Rodney Lewis (rlewis@nicorenergy.com)
Date: Fri Mar 09 2001 - 13:25:46 EST


Hi...short-term subscriber here. I hope to add a Durango to the stable in
the next year or two, but need to pay off my van and finish my two Jeps
first. On that Jeep note, I have questions regarding the rear springs on
Dakotas (and do Durangos use the same springs?). Hope one of you guys can
help me out. I've been told that early-90's Dakota rear springs are around
54" long eye to eye and wanted to verify that and see if maybe I could get a
year range on that, like are they the same length on the newer late-90's &
early 00's that seem to be prevalent on this list? Also need to know the
inner diameter of the larger main spring eye. Looking for suitable main
leaves to use as the basis for the front spring packs on a my custom Jeep
CJ-8 Scrambler. I picked up some rear S-10 springs then found out that one
of the main eyes was broken, so I've got to go shopping again. Might even be
interested in buying the stock leaf springs from one of you guys who has
lowered their Dakota (I'm guessing that the lowering kits come with new rear
springs?). Thanks

-Rodney



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