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Replacing leaf springs and maintaining OEM ride height
Antifreeze pouring out of 258 84 CJ7 215 is normal. A 50-50 mix of coolant and water under 15 psi pressure should be good to about 265 or... When I need springs, I go to the local truck spring shops. The ones that do dump trucks and Semi tractors. I busted some leafs out of my 1-2 ton Chevy and got a replacement 'stock' set installed for $200.00. I then needed to replace my busted ones in my CJ7, so I went back to the same place. They got 'stock' leafs, arched them for a 2.5" lift and replaced one leaf with a pre arched 'keeper' leaf and installed them all for under $250.00 a pair. These are in Canadian dollars too. One would think the off road and 4x4 shops imagine their springs are gold plated or something like the dealer does for the foolish amounts of money they want. The truck spring shops might be able to save you big also if your top leaf is still intact. They can just replace the lower pack for a lot less than a full set. Mike northcountry
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