Topic: TJ front springs

[rubberducky]

I had some air bags in the rear. They worked good for a while but started to leak and I had to have them replaced twice because they wouldn't hold the air. The bags leaked where the brass fitting joined the rubber. they all leaked in the same spot so its got to be a manufactures problem. For the rear where I had the bags I made a plate to mount inside the spring and mounted some coil overloads there. They work great but are very annoying, I have not welded them to the plate yet so when I get some heavy travel they will catch the bump stop or factory spring and pop and make cool noises. I do not recommend bags with all the trouble I had.

[Bounty Hunter]

There are companies making airbag kits that replace your coils, a buddy of mine runs them on his Rubi, I believe it has a 4" height adjustment range controlled from inside the cab.

[sharpxmen]

has anyone seen an airbag kit for YJ? my thought is if i drive it in the city and hwy to have it lower and lift it when i go offroad - i have no clue about airbags so let me know if this is a stupid question too. I'm also thinking that i might get higher clearance when needed and not compromise the ride quality (stiff as it is with only 2.5'' lift).

[jdarg]

Airock makes the replacement system for TJs but it can't be used on a leaf spring vehicle. Thats a real nice setup but very $$$$. IMHO there's a lot of little things to go wrong with that too, like height sensors and stuff, but overall the kits are supposed to stand up to hard wheeling reasonably well if not pretty much trouble free.