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Hello guyes, I have a grand cherokee 1996 laredo 5.2L V8 and i want to upgrade the rear suspension in heavy duty...for a 12x7 feet trailer for 3500 lib.... what do you think to do a good upgrade ???? __________________ GAZ""""GAZ""""GAZ""""

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Air Lift bags (if available). They work great on my work truck. Havent let me down since I put them on four years ago. I pull a ten yard dump trailier with it and an atv/landscaping type one also. __________________ 99 sport. rust bucket, DD, 3 car seats 04 wj (w/3 car seats too) DD duty for the lady

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i suppose it's great but with i want to upgrade just the original rear suspension, i think it's better for my budget...no ? __________________ GAZ""""GAZ""""GAZ""""

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Air Lift bags only act as a helper to allow for heavier pulls. I do not know what stock load capacity is, but 3500 seems kinda heavy. __________________ 99 sport. rust bucket, DD, 3 car seats 04 wj (w/3 car seats too) DD duty for the lady

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rubicon express lift kit with new leafs.... my only suggestion besides the air bags (a little version of what tractor trailers use) __________________ My Fleet 1996 XJ "Snowball"- 3.5" lift, bunch of little mods. I hate pegleg rear axles! 1974 AMC Javelin "Jade Grenade"- 360v8, 4sp, green inside and out. Underfunded Project. 2009 Kawsaki Vulan 900 "Rocket III"- Summer DD

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ChevelleSSLS6 wrote:
rubicon express lift kit with new leafs.... my only suggestion besides the air bags (a little version of what tractor trailers use)

A ZJ does not have leafs, they are coils front and rear.

I'd go with a set of HD coil springs. Old Man Emu (OME) makes a Heavy Duty (HD) coil for the ZJ that is a 2" lift coil. Being that you already have the V8 you have the factory "upcountry" coils, so you'd see very little lift (no more than 1") with going to these coils. They actually claim .75" lift on the V8 model Grand Cherokee ZJ's.

OME part number is OME943 and they have a spring rate of 220lbs.

We are happy to help if you so desire to go this route as this is a normally stocked item.

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