72 spring over axle

hello everyone has anyone used yj 2 1/2 springs on a 72 cj 5 spring over axle swap i am thinking of doing it or atleast just doing the soa with the stock springs

 

I'd use stock YJ springs.
The set up your talking about would be like 7"-8" of lift. To much lift for most Jeeps.

 

More like 5-6", but it depends on a lot of factors, ie. spring perch height, spring pack thickness, shackle setup, shackle length and angle, and most importantly spring rate.

I put some stock YJ springs on my jeep and it just went right to the bumpstops. I wound up having to use 2 1/2" springs to get some up travel. This was after going spring over and shackle reverse. Theres pics around somewhere.

If you can find some free stock springs try them and see how she sits. You can allways change them.

Kevo

 

I wouldn't do it on a 72-75 especially since the rear springs on these Jeeps are spaced so closely together. Highway stability will be adversely affected. As a matter of fact, I wouldn't go much over 4" on a street driven CJ-5.