Mojave X springs on older Mojave with OEM mods

[ecidiego]

meh

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[DiehardTory]

IMO you are correct in your hypothesis on addressing the additional weight you have added over the OEM OGs... Good find and purchase.

 

[Billkowski]

Didn't realize the Mojave X had different springs than a regular Mojave, could you share that part number?

 

[ConqSoft]

Didn't realize the Mojave X had different springs than a regular Mojave, could you share that part number?

Depends on how the non-X Mojave is optioned. If you option a Mojave with steel bumper group (and maybe other criteria) you would get the heavier springs on that as well.

 

[Jaxmax]

I was scrolling Facebook Marketplace a couple days before I went on vacation to Palm Springs. Guy from LA had these for sale. I figured they were just regular Mojave springs but asked him for the part number and lo and behold they were Mojave X. $100. 1 month old date code.

I live 150 miles away from the seller but he is at King of the Hammers this weekend just 50 miles from Palm Springs so I swooped up to King of the Hammers and grabbed them. Can't be beat for 100$.

Yes I know there are much better springs made out there but I like to keep my Mojave on the factory suspension and 33 inch tires. Since buying it I added the OEM tow hitch, steel front, and steel rear bumper. It has a front rake on it now and definitely does not feel as good as it used to. It's my belief that these springs will restore the performance and ride height to what it was before. Obviously a little less performance because the truck is heavier.

I will update the thread in the coming weeks with measurements and ride impressions

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Chris please do post , I am thinking about the same move to stiffen front a bit perhaps, also measure to some point to see if you did get much height back…..Jack

 

[Aleph]

I’ve been waiting for this thread for months. Thank you!

 

[ecidiego]

Only 2 part #s. Other Gladiators seem to always have 4 different spring part #s. My 2021 Mojave is like this.....but these, directly off the X, are the same left and right sides. When I stand them up and compare they appear identical as well.

 

[ecidiego]

Didn't realize the Mojave X had different springs than a regular Mojave, could you share that part number?

Depends on how the non-X Mojave is optioned. If you option a Mojave with steel bumper group (and maybe other criteria) you would get the heavier springs on that as well.

Posted pics above. ConqSoft is right. There could be even more than 2 variations. I figured the X springs were the stoutest available since it has everything on it.

Lucky for us, the shocks didn't change.

 

[ecidiego]

Given these are stock springs....you think they'll come out of the front with just the lower shock bolt removed and my Apex AutoLYNX unlocked?

I bought some Metalcloak front coil correction pads for the hell of it as I read our stock pads suck.

 

[Minty JL]

I would also recommend loosening up the brake lines and harnesses so you don't damage them and give you some extra drupe to get the springs in /out

 

[sunrise089]

Good thread. Agree with your sensibilities - getting a better bumper on Mojave without ruining the look or the ride or requiring removing Mojave parts is tough.

 

[Splenda]

Only 2 parts #s. Other Gladiators seem to always have 4 different spring parts #s. My 2021 Mojave is like this.....but these, directly off the X, are the same left and right sides. When I stand them up and compare they appear identical as well.

Regular Mojave springs are 68607512AB and 68607528AA. Just one number off from the Mojave X parts.

 

[ecidiego]

Regular Mojave springs are 68607512AB and 68607528AA. Just one number off from the Mojave X parts.

Maybe in 2024 they figured the slight differences aren't worth 4 parts. It doesn't make sense anyway. Yes gas tank is on the right but a single driver is on the left.

 

[ecidiego]

I would also recommend loosening up the brake lines and harnesses so you don't damage them and give you some extra drupe to get the springs in /out

Ok...yeah the brake line brackets and the connector on the dif. What I'm trying to avoid is loosening control arm brackets or my Apex...guess we will see. I hate doing torque + angle. Maybe it's time I buy a Snap On Tech Angle.

I am a God on electronics and tech.... not a suspension guy. I have a mid-range impact ( Dewalt DCF891B ) that will break loose anything on the Jeep and a 250lb 1/2" torque wrench....this will be my first time messing with a Jeep suspension. =D

 

[Zachanadandy]

Maybe in 2024 they figured the slight differences aren't worth 4 parts. It doesn't make sense anyway. Yes gas tank is on the right but a single driver is on the left.

They usually compensate for the fuel tank for 2 reasons. First being your Jeep will spend 10x the amount of time sitting as it will driving. Second being every obsessed "my Jeep has a lean" guy isn't taking his measurements with a driver in the seat. People can't seem to grasp just how soft the Jeep suspension is. Which is weird as every winch thread they seem to understand it. Pretty much every adult male in America weighs more than a bumper and winch will add, and yet people expect the front to sag ~.5" when they do that swap. Guess what happens to the lean when you put a driver in the seat?

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