78 Cherokee Spring Sag Questions

[MadMax78]

I have a 78 Cherokee with TTs Fabworks shackle flip to compensate for a SOA front. The rear springs were on it when I bought it. Don’t know anything about them. The fronts are stock height replacements from BJs. I was removing the driveshafts and noticed that they were both fully compressed. I haven’t had shocks on it for about a year as it has been out of commission. My question is, would sitting without shocks cause the springs to sag and compress the driveshafts?Would it sitting for a long period of time with no shocks cause this? I’m in the process of getting it back on the road and now it seems I need new driveshafts. Do shocks hold the vehicle up enough to keep the driveshafts from compressing fully?

[Yeller]

Not having shocks will not cause the suspension to sag. They do not provide suspension suport. My guess is driveshafts we’re measured without the suspension compressed

[rocklaurence]

Not having shocks will not cause the suspension to sag. They do not provide suspension suport. My guess is driveshafts we’re measured without the suspension compressed

X2, shocks are only a Damper. Also, there is the potential that a compressed drive shaft can break the Tcase attachment. Get it fixed before using it.

[MadMax78]

I didn’t think the shocks provided any support but wanted to make sure I wasn’t losing my mind. The funny thing is that nothing has changed suspension wise. Drive shafts are the same
ones that came on it when I bought it. Have never noticed this before. Guess I’ll be headed to the driveshaft shop. Ouch. Just odd that they had plenty of slip before. Hmm.