And they aren't? .....if it walks like a duck, looks like a duck, quacks like a duck..... then I though it was a strut!
Guess I need someone to explain to me what a strut is.
Shocks vs. Struts
"Often strut is confused with shock absorber. Though just like shock absorber, the strut too helps in the dampening of the movement of the suspension and gives control ride by keeping the tires in contact with the road yet it is quite different from shocks. For example shock is not the integral part of the suspension system whereas strut is both the structural and the integral part of the system. The outside structure of the strut and the shock absorber is also quite different. But speaking of the internal hydraulic systems then it is quite similar to twin tube shocks."
I would say the Libbys have struts since they are "structural and the intregral part of the system". You can remove a shock and still drive the vehicle, you remove a strut....dead in the water....just like on the front of a KJ.
If you are not interested in any lift, then you will have to go back with stock springs. Like Tom said, you can go with OME light duty and that will most likely only net you about 1 1/2-2" at most.