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1" off side to side after lift

Old Sep 23, 2010 | 10:40 AM
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Default Drivers side 1" taller than Passanger after lift

Well I was standing back admiring the Jeep today and noticed that it looked lopsided. So I pulled out the tape measure ( measuring from the center hub to the bottom of the fender flare) and the driver side rear was an inch higher than the passanger side rear. HMMMMMM.
So I looked at the springs and they were sitting different on the loser spring plate .
You guessed it. Out comes the jack and jack stands. Undo the track bar, shock, emergency brake line, well everything.
I turned the passenger side rear spring so it was sitting like the drivers side, and put everything back together. What do you know both sides were then the exact same.
The front has the notches for the springs to sit in and the rear doesn 't. Guess it eas a rookie mistake.
Just letting you all know so you don't make the same mistake.
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Old Sep 23, 2010 | 10:46 AM
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sounds like you need an adjustable track bar to get things centered again.
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Old Sep 23, 2010 | 10:50 AM
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well maybe but if you get a set of adjustable rear swaybar links you can make the jeep sit level by pulling on one side and pushing on the other.. thats how i was told to get it level from side to side
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Old Sep 23, 2010 | 10:54 AM
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Sorry I ment in height. One side was higher than the other. It was definatly the way the springs were turned. Its all good now.
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Old Sep 23, 2010 | 11:15 AM
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Nice Kit you got there!

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How much of a pain in the ass was it getting the upper spring retainers tightened up? The nut that goes above the top of the springs and you got to Jam in a small ass wrench between the body of the JK to get it tightened....

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Old Sep 23, 2010 | 11:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Pluke the 2
Nice Kit you got there!

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How much of a pain in the ass was it getting the upper spring retainers tightened up? The nut that goes above the top of the springs and you got to Jam in a small ass wrench between the body of the JK to get it tightened.... My JK's got dents on the side of it now from my first slamming it.
It was a PITA. But thats why I let the skinny 17 year old stick his hand up there and get the nut started. As soon as i can they are coming off and I am putting 1/2 inch teraflex centering pucks up there.
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