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Old Jun 22, 2015 | 03:36 PM
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I came back from the Rubicon and my jeep is leaning pretty good on the passenger side. I know jk's are known to be a little heavy on that side, but this is way past a little. I tried to adjust my coilovers and it only had minimal impact.

Is it possible the rear sway bar is bent?

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Old Jun 22, 2015 | 03:42 PM
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Is your gas tank full because that usually contributes a bit but it sounds like you have more than the typical full tank lean.
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Old Jun 22, 2015 | 03:44 PM
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Check sway bars might have passenger side binding up somewhere easiest check just disconnect and see if lean goes away
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Old Jun 22, 2015 | 03:45 PM
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Originally Posted by wittys-jk
Is your gas tank full because that usually contributes a bit but it sounds like you have more than the typical full tank lean.
Its beyond full tank lean. When I cranked down the rear coilover it raised the whole rear up a bit. I didnt have a problem before the trip.
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Old Jun 22, 2015 | 03:52 PM
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Unseat a spring?

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Old Jun 22, 2015 | 04:02 PM
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Originally Posted by JayswranglerX
Unseat a spring? Sent from my LG-LS980 using JK-Forum
Coilovers. Everything is intact.
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Old Jun 23, 2015 | 04:21 AM
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Disconnect the sway bar and see if the lean stays. Not rocket surgery
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Old Jun 23, 2015 | 06:36 AM
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Mine developed a mysterious lean to driver that turned out to be caused by a twisted Full Traction rear sway bar. Reinstalled the stock rear bar and threw the FT POS in the dumpster. No more lean

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Old Jun 23, 2015 | 07:02 AM
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Originally Posted by SoK66
Mine developed a mysterious lean to driver that turned out to be caused by a twisted Full Traction rear seat bar. Reinstalled the sticker and threw the FT POS in the dumpster. No more lean
That confirms my suspision. A factory replacement is only $99 bucks. I'll pull off the sway bar and check it out.
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