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height differences after new tires??

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Old Jul 13, 2008 | 04:14 PM
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Default height differences after new tires??

maybe im dense here...

yesterday i had new tires installed and now i am 1/2 inch higher on the right side of the jeep then on the left..... any ideas?

for teh record, my measurements were even after the lift install
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Old Jul 13, 2008 | 04:52 PM
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did u take measurement off floor ? could be un-level , spring tighter on one side, jeep is heavier on one side , just throwing out bones, i think mine is same way off one side a little
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Old Jul 13, 2008 | 06:11 PM
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Air pressure in tires? Gas tank full or empty? Lift settling in? Some possibilities
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Old Jul 13, 2008 | 06:47 PM
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I'm guessin' its something suspension related-- there WAS a thread about peeps measuring and finding different heights at different corners: a lotta speculation as to why-- from the gas tank to a stiff...or saggy spring....

BUT...but since you just said new tires: they had to have had the thing in the air...so my guess is there aint something settled back down or back in
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Old Jul 13, 2008 | 08:06 PM
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i do have a full tank of gas today, dont remember how much gas i had the day i put the lift on... but its the right side that is lower... i could see the front, the engine is there...

eh, as long as it doesnt drive bad, i guess i dont really care?!
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Old Jul 14, 2008 | 11:21 AM
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I would bounce the suspension a bit and measure again, and if still the same check again after running down the fuel level. Is the left side higher than it was before, or is it just the right side is lower? I.e, a 1/4" lowering on one side could give you a 1/2" variation.
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Old Jul 14, 2008 | 12:38 PM
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i think its the gas tank. the left side is the same height from after the lift. the right side is lower. i didnt realize the gas tank is primarily on the right side. im gonna check as the fuel level lowers
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