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Old Jan 8, 2013 | 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by TeraFlex
Half of the new JK's that I've seen bought by TeraFlex employees have a lean from the factory.

dojohnso: I'm curious as to why you installed a flipdrag link on this kit. Can you post a pic showing your steering geometry? Are your axles sitting dead center under your JK?
I dont have pix, but I bought the 2.5 coil lift for the 4 door. I have the 2 door. i used a TF 1/2 spacer on top of the coil in the front and a 1 inch spacer on top of the new coils in the rear. I used the EVO drag link flip. I have a JKS adj trackbar in the front, and a TF adj trackbar in the back. EVO rockstars in the rear, EVO adj sway bar links in the back. JKS adj sway bar links in the front. Front TF LCAs, rear TF UCAs. Rear TF Trackbar bracket. Front and rear axles exactly centered. Front JKS sector shaft brace. Synergy tie rod. TF SS. I am running Procomp 35" Mud terrains on Procomp La Paz rims, 4.75 BS, with Bushwacker flat fenders.

Front and rear DC 1310 driveshafts, Bilstein 5100s.

So, front steering geometry is pretty good. drag link and track bar are properly close to parallel.

I wanted the drag link flip for the beefed up axle end front trackbar bracket, as well as the ability to relocate the SS.

Im not experiencing any handling issues other than a tiny bit of wandering.

I suppose I could extend the sway bar link in the back on the passenger side. A larger spacer is also an option, except I have the TF 1" coil spacers in the rear, which would mean I would need to do a 1.5" spacer on the passenger rear. Is that the right option?

Thanks in advance for your input.
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Old Jan 8, 2013 | 07:38 PM
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ok. heres some pix...








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Old Jan 8, 2013 | 07:40 PM
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Originally Posted by dojohnso
ok. heres some pix...

/Users/douglasbjohnson/Desktop/photo.JPG

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You can't just drag n drop your photos bud... You have to attach/upload them to JKF or host them on a third party photosharing site.
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Old Jan 8, 2013 | 08:11 PM
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heres the way it turned out. looks good..... Just dont like the lean....but i dont have pix from the rear.











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Old Jan 8, 2013 | 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by BigRedJK
You can't just drag n drop your photos bud... You have to attach/upload them to JKF or host them on a third party photosharing site.
yeah, realized it after i posted....
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Old Jan 9, 2013 | 03:01 AM
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Yeah, I would just measure the height difference of the rear fenders and buy a spacer that is that much taller for the low side and call it good.

Quite conglomerationon of parts, but they all sound like they are jiving well. Looks good! How much lift did you net just with the 2 1/2" 4 door springs?
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Old Jan 9, 2013 | 05:12 AM
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Originally Posted by olyelr
Yeah, I would just measure the height difference of the rear fenders and buy a spacer that is that much taller for the low side and call it good.

Quite conglomerationon of parts, but they all sound like they are jiving well. Looks good! How much lift did you net just with the 2 1/2" 4 door springs?
My JK 4dr has the same lean. 3" Teraflex springs, installed a 1" Teraflex spacer on the right rear and almost no difference so I'm guessing it's the front right spring causing the lean. Next is to put a 1" spacer on the right front...and we'll see how that goes.
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Old Jan 9, 2013 | 05:19 PM
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Guys

Thanks for your thots. I'm in talks with teraflex's tech to see what we can come up with to cure the issue.

I will say that I appreciate the fact that Teraflex proactively reached out to me yesterday to see if we can solve this. One of the primary reasons that I selected Teraflex was based on their reputation of stellar customer service as well as their dedication to continuous improvement in product build quality.

Happy Jeeping! Please keep your comments coming and I will update once we have a solution.
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Old Jan 9, 2013 | 05:36 PM
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Old Jan 9, 2013 | 07:40 PM
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Originally Posted by 69mach1
My JK 4dr has the same lean. 3" Teraflex springs, installed a 1" Teraflex spacer on the right rear and almost no difference so I'm guessing it's the front right spring causing the lean. Next is to put a 1" spacer on the right front...and we'll see how that goes.
Teraflex folks I've cleared my inbox
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