The front axle wasn’t centered well so I centered it up. The lean isn’t as bad, about a half inch lean to the right now. It’s good enough for now.

The front axle was off center to the right about a half inch. It’s not completely centered since I didn’t want the offset between the front and rear axle to be too off. But it drives fine and is a bit more level.

 

Are you able to install an adjustable rear TB or do you have one now?

 

I have one. The rear axle is about a half inch more to the driver side. I’m hesitant to bring it to center since the last alignment sheet said my axle offset was 0.2”. Unfortunately, I have now increased that offset by moving the front axle to the driver side a bit. I’m guessing my offset is now about a half inch. If I move the rear axle to center then my offset will be close to an inch and my gut tells me that’s no bueno. I can’t find info online about how much that offset can be.

As far as I know, my Jeep has never been in an accident (carfax doesn’t show anything) and I bought it used with a clean title. As far as I can tell, my frame is pretty square. I used a plum bob on the same points on the front of the frame and marked the ground, and did the same steps in the rear. Then measured an equal distance from the front marks, made another spot on the ground. I did the same for the rear. Then I used a chalk line from front to back on the marks in the floor to get a frame center line. Then measuring the center of the axle, this got me the measurements from where the axles are offset from center. I got the front axle pretty centered within an 1/8”. I also measured diagonally from front right mark on the floor to back left mark, and again from front left to back right. Both measurements were right about 160”. This tells me the frame is more or less square... assuming I didn’t goof anything up with floor marks or measurements.

 

Actually, come to think of it, either I messed up my measurements or the alignment shop messed up their stuff. If my frame is square, then the axles should center properly without any axle offset. I may pick up a laser level and try this again to verify my work with a little more ease and accuracy. Either way, the fact that my jeep leans less with moving an axle confirms that the lean isn't related to a weight distribution. Plus, I tossed 140 lbs of weights on the driver seat and measured frame height, the lean was the same. A battery weighs probably 40-50 lbs, and 18 gallons of gas is around 120 lbs. If I toss in nearly that much weight on the drivers seat and the lean doesn't change, then the lean isn't related to a weight distribution issue.