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Old Oct 9, 2015 | 01:54 PM
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Have a jku on 40s with a 3" lift and a few months ago I noticed that over time the coils on the right had been sagging so I thought it was just shitty rough country coils. I replaced them with teraflex coils and now they are doing the same thing. Any idea what could be causing it? Nothing heavy is on that side. Maybe a bent rear sway bar? Can anyone help?
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Old Oct 9, 2015 | 01:56 PM
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To the passenger side? How much? Jeeps tend to lean to the passenger side (usually no more than 1in.) because the vehicle is unbalanced from the factory with both the battery and the fuel tank located on the passenger side of the vehicle.
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Old Oct 9, 2015 | 02:01 PM
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Originally Posted by tjkamp
To the passenger side? How much? Jeeps tend to lean to the passenger side (usually no more than 1in.) because the vehicle is unbalanced from the factory with both the battery and the fuel tank located on the passenger side of the vehicle.
a little over an inch and a half and yes the passenger side
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Old Oct 9, 2015 | 02:07 PM
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Get a lighter passenger!! Or check out your sway bars to see if ones bent
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Old Oct 9, 2015 | 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted by kfast24
Get a lighter passenger!! Or check out your sway bars to see if ones bent
it still does it when I don't have passengers
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Old Oct 9, 2015 | 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by tjkamp
To the passenger side? How much? Jeeps tend to lean to the passenger side (usually no more than 1in.) because the vehicle is unbalanced from the factory with both the battery and the fuel tank located on the passenger side of the vehicle.
I weighed my stock JK with a scale under each tire. It was very well balanced from side to side with half a tank of fuel, no occupants, no tools, etc. inside.
The front/rear distribution was 52% front, 48% rear. Sounds like a well balanced vehicle from the factory.

Something else is going on with those that lean to one side or the other.
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Old Oct 9, 2015 | 02:31 PM
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I had a real bad lean to the right. Thought it was the rear swaybar. It turned out to be a broken factory lower control arm.
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Old Oct 9, 2015 | 02:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Albino Lizard
I had a real bad lean to the right. Thought it was the rear swaybar. It turned out to be a broken factory lower control arm.
I have pretty new rock krawler control arms
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Old Oct 9, 2015 | 02:54 PM
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Most of the JK's tend to lean a little passenger because of the fuel tank and battery as the above post stated. Mine leans a little under an inch (apparently I'm the only one who notices it )
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Old Oct 9, 2015 | 03:06 PM
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I got the lean too... It really annoys me... But not enough to spend money on it... Lol
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