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Old May 29, 2013 | 05:41 PM
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Just finished installing my rock krawler lift kit. 3.5 max travel. In the rear I am having a leaning issue. My passenger side is about and inch lower than my driver side, I only have a half tank of gas, I am sorta worried how bad it would be with a full tank. Anyone els have this problem?
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Old May 29, 2013 | 05:57 PM
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Check to make sure your rear axle is centered under your rig. It could be a track bar adjustment issue.

Also if you could post a picture of the underside that would help.
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Old May 29, 2013 | 06:51 PM
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I know I was going to take some, as far as I can tell the axel should be centered measured with the tires on picked two spots and measured from the frame they are pretty close with in a 1/16 of an inch. So unless my frame is bent or isn't the same size that shouldn't be a problem, sway bars are in and adjusted right. Axel seams square under the jeep



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This is the side that is leaning and it's about an inch lower than the other side
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Old May 29, 2013 | 10:05 PM
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Plenty of people experience the JK lean....myself included. Let me start off by saying that the gas tank has nothing to do with it. My JK had a 1.25" lean to the passenger side, and corrected it by installing a 1" Teraflex spring spacer on the front passenger spring....no spacer was needed for the back. This $20.00 item corrected my lean 100%
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Old May 30, 2013 | 06:04 AM
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Man it could just be the picture but it looks like you have more of a lean issue up front than you do in the back.
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Old May 30, 2013 | 05:53 PM
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Take a picture of under the rig so we can see the springs, arms, and mounts.
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Old May 30, 2013 | 07:39 PM
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Make sure the coil springs and wedges are oriented the same on both sides. Also, check that the control arm and track bar bushings are not bound up. Did you torque the bolts with the weight of the vehicle on the ground?
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Old May 31, 2013 | 05:15 AM
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I had a 1" lean also. Everything centered etc. Spacers front and rear on the pass side fixed mine too. Cheap fix, no problems yet.
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Old May 31, 2013 | 09:58 AM
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I to have this with my 3.5 rk lift. Just living with it for now.
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Old May 31, 2013 | 10:02 AM
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your JK has the gansta lean
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