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Skyjacker 2.5" lift drooping sideways...

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Old Jul 2, 2012 | 07:48 AM
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Default Skyjacker 2.5" lift drooping sideways...

... Okay I have researched why my front passenger side corner seemed to be drooping lower than the rest of my 2.5" Skyjacker lift. I have begun suspecting that an adjustable track bar would remedy that- however with no death wobble and limited funds, I could deal with the slight sag.

NOW, my entire jeep seems to slant to the left now... it is a pronounced list to the passenger side.

This is a 2007 X 2 door with an XRC bumper and Recon 10.5 winch/synthetic line up front on Rubi 32's with a hard top on and some free mods. I used Nitro shocks, and I do wheel hard.

Any suggestions?
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Old Jul 2, 2012 | 07:52 AM
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a passenger side lean is totally normal and is more pronounced with a lift - any lift. it is so normal that we've been calling it the "JK lean" for about 5 years now. this can be addressed with a set of adjustable sway bar links set a bit longer on the passenger side.

having said that, if the lean you see is getting worse, your coils are most likely sagging (common with sj coils) or, if you don't have bump stop extensions installed, they have been over compressed.
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Old Jul 2, 2012 | 08:03 AM
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It's called the reverse gangsta' and is totally normal!
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Old Jul 2, 2012 | 10:25 AM
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Originally Posted by wayoflife
a passenger side lean is totally normal and is more pronounced with a lift - any lift. it is so normal that we've been calling it the "JK lean" for about 5 years now. this can be addressed with a set of adjustable sway bar links set a bit longer on the passenger side.

having said that, if the lean you see is getting worse, your coils are most likely sagging (common with sj coils) or, if you don't have bump stop extensions installed, they have been over compressed.
... So SJ coils are prone to sagging, and I probably needed bump-stop extensions a while ago. So, my cure here is- new coils with bumpstops? Will bumpstops help any additional droop?
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