I noticed this issue today when I went to put the swaybar links back on after hitting the trails. I know that they werent that close after I put the lift on the vehicle about a month ago. The swaybar sits level and the axles are centered under the vehicle with adj track bars. I took the swaybar off and tried to shimmy it over as much as I could to gain some space, but after I drove back home from my buddies place, it was less than 1/4 inch away from the coil again. I researched the topic and found that other people had the same issue, but they had adj control arms that were set too long. I am running my stock control arms. Doesnt look like there has been any sag or settling in the springs. They are seated properly and everything else seems to be peachy. I got about 3" of lift on my JK.

 

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I ran in to something similar to this and it turned out my swaybar had shifted to one side. Can you post some pics?

 

Mine Is over to the passenger side and hits the pitman arm just touches it ant full lock. I pry it back every once in a while. I think new sway bar bushings are in order.

 

Did the sway bar links get removed when you did the lift? Just check that they were put back on the right side of the sway bar (outside)

 

Here are a bunch of pics I took, hopefully these will give some sort of indication to what my issue is.

This is how close it sits on the driverside


a lot more room on passenger side


Te swaybar sits practically level


the swaybar mounts, both driverside and passenger side

 

I know mine hit slightly on passenger side because with my front upper and lower adjustable control arms I lengthen them out.

 

Does it drive straight? Is is possible your axle has shifted with the suspension settling? I would take a two person measurement from front to back axle parallel with the frame and then x across and confirm that both axles are parallel. After that jack up the frame on the drivers side letting the axle droop and see how it rotates in regard to the spring/swaybar interference. Sound like your suspension is settling in the wrong way or even possibly that your spring came unseated on one of the sides in the spring perch and is resting off center.

Either way what you have is not good, but you didnt need me to tell you that. Keep us posted with your fix.

 

Yeah, it does drive straight as an arrow... I only measured from the sidewall of the tire to the fender as I seen on project jk. I dont have the link handy... But it seems to be lined up. When I take the meausurements from axle to axle, what should I use as a good, reliable point to measure from?

 

When I adjusted the lengths of the front and rear track bars, I put my foot on the frame and pushed the body over to align the hole on the track bar.I was under the impression that the track bar only controlled the centering of the axles under the body from driver to passenger side and not front to rear? If the axles are crooked under the vehicle, what would I be able to do to correct that issue? Also, I have stock control arms... I will measure the dstance between the axles tomorrow when I have the day off. Im just wondering how I will make the corrections