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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 04:50 PM
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Wondering if anyone has any ideas why my rear driver side is .5 to .75 inches higher than my passenger side after installing my TF 2.5 coil lift. I installed the lift approximately 2 weeks ago, but didn't notice till today. I installed everything along with the instructions and felt like everything went smooth at the time. Just hoping someone else has run into this so I don't have to tear it all apart again.
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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 04:55 PM
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did u fill your tank? It is on the passenger side. Mine also sits like this once i fill the tank.
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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 05:03 PM
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I'm just over a quarter of a tank, so that must not be it. I just crawled under the rear again. My passenger side sway bar disconnect has maybe 1/8 inch of clearance from the inside of the wheel. The driver's side has over 1/2 and inch of clearance. Don't know if that would affect the height so much as alignment, but i'm out of ideas.
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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 05:05 PM
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I would get an adjustable rear trac bar. JKS or Teraflex are good.
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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 05:10 PM
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Your track is off because you probably don't have adjustable track bars front and rear. You don't need them for the lift to work, but they will even out your track. I will be getting them before too long.

As for the height differential, make sure your coils are seated into the grooves on the axle properly. If that's not it, there are some posts on here that talk about springs being different heights based on the side of the Jeep they're supposed to be on. Didn't happen with mine, but that could possibly be the issue.
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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 05:11 PM
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Originally Posted by jksteve89
I would get an adjustable rear trac bar. JKS or Teraflex are good.
Will the adjustable track bar help with height issues though. My very limited understanding is that the track bar fixed the axle side to side.
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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 09:06 PM
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Originally Posted by 111
Will the adjustable track bar help with height issues though. My very limited understanding is that the track bar fixed the axle side to side.
The track bar will fix the side to side. Also in my experience without the adjustable rear it can pull the axle to the passenger side and that the only way to get it to line up is to jack up the passenger side axle a little bit thus keeping the spring compressed.
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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 09:12 PM
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It has been my experience that when looking at the JK from behind they have a slight lean to the passengers side.
Yes? No?
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