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Why would my jeep lean on kevel ground?

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Old Feb 21, 2013 | 06:23 PM
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Default Why would my jeep lean on kevel ground?

I've noticed what I think to be an increasing lean to the right with my jeep.
I have the 2.5" AEV lift installed. There is no load and tire pressures are equal. I noticed it slightly when the lift was first done but now it seems to lean more. On road handling is still great and no noticeable difference.
Any one know what would cause a lean?
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Old Feb 21, 2013 | 06:24 PM
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Fuel tank is on the right side. Majority of JK's lean that way.

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Old Feb 21, 2013 | 06:25 PM
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Its called "JK" lean, welcome to the club. Its caused by a few things. The gas tank is on that side and the jeep will lean that way when accelerating from torque. I fixed my lean by adding a 2.5 spacer instead of the 2.0 that came with my TF kit
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Old Feb 21, 2013 | 06:29 PM
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X2 on the lean right normal. The battery is on the right as well. Clever trick on different spacers. I have coilovers and have to adjust the right side up to compensate.
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Old Feb 21, 2013 | 07:19 PM
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Battery on right, tank on right, etc., etc., have nothing to do with it. If these were factors, they would all lean to the right.
Mine doesn't lean to the right, and it has all the hardware people normally say causes JKs to lean.

To further dispel the urban legends, I weighed my stock-from-the-factory JK, and the left and right sides weighed the same. (The gas tank was half full, and the battery was fully charged.)
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Old Feb 21, 2013 | 07:35 PM
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my 2013 with 6000 miles does not lean either.
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Old Feb 21, 2013 | 08:11 PM
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Leaning like a cholo! Mine doesn't lean at all. Is it more prominent at one corner? Maybe a faulty spring.

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Old Feb 22, 2013 | 04:45 AM
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Tell your co-pilot to move to a different seat and see if problem moves as well.
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Old Feb 22, 2013 | 04:52 AM
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Originally Posted by shockwaveaz
Leaning like a cholo! Mine doesn't lean at all. Is it more prominent at one corner? Maybe a faulty spring.

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Wow I haven't heard lean like a cholo in a long time!! could also be loss of compression with a shock.
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Old Feb 22, 2013 | 04:57 AM
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Get a lighter passenger. Lol
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