Jeep leaning

[scottp96137]

Hello everyone! i'm working on a 86 CJ7 and for the life of me i cant figure out how to get the driver side lean to go away. I remember some time ago reading an article or post about putting shims between axle tube and springs. I have been lying under my jeep trying to see if this will work for me and found that if i shimmed the rear, i would have to squeeze one in under the steering dampener brace. Is this possible? When i put a level on the bumper, the driver side is close to two inches lower than passenger side. Im running a AMC 258 i6 / 4.2l , 4" skyjacker lift With 33" tires. Everything is new on lift and tires.
Thanks

 

[shum8]

Hello everyone! i'm working on a 86 CJ7 and for the life of me i cant figure out how to get the driver side lean to go away. I remember some time ago reading an article or post about putting shims between axle tube and springs. I have been lying under my jeep trying to see if this will work for me and found that if i shimmed the rear, i would have to squeeze one in under the steering dampener brace. Is this possible? When i put a level on the bumper, the driver side is close to two inches lower than passenger side. Im running a AMC 258 i6 / 4.2l , 4" skyjacker lift With 33" tires. Everything is new on lift and tires.
Thanks

Mine has a slight lean as well..... thought about swapping the springs to opposite sides...... but at this point it doesn't lean enough for me to try that...... But I'm gonna watch and see where this goes.....

 

[scottp96137]

i thought that i installed springs incorrectly and swapped them around. waste of time, no difference.

 

[shum8]

Well, shoots my brilliant idea right in the head......


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[cglax6]

I have a similar issue with my BDS 2.5" springs, but just in the rear. I thought it was a defective spring, so I gave BDS a call. They asked for pictures and measurements, and they sent me a new spring. Same deal with the new spring.

I sag about an inch on the driver's side in the rear. One of these days, I may swap sides and see what happens, but I doubt I got a second bum spring.

If I swap springs with no change, I'll swap shocks too.

Axle is level...tires have equal wear (almost new) and same pressure.

I don't worry too much about it though.

 

[j6824]

I think CJ driver's side lean came standard from the factory...LOL!

 

[shum8]

Maybe to counter the crown in the road...... road leans right, Jeep leans left - nice level ride........


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[Lumpy Grits]

Make a rear spring shackle that's 1" longer that what you have now.
LG

 

[schmoopy85]

I'm in the same boat. OP, did you ever resolve your lean? What worked?

 

[Patrick]

Bent frame rail, maybe?