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Old 04-07-2013 | 04:10 PM
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take off the swaybar
Old 04-07-2013 | 04:41 PM
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Have you actually measured from outside of frame rail to inside of tire on both sides?
Old 04-07-2013 | 06:59 PM
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Damn all that rust.I'm glad I live in the south.
Old 04-07-2013 | 07:56 PM
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Originally Posted by MountiansRcool
take off the swaybar
I'll try that...
Old 04-07-2013 | 07:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Lead Foot
Have you actually measured from outside of frame rail to inside of tire on both sides?
Yup, its a 1/2" shifted to the passenger side. Looks like its more than that tho...
Old 04-07-2013 | 07:59 PM
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Kinda looks like the left rear bumper end cap isn't it as flush as the one on the right, which might be why you are getting that illusion.
Old 04-07-2013 | 08:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Big David
Damn all that rust.I'm glad I live in the south.
That's just a light northern coating lol not a deal breaker.

The rear end doesn't look to bad. I'd agree measure from the frame rail to the tire on each side
Old 04-07-2013 | 08:03 PM
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One of those leaf springs looks a little shifted nut Idk
Old 04-07-2013 | 08:03 PM
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One of those leaf springs looks a little shifted but Idk
Old 04-07-2013 | 08:20 PM
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I'm going to loosen everything up with the vehicle sitting on the ground and also take off the swaybar and see if that helps at all. It's definitely not the bumper end cap because it does measure from the frame rail to the outside edge of the tire and it is a half-inch too far to the right.

I really can't complain about the condition of the Jeep. Other than the standard rocker panel rust and some surface rust on the suspension it's in pretty damn good shape for 184k. She runs like a top and on top of that I got the entire thing for free.
Old 11-22-2013 | 05:19 PM
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Hey, did you ever find a the problem behind this or a solution for it?
I was pretty much about to post the same question because mine is definitely off to the passenger side by about 1 inch or so even though it's lined up with the axle perch pins.
Maybe the common cause is the RC springs... I put on a new 3" kit with full springs about a year ago. I'm going to switch them around and do the bumper jump thing this weekend to see if that fixes anything.
Old 11-23-2013 | 04:06 AM
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Nope. Played around with it but ended up sitting that same. Loosened everything up and tried moving stuff around but after snugging everything back up she sits the same. So I'm just rollin with it.
Old 11-23-2013 | 04:26 AM
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Rims don't have different offsets do they ? Measure from leafs to tire it self on each side ....

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Old 11-23-2013 | 10:17 AM
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When you installed the new lift, did you put on new wheels and tires?
Maybe this problem always existed, but you see it more now due to wider tires or different backspacing?????
Old 11-23-2013 | 10:59 AM
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In that first pic you posted something definitely looks suspect with that leaf spring. Looks crooked. I suppose it could he the pic but you took it straight on and your axle is definitely shifted.


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