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Old Oct 8, 2010 | 09:56 AM
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Does anyone else have a coil from rough country that is unevenly spaced? It has started to cause rubbing on my trackbar mount on my drivers side. I have included a few pics to show the issues. I am contacting rough country about the issue. Quick facts rough country 4.5 x series, control arm DB 99 xj 4.0. Any thoughts? The issue I have is at the bottom of my spring, if you look close they aren't evenly spaced and they sit close as hell to my inner frame.
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Old Oct 8, 2010 | 10:02 AM
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WOW I have never seen that happen to a coil. My son in law wheels the heck out of his and that's never happened to him yet. I would definitely contact them and complain if I were you...Tj
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Old Oct 8, 2010 | 10:03 AM
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K thanks thats the plan! Just wanted to make sure no one else had this happen.
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Old Oct 8, 2010 | 10:08 AM
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I've been wheeling since 1977 and have not seen that happen so it must be defective metal or spring...Good luck...Tj
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Old Oct 8, 2010 | 10:09 AM
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Thanks for the heads up. The springs are only 2 months old!!
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Old Oct 8, 2010 | 11:52 AM
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is your axle centered under the jeep looks like may be over to far to pass side the track bar needs to be adjusted so its centered under jeep
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Old Oct 8, 2010 | 11:54 AM
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also is your axle angled right spring have a bad bend in them
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Old Oct 8, 2010 | 12:29 PM
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is your axle centered under the jeep looks like may be over to far to pass side the track bar needs to be adjusted so its centered under jeep

This, I think, might turn out to be your problem. Does the passenger side spring look the same? As far as the spacing of the coils? If so, then I would check clearance over there in the same spot, and see if there isn't a big gap. I would look more at the alignment of all your stuff, before just assuming the coils are wack.
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Old Oct 8, 2010 | 12:48 PM
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X3 axle not quite centered off maybe 1/2 3/4 of an inch possably.
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Old Oct 8, 2010 | 05:44 PM
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Thanks for the input. Ill have it aligned tomorrow and center the axle
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Old Oct 8, 2010 | 06:32 PM
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also on your link arms make sure they are even lowers the same lenght as each other as that would move the axle around a little as well
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Old Oct 9, 2010 | 07:39 PM
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boy glad they thought of that
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