Just threw on some fat 33” tires on the xj and noticed one of my rear wheels in not centered.

Checked center pin and it is in tact and in the correct holes. Nothing looks bent or out of place.

Any help is appreciated!

 

The body is twisted slightly, or there is something wrong with the shackles. Thats all i can think of if the centering pin is good.

 

Is it also sitting lower on that side? Looks like it to me from the pic.

 

One of the leaf springs may be installed backwards. Measure from the center pin to the bushing on each side.

 

I’ll have to check ride height on level ground.

 

This was my first thought

 

it’s not really possible. There’s like a 5” difference from front to back. The wheel definately wouldn’t even close to fit.

 

Measure from RF center cap to RR center cap.
Measure from LF center cap to LR center cap.

Check your leaf spring U-bolts to make sure they haven't broke. One day, as I was pulling into my driveway, I noticed a rusted piece of metal sitting where I parked the Jeep. I looked at it, wondered what it was & afew days later, I'd noticed the rear axle didn't look right. Upon investigating, I'd found that three of the U-bolts had snapped where the nut tightened up against the perch plate. This allowed the rear axle to shift backwards on the one side.

 

I agree. It's really the only thing that makes perfect sense.

 

I had a hard hit that actually stretched the eye of my leaf spring on one side
Looked alot like your picture
It took awhile to figure it out
Needed new leafs anyway

 

I had same thing happen in another one of my vehicles many years ago...was in my 72 Nova doing doughnuts and hit a curb did not know had done any damage until weeks later a buddy told me I was going down the road side ways a little.