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Old 03-05-2012, 11:56 PM
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so i just installed the rough country lift and i cant get the rear axel centered can any one share some of there knowledge with me, also i have the front end all tighten up but when i go over bumps i hear a loud knocking everything is tight so i cant find what the F it is

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what do you mean centered? like cant get it to line up with the leafsprings so you cant bolt it in?
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Originally Posted by sunday420
so i just installed the rough country lift and i cant get the rear axel centered can any one share some of there knowledge with me, also i have the front end all tighten up but when i go over bumps i hear a loud knocking everything is tight so i cant find what the F it is

thanks brothers
Someone just told me this after I bought the 6.5" RC LA

"A lot of people on here recently have received leafs that are too short. Its like they used a rearched stock spring. So the shackle ends up being pulled forward. Their solution is to sell you their relocation kit.
For all I know it could be resolved also."
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Originally Posted by BrofessorXJ
Someone just told me this after I bought the 6.5" RC LA

"A lot of people on here recently have received leafs that are too short. Its like they used a rearched stock spring. So the shackle ends up being pulled forward. Their solution is to sell you their relocation kit.
For all I know it could be resolved also."
i had a feeling my jeeps height wasnt at where it was supposed to be, but the thing that i thought was screw it better COG but it seems like im at a 5.5 hight instead of 6.5 but nothing to worry about
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no its bolted up already but the passenger tire sits farther forward then the driver side and the axel sticks out more on the passenger side more then the driver side ....
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no its bolted up already but the passenger tire sits farther forward then the driver side and the axel sticks out more on the passenger side more then the driver side ....
you never had this issue before the lift kit right? Do you have the order sheet from what you bought or maybe part numbers on the leaf springs?

maybe sent wrong stuff because this doesnt sound right
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nope was fine before and all part numbers match
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Originally Posted by sunday420
no its bolted up already but the passenger tire sits farther forward then the driver side and the axel sticks out more on the passenger side more then the driver side ....
Take some pictures...

And are you sure you didn't I stall one of the leaf packs backwards?
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might sound real dumb but both springs are in the same way right
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Originally Posted by nj110167
might sound real dumb but both springs are in the same way right
lol yes they are
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make sure your center pins on the leafs are in the holes on the spring perch on the axle.
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Originally Posted by nj110167
might sound real dumb but both springs are in the same way right
Unless one leaf is the wrong part or just messed up. It seems like it could be the only thing... real head scratcher.
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Originally Posted by Six-Pack Smile
make sure your center pins on the leafs are in the holes on the spring perch on the axle.
they are i checked that
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Are your shackles both facing the same direction?
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Originally Posted by askingxforxit
Are your shackles both facing the same direction?
why yes, yes they are lol


is it possible that if my front is all out of whack that will mess up the back ...


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