bronco8622

hey guys!

i saw two posts total that almost addressed what i am dealing with, and there might be one with my exact problem but i couldnt seem to find it(probably not using the correct terms for my search).

information:
95' xj, sport.
just installed 4.5" rough country kit.
-tubular LCA, not adjustable.
springs, shocks, sway bar hoop/links.

First off, my passenger side looks perfect. plenty of distance between the sway bar link and the wall. spring is seated properly and looks to be perfectly vertical to the naked eye.

On to the driver side(where my problem is!)

the sway bar hoop is rubbing against the inner wall now that it is on the ground(track bar is not currently on. i have an adjustable RE track bar) and i assume when i properly align with a strap that this problem will disappear (i would love suggestions on how to make this disappear).

My problem(i will take a picture after work) is that the spring is not perfectly vertical. the coil is pulling towards the back of the jeep on the bottom quite a bit. it looks like its going to grind against the metal piece that the rubber bumpstop up top is plugged in to.

i read that this has to do with control arms but how is this possible if both LCA are the same length and the passenger side coil spring isnt even close to touching anything? any idea on how to fix this?

bronco8622

hopefully this picture ifound online will help address the spring issue until i can take a picture of my setup. it looks a lot like this except mine is a bit closer to the bump stop.

Xj88

Is it on a jack? Or do you have the tires on and have it sitting at static ride height?

bronco8622

they are now sitting at static ride height on stock tires.

and i put the control arms on while both sides were on jacks. i used a floor jack on the pumpkin to help line them up(minimal line up required they both basically slid right in perfectly.)

Xj88

And you still have that problem?

That doesnt make sense unless the coils isnt seated properly..you have different control arms, or your unibody is tweaked..

Still makes no sense.

Indicitave of LCA's being too short..but odd its only on one side.

bronco8622

that's what i was thinking with them being too short...

i suppose its possible they're not seating correctly but the funny thing is...i thought the PASSENGER side spring was the one that wasn't seated properly....haha. i guess i'll just have to take pictures and pray it's not my unibody.