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Apr 8, 2018 | 11:25 AM

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freegdr

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Axle seem to be off center some still also

Apr 8, 2018 | 11:32 AM

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Axle seem to be off center some still also

With those control arm angles, no doubt! Lol! May need an adj track bar too if it doesn't already have one. Been there, done that.

Apr 8, 2018 | 11:32 AM

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Understood. Are your current coils the 240lb/in rate? That is why. That is a very firm coil rate for a relatively light-weight vehicle.

I have the RE 3.5" Super-Ride on mine and it took some finessing to get it where I wanted it, including the CAD's ( I'm using Rocky Road Outfitters). Trust me, get the control arm angles correct and it will ride, handle and sound much better. With suspensions, geometry is everything.

yes I believe they’re the 240lb coils I’ll have to look into the CAD’s

Apr 8, 2018 | 11:37 AM

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yes I believe they’re the 240lb coils I’ll have to look into the CAD’s

. You'll be glad you did. It'll become a different beast if you do it right. As it is, it's just beating itself to death and it will wear components out prematurely.

Apr 8, 2018 | 12:00 PM

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With those control arm angles, no doubt! Lol! May need an adj track bar too if it doesn't already have one. Been there, done that.

I do have an adjustable track bar and I believe it’s all centered. I’ll have to re check. I didn’t think I need drop brackets because most say 4.5” or higher of lift.

Apr 8, 2018 | 12:08 PM

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I do have an adjustable track bar and I believe it’s all centered. I’ll have to re check. I didn’t think I need drop brackets because most say 4.5” or higher of lift.

Understood. You clearly do need them though; the pix and your description the truth. Alternatively, you could go LA but I'll leave comments on that to people with experience with LA's. Just a thought.

Apr 8, 2018 | 12:13 PM

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freegdr

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Year: 1989 xj sport 2dr

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I do have an adjustable track bar and I believe it’s all centered. I’ll have to re check. I didn’t think I need drop brackets because most say 4.5” or higher of lift.

Post pic from front of XJ.

Apr 8, 2018 | 03:57 PM

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I do have an adjustable track bar and I believe it’s all centered. I’ll have to re check. I didn’t think I need drop brackets because most say 4.5” or higher of lift.

with that re 3.5 inch your probably sitting at 4.5 inches lol

Apr 9, 2018 | 03:24 PM

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Here’s a picture of the front of the Jeep. The axles appears to be centered, at least to my eyes it is.

Apr 9, 2018 | 03:29 PM

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Measure from the inner fender to the middle of the tire on both sides to see if they're even.

Apr 9, 2018 | 03:39 PM

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I will here in just a bit. Like I said though this noise was happening before I had this lift installed, on the previous rough country 3”. I changed over to this lift and it still happens. It’s something in how the lower spring perch and the coil spring are hitting each other and binding

Apr 9, 2018 | 03:56 PM

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Year: 1989 xj sport 2dr

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Here’s a picture of the front of the Jeep. The axles appears to be centered, at least to my eyes it is.

Looks good here also.

Apr 10, 2018 | 01:43 PM

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Have you checked to see if the spring is rubbing here? Looks to be pretty close from this angle.

Apr 10, 2018 | 01:52 PM

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Have you checked to see if the spring is rubbing here? Looks to be pretty close from this angle.

didn’t even notice that. I will look if it is what would be the fix?

Edit: just checked and it’s not rubbing anywhere. There’s more space there than the picture shows

Apr 10, 2018 | 01:57 PM

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Adjust the track bar. As in, shorten it up to move it more towards the drivers side.

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