craigxj

My truck- 00, XJ 5.5 rubicon springs up front Ford 8.8 rear 33'' tires

I had a bastard pack and wanted to make it right with some Rubicon express springs so i bought their 4.5 lift spring and have a 1'' shackle, after the springs were installed it brought the axle forward 2.5-3 inches putting some of the tire under the body and cocking the axle.by this i mean it is not inline with the body its turned slightly to the passenger. Any idea or fixes would help me out a ton

thanks in advance
craigxj

Tsaani97xj

Huh. Is one leaf on backwards? The rear is longer from eye to center.

8.8 perches welded on straight. Not sure how this could be.

craigxj

both are on correctly, if one was backward it would shove the tires through the rear bumper. and the axle was straight with the other leafes, so i would assume the perches are on straight

Tsaani97xj

Well you said it was turned to one side. Break out the tape measure and compare them. I mean the front eyes are stationary. The pin holes on the perches should be the same. No way for this to be unless installed backwards or mismatched leafs. Got a pic?

craigxj

unfortunately i dont have a pic but the springs are for my truck and are the same leaf spring part # and all but it wont align the othe springs are had it in the perfect position and straight so im not sure why there is such a difference between crappy slapped together spring and RE springs