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Old 01-19-2016, 08:41 AM
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Not my jeep but does anyone know what would cause this. Center pin not centered, the archness of the spring? Thabks
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Check the orientation of the springs. I would guess they're installed backwards.
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Yeah I was thinking that also. Im going to go look at it tomorrow or Thursday so I guess I will find out
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Originally Posted by swampxj86
Yeah I was thinking that also. Im going to go look at it tomorrow or Thursday so I guess I will find out
or too much lift.
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Would need more info, aftermarket axle? Different spring perches?

My RuffStuff perches have 3 different holes the centering pin could go into.
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He said all stock just a rc 4.5 x-series lift.
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Poorly engineered leafs. Another tick against RC. It is the extreme arch they have without compensating for axle location. It shouldn't cause a problem because the axle moves back on compression. I wouldn't be happy about it though. Probably a good reason a lot of kits use 3" springs and shackles to get to 4.5".
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Originally Posted by swampxj86
He said all stock just a rc 4.5 x-series lift.
Where? I don't see anything stating that. I'm on the iPhone app so maybe it's acting weird like it always does haha.
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Originally Posted by Tsaani97xj
Poorly engineered leafs. Another tick against RC. It is the extreme arch they have without compensating for axle location. It shouldn't cause a problem because the axle moves back on compression. I wouldn't be happy about it though. Probably a good reason a lot of kits use 3" springs and shackles to get to 4.5".
That's what I did to get my lift on my old setup; 3" packs, shackle relocators, and ext shackles.

But if you google this lift kit on other keeps none look that extreme, I think something was installed wrong haha.
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Use the front hole of the perch and move the axle back.
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