outlawtr450

ok so my rear axle is way forward in the wheel well on the passanger side and i cant figure out why, i tried re centering it, the locating pins are there and working, the axle is not bent as i measured on each side of the housing and its shows that its off there also, o am running 3" blocks and 2" shackels, i dont know if this is the issue or not im thinking about pulling the blocks and seeing if this helps any but i really cant see how it can, any help would be appreciated

SeriousOffroad

Any chance the spring is in backwards on one side?
The axle moves up and back as the suspension cycles so they should be foward of the wheelwell centerline.

outlawtr450

no they have never been off but my axle does seem to move up and forward on compression

Bossokee

Measure the lengths of the center pin on each side of both leaves and make sure they are the same on each side

outlawtr450

they are the factory leafs

sportrider

broken center bolt?

ktmracer419

one leaf could be wrapped a bit more than the other and it would be more pronounced with those blocks. imo blocks should never be used on an xj, on factory springs, and on something wheeled. and you meet all 3 of those.

outlawtr450

yea i know blocks are gone later this week, im hopeing the new leafs should fix it, i pulled a bunch of diffrent measurments and every thing seems square on the jeep its self, im going to buy re spring perche's just incase they have adjustable mounting holes that way i can set my wheel base up where i want it

ktmracer419

i dont know what the re's are like.

but id reccomend ruffstuff.

3 holes to fine tune wheelbase and they are nearly 8" long which helps a bit with axle wrap

outlawtr450

wow i was going with the re's because they were 6" long but 8 is even better!

outlawtr450

wow i just checked out there sight and that have tons of stuff! any opinion on pinion angle with out a sye? im only going to order 4" springs and i have a t-case drop already

TheNerd

With no SYE the pinion should be parallel to the output shaft on the X-Fer case:

http://www.4xshaft.com/driveline101.html

leecarr

Do you have a broken main leaf ?

outlawtr450

thats what i though thanks for the info backing it,


and the main leaf isant broke but they are sagged about flat

outlawtr450

main leaf is now broken... must have been right on the verge before