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Old 05-04-2011, 03:36 PM
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I took it wheeling last weekend, and i noticed that 2 days later my passenger side is sagging about 1". Surprisingly it leans more in the front than in the rear. What would cause this rapid rate of sagging? Ive looked for broken leafs and coils, i also didnt see anything the coils were getting stuck on.

Full packs and coils are about 2 years old.
Could it be anything other than the coils or leafs sagging.

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Rear view:

FP:

FD:

RD:

RP:


??????????

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did one of the springs come out of its "groove" on the axle?
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No, i was kind of hoping it did...
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Dumb but is your swaybar connected?. Seems like all xjs lean a little if that's not hooked up. Just an idea. And they always lean on the pass. Side.
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Mines doing the same thing if anyone knows why. My lift is only about 8 months old.
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Sway bar hasn't been hooked up for the past year...

I wouldnt say its a little lean though... And it happend in one weekend, which tells me something is wrong and its not just a warn out spring.
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How's the stock rubber isolator above the spring? Not much can make it lean ya know. Please don't say a bb spacer fell out. Lol
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Originally Posted by plowboy 99
How's the stock rubber isolator above the spring? Not much can make it lean ya know. Please don't say a bb spacer fell out. Lol
@ spacer falling out..
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@ spacer falling out..
It was a thread a few weeks ago. The spacer dissapeared. Must have fallen out. It was a good one.lmao
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Curiosity do you have a locker? I have noticed that with my diffs locked it leans like a ***** when you make a tight turn on tar / cement and don't turn it back the other way for a few feet.
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haha no, Ive looked the springs and the rubber isolators through and through, nothing seems to have changed...

And no i dont have a locker.

Anybody have any recommendations on good 4-5" coils? Preferably a step or 4 above the typical RC and Rustys stuff.

Thanks for the replies BTW...

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are your coil spring retainers still in place?
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Ifs its leaning that bad and looking at it though the tire aint giving you a good view then take all 4 wheels off and see if you see any thing then. Best view. also do you have coil spacers?

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Originally Posted by Kuro89
are your coil spring retainers still in place?
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Originally Posted by btm24
Ifs its leaning that bad and looking at it though the tire aint giving you a good view then take all 4 wheels off and see if you see any thing then. Best view. also do you have coil spacers?

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I took both front tires off and inspected both sides. I was still scratching my head. I don't have any coil spacers, just the stock isolators.
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What type of wheeling did you do?

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