craig gardner

Rear leaf shackles are moving towards the rear of jeep any one else have this prob after 3" lift?

UsmclovesXJ

woah pics??
you mean your shakle is almost smaking you body ??? saggy leafs like mine or flat ones....you could try to look at you leafs or see if your shakles are effed up from trailing..how long have you had you r 3in lift

BuckB91XJ

Please give more information. Anytime the wheel moves up, the leaf spring flattens out. That will cause the shackle to move toward the rear with the rear end of the leaf spring. this is normal. Please give more detail on what you are seeing.

craig gardner

Usm was right instead if my shackles being at 90degrees ( which is where I thought they should be ) ,they're def some contact with extra weight, and I've had it for about 2 years and I know that the spring were spose to settle about an inch after a year but I don't know if I can re-adjust them without tweaking too much stuff around?

UsmclovesXJ

this sounds like to me your leafs have flattend out...or bent your shakle back...so this means if you were to flex out the xj it would push up into the body? yes

craig gardner

It's not drastic but it looks like the metal has rubbed I can hear it when driving I just took pics but when tryin to upload..... It says the attachment feature has crashed it looks as though I could jack it up,loosen the upper bolt and then straighten em n tighten up ? I hope lol

UsmclovesXJ

if you can hear it while driveing then there is a bigger issure them just it smacking when you hit big bumps in the rode...i would try what your about to do see if that helps then if it does not im sure we can help you out

craig gardner

Only when I have a passenger lol I hear it but ya I was so psyched when I found this app on my phone I knew It would b helpful thanks for replying

razor02097

Only on the side that is compressing and only to the point the spring is flat. The other side will do the opposite. The spring arches and the shackle moves forward.

UsmclovesXJ

that is normaly flex..but if it is smacking on one side and not the other then check to make sure your shakle is not the wrong length bent or twisted

1ATony

Welcome to the site

craig gardner

Nope both side are pushed back would a add a leaf work?just to get the spring curvature back ? LOL

UsmclovesXJ

post pics mate ..if you aal then you will lift the back more

craig gardner

Arrg Matey me phone won't allow it but ill hop on the computer n try

UsmclovesXJ

thankyou im sure it would help ppl on here help you out more