XJ Leans to one side

[jb660r]

When I changed my rear springs, I noticed a substantial lean to the left, I went over what I may have done different in my head. When I tightened the pass. side bolts for the shackle to body and spring, I did it with it hanging in the air, when I did the drivers. I had my floor jack holding up hard on the axle, from when I was lining up the holes and tightened it with the jack still holding all the weight. I went back , loosened the pass side, and re-tightened with the load of the jeep on the spring. It seemed to take most of it away until my fat as gets in. I doubt everyone who has this problem made the bolt error like I did, and maybe I looked the second time with my lazy eye, but in my head it solved my problem, or some of it.

 

[jeepster_259]

A locker or a welded diff will make it sit leaning while its parked.

If your open carrier then maybe your exhaust has been blowing on the pass side leaf springs that will do it too.

i did just have my rear diff welded, maybe that's the cause for the lean. how does that make it lean?

 

[99xj4x4]

i did just have my rear diff welded, maybe that's the cause for the lean. how does that make it lean?

I guarantee you that’s it. Next time you park coast in, come in straight and keep the wheel strait, and as you do so drop it in N. I bet you get out and its level...

I cant believe no one else mentioned lockers/welded diffs. hummm can you tell ive had some experiance with this? !!!1

 

[jeepster_259]

i'll have to try that!

 

[clunk]

my budget lift (BroncoII bastard packs and V8 coils/spacers) ended up settling a little less than 3/8" lower on the right than to the left (front coils/rear leafs packs both did it). I always figured that the weight of the driver/keeping the spare in the stock location in the back left corner is enough to keep it looking leveled out when I'm driving.

 

[markw]

Mine leans to the driver side.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3154/3092301004_f1fba72d09.jpg?v=0

 

[emr1101]

haha nice. I think in most cases its just torque lean. On mine most people dont notice it unless I point it out, and its very subtle. It is noticable when im driving, but thats just from the combo of having a 4.0L and a 5 speed layin down 220ft lbs of torque